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Nagant

纳甘

33 chapters · 1062 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Washing Away The Glitter 1 洗尽铅华1

(Nagant seems really listless today for some reason. After dinner, I find her sitting by herself in the corner of the lounge, sighing to herself.)（今天的纳甘不知为何显得无精打采，晚饭过后独自坐在休息区的一角唉声叹气。）

(Something's clearly amiss. I grab a couple of cups of cocoa from Zucchero and go over to Nagant, ready to hear her out.)（见她的情绪不对，我从方糖那边买了两杯可可，来到纳甘的面前与她谈心。）

CommanderAre you alright, Nagant? Is something bothering you?你还好吧，纳甘？是遇到什么烦心事了吗？

(I slide the second cup of cocoa in front of her and pull a chair across from her.)（我将手中的另一杯可可推到了纳甘身前，顺势拉开椅子坐到了她的对面。）

NagantHuh? How did you know, Commander?诶？指挥官能看出来？

CommanderWell, you seemed depressed all through dinner. You kept sighing at your terminal, and when the others asked after you, you just brushed them off.先前晚饭的时候你就情绪低落，对着手上的终端不断叹气，面对其他人的关心你也选择搪塞过去。

CommanderI even asked Springfield about the situation, and she told me you didn't even finish your favorite dessert today.我还去向春田问了下情况，结果得知你今天连平时最喜欢的点心都没有吃完。

CommanderHonestly, you might as well have written "something's troubling me" right across your forehead.你呀，就差没把“我有烦恼”这几个字写在脸上了。

NagantUwah...唔哇……

(Nagant rubs her cheeks, clearly embarrassed.)（纳甘不好意思地揉了揉脸。）

NagantAnd here I thought I'd long since trained myself never to let joy or sorrow show on my face... For all my seniority, I'm still riddled with cracks. Стыдоба... (The shame...)明明已经修炼过喜怒不形于色了……身为前辈还是那么漏洞百出……

CommanderWhat happened? Were you quarrelling with Ksenia?怎么了？是和科谢尼娅闹矛盾了吗？

NagantIt's not like that... It's that old trouble of mine resurfacing again.也没有啦……其实还是之前遗留的问题。

CommanderThat old trouble... You mean not being able to keep up with the trends?遗留的问题……跟不上潮流？

(Nagant nods, lifts the cocoa I brought, and sips it slowly. With each mouthful, the knot on her brow loosens a little.)（纳甘点点头，端起我递过的热可可小口啜饮，先前紧锁的眉头舒展片刻。）

NagantYou recall the Elmo held a tea party yesterday? I hadn't been to anything of the sort in ages, and I went along since Ksenia was kind enough to invite me.昨天艾莫号上不是举办了茶话会吗？我很久没有参加过类似的活动了，刚好这次被科谢尼娅邀请就一起去了。

NagantAt the outset I could still follow the gist of it. But as more Dolls and more topics came into the conversation, I soon fell out of step. Не в своей тарелке, as we say, "not in my own plate," for all the world like being shut out through the looking-glass.最开始的时候我还能听懂大家在说些什么，但随着越来越多人形和话题的加入，我逐渐跟不上大家对话的节奏，像是被层无形的屏障隔绝在了外面。

(Nagant's hands tighten around the cup, her fingertips tapping softly against the rim.)（纳甘双手握着杯子，指头在杯面上轻点。）

NagantSpringfield noticed and came over to draw me back in. However, the more they talked, the more strange words popped up, and they'd move to the next one before I could get a grasp of it.虽然春田她细心地注意到了这点，有来和我搭话，但随着大家讨论的深入，越来越多的陌生词汇不断冒出，还没等我理解意思就立刻跳转到了其他我不懂的话题。

NagantIn the end, I couldn't interact with them at all and ended up sitting off to one side... It was dreadfully awkward.到最后，我完全融不进她们的交流，只能坐在一旁……感觉好尴尬哦。

CommanderI see... So that's what had you sighing all evening?原来如此……这就是你不断叹气的理由吗？

NagantIt wouldn't weigh on me so much if that were everything. What galls me is that I can't close the distance with everyone by my own effort.只是这样的话我还不至于那么烦闷啦。我所难受的，是我无法靠自己的努力来消除与大家的隔阂。

NagantHere, Commander. Look at this.你看这里，指挥官。

(Nagant unlocks her terminal and shows me the page that she's been reading.)（纳甘亮起终端，向我展示她先前正在阅读的界面。）

NagantI'd been trying to make sense of what the youngsters mean by "sksksk." I looked it up, and it seems to mean something so funny you can't keep a straight face. You laugh, or pull some expression there's no word for.我有尝试过去搞懂后辈她们所说的“难绷”是什么意思。查阅之后，发现这个词的意思是因为某件事而难以控制自己的表情，导致大笑或是露出难以形容的表情。

NagantThere was a link beneath it for reference, so I opened it. It was a video of a monkey laboring away to peel a banana, only to fumble it into the water below at the very last moment, after all that effort.这个词的下面还附属了链接供参考。我点开之后，看到了一个猴子剥香蕉，费尽千辛万苦却在最后不小心把香蕉弄到水里的视频。

NagantThen I saw all those little white messages streaming across the screen going "sksksk" and "washed" and so on, but I didn't find it funny, I just felt bad for that monkey...视频旁边这些闪过的白色文字都在说什么“难绷”“小的来了”，可我却没有相同的感受，只觉得猴子好可怜啊……

(Nagant puts down her terminal and slumps down onto the table.)（纳甘合上终端，趴在了桌子上。）

NagantI know I shouldn't fret over such things, and yet... now and again it leaves me feeling quite hollow. A kind of тоска, that ache with no name.虽然我知道不用对这些那么执着，但……有时候会感觉空落落的。

(Does she mean she feels left out?)（孤单感么……？）

(Nagant loves looking after everyone, but she's a girl too; of course she'd want to fit in and be close to the others.)（虽然纳甘很喜欢照顾大家，但身为女孩子难免也想和团体亲密无间吧。）

CommanderIf it makes you feel any better, Nagant, not long ago Sharkry had a good laugh at me for the very same thing. I couldn't keep up with the latest slang either.不瞒你说，纳甘，不久之前我也因为搞错过流行文化的事而被夏克里嘲笑了。

(I recall what happened back then and slowly narrate them to Nagant.)（我回忆着当时的事，语调缓慢地跟纳甘诉说。）

CommanderWhat in the world is a "clean girl aesthetic," anyway? Or "coquette look"? I thought I'd finally cracked what they meant by "mob wife," and then it turned out I'd only scratched the surface...“海系”是什么意思？纯欲风又是什么？我先前以为自己终于搞懂了她们所说的“鱼雷属性”，结果却发现自己所了解到的只是表层……

CommanderThe trends these days just shift too rapidly.现在的潮流更新换代得太快了。

NagantI know, right!就是说啊！

(Nagant puffs up her cheeks and begins counting on her fingers.)（纳甘鼓了鼓嘴，开始掰着指头细数。）

NagantThere are far too many of these spliced-together words now! "Cooked". Whatever could that possibly mean? Surely that's something done to a fish?现在的拼接造词也太多了！炸鱼是什么意思？难道不是料理吗？

NagantAnd "rizz". Has it something to do with one's wrist? Some manner of arm-wrestling?社交的手腕是什么？是一种社交方式吗？还是单纯的扳手腕？

NagantAnd what of "thank you very much, it was delicious"? Why, after thanking someone, would one raise that rude middle finger at them? Isn't that frightfully rude?非常美味谢谢你们又是什么意思？为什么说完谢谢还要朝别人竖不礼貌的中指？

CommanderAh... yeah, I know exactly what you mean. And the worst of it is, when you ask them, half the time they won't explain; they just fire off some reaction sticker.啊……我懂。关键是你问她们，她们有时还不解释，只会甩一张表情包过来。

CommanderI've seen that crying penguin emoji several times already. Nobody would tell me what it means, and everyone gets this uncomfortable look on their face every time I ask.我已经好几次看到那只拿着书哭泣的企鹅了，根本没有人和我解释它的意思，每次问的时候大家的表情都很复杂。

Commander(Sigh) Somewhere along the line, everyone started loading old words with new meanings, and the original sense gets you nowhere anymore.唉……不知从什么时候开始大家把一些词赋予了新的含义，单凭原先的词义根本理解不了。

NagantOh, and another thing, to me, keeping plants is the same as growing crops. I said I liked raising potatoes, and... well, why shouldn't a potato count as a houseplant? And why on earth does everyone insist that's "giving unc energy"?还有还有，在我看来养绿植和种菜没什么区别。我说我喜欢种地瓜，地瓜为什么就不能算作一种绿植呢？为什么会认为这是属于老年人的爱好呢？

NagantAnd shopping! Do girls nowadays never set foot in secondhand and thrift stores anymore? Have they no sense of how soulless those mass-produced things are, no feeling for the warmth worked into something made by hand? As my grandmother used to say: Старый конь борозды не испортит, an old horse won't spoil the furrow.还有逛街。现在的女孩们都不会去旧物二手商店的吗？她们都没有意识到那些量产的玩具没有灵魂，没有感受到那些老旧手工艺品中的热情吗？

CommanderNow that you mention it, I do like these old handmade things too. Fiddling with them feels like having a conversation with whoever made them, sharing the joy they took in their creation.说到这个，我也很喜欢看那些老旧的手工物品，总感觉摆弄它们的时候像是在和过去的人对话，共同分享制作的喜悦。

CommanderSay, Nagant, since neither of us "gets it" anyway, why don't we try going against the grain instead?对了纳甘，既然我们两个都不懂时尚，不如尝试下和潮流反着来怎么样？

NagantAgainst the grain? What do you mean?反着来？那是什么意思？

(I bring up my terminal and circle three days on the calendar in red.)（我拿出终端，用红圈在上面画出三天。）

CommanderI've got three days off after I finish up my work. I haven't decided how to spend them, but talking with you just now has given me a few ideas.这段时间忙完，我有三天的假期。原本我还没想好要怎么过，但和纳甘交流了之后我有新的想法。

CommanderRather than running away from the trends, let's turn the tables on them. We'll spend those three days chasing after things far more interesting and a good deal more worthwhile.与其想着远离潮流，倒不如逆转潮流，在这三天里去追求一些更有趣，更有价值的东西。

CommanderWhat do you say, Nagant? Care to join me?纳甘，你有兴趣和我一起吗？

(Nagant's eyes light up with a "ting" that's practically audible.)（纳甘的眼神“噌”地亮了。）

NagantЗвучит заманчиво! (Sounds tempting!) What shall we do, Commander?这听上去很有意思啊。我们去做什么呀，指挥官？

CommanderThe thought just came to mind, so I don't have anything specific planned yet. I'll still be buried in work for the next couple of days...具体还没想好，只是突然有了这个念头，这两天还是太忙了……

(Nagant starts to say something but closes her mouth, as if thinking better of it. She fidgets shyly for a moment before seemingly steeling herself.)（纳甘张了张嘴，似乎想要说什么，但又闭上了嘴。扭捏了一会儿，似乎又下定了什么决心。）

NagantLeave it to me, Commander!指挥官，不然就交给我吧！

NagantI, uh, I'll see to the planning. All you'll need to do is to follow me...我、我来计划，到时候指挥官只要跟我一起……

(Something seems to suddenly dawn on her, and the words on her lips die down to a near-whisper.)（她突然像是意识到了什么，临到嘴边的话语也突然变得小声。）

NagantA vacation, huh? With just the two of us... Wait a minute, that's practically a date, isn't it?!一起度假什么的……等下，这不就和约会没什么区别吗？

CommanderHm? Did you say something?嗯？你说什么？

NagantIt's, it's nothing! I was thinking... thinking aloud about what to do! Боже мой...没、没什么！我只是……只是在思考该去做什么而已！

NagantThere's no shortage of options, after all. You so seldom get days off, so I really ought to pick carefully. I'll ensure you have the perfect holiday!毕竟选择还是挺多的嘛。难得您有假期，我觉得有必要好好挑选一下，一定会让您享受一个完美的假期的！

CommanderNo need to be so stiff about it. I trust you, Nagant. Just go with whatever you'd enjoy.没必要弄得那么严肃。纳甘，我相信你，按照你平时的喜好来就行。

NagantWell, if that's what you want... Так точно! (Yes, sir!) Leave it to me. I'll go back and draw up our battle plan!既然指挥官都这么说了……行，那就交给我！待我回去思考下作战计划！

Washing Away The Glitter 2 洗尽铅华2

(The first day of our vacation is bright and sunny. Following Nagant's plan, the two of us set out at the crack of dawn for a satellite city nearby.)（假期的第一天阳光明媚。在纳甘的安排下，我和她一大早就启程来到了附近的卫星城。）

CommanderI get that you're excited, Nagant... but isn't setting off at five in the morning a bit much?虽然我能理解纳甘你的兴奋啦……但是五点就起床出发赶路会不会太早了？

NagantEarly to bed and early to rise is how you grow tall... er, I mean, a senior can't be staying abed! Кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаёт (God provides for those who rise early), as the old folks say. And as the Commander, shouldn't you be the first one up to set an example?早睡早起才能长高……不对，我是说身为前辈可不能赖床！作为指挥官，您不应该带头早起做个榜样吗？

Commander...Look, I'm being run off my feet at work as it is. Can't I slack off a little while I'm on vacation?……平时工作我就很忙了，假期的话还是让我偶尔偷个懒吧。

(Nagant accepts my excuse with a nod, then jumps down the short flight of steps with gusto.)（纳甘点了点头接受了我的这套说辞，随后很有精神地从三格台阶上一跃而下。）

NagantMmmmmn~ I haven't been to this city for a long time. Looks like it's changed a lot.唔嗯~好久没来这座卫星城了，这里的变化看着还不小嘛。

CommanderYeah, it's been a long time since I last came here too. Speaking of which, what are we going to do here, Nagant?是啊，距离我上次来这里也过去很久了。说起来，纳甘今天带我来是打算做什么？

NagantLet me see, what was it called... I think it's an interactive music festival?让我想想那个项目叫什么来着……好像是……互动音乐节？

NagantI saw an ad for it online. It's supposed to be perfect for people like us! We can't miss it!我在网页上看到它的宣传，说是会给人完美的体验！这可不能错过呀！

CommanderAn interactive music festival? Nagant, are you sure...?互动音乐节？纳甘，你确定……

(I recall Sharkry mentioning these festivals once. The way she put it, they're loud, high-spirited affairs packed with trendy bands and singers, with all sorts of audience participation thrown in between sets.)（印象中夏克里她曾经和我提过互动音乐节的事情。据她描述那是个很热闹的集体活动，会组织很多新潮的乐队和歌手来进行表演，还会在中间穿插一些和观众的互动。）

(It does sound interesting, but no matter how I turn it over in my mind, it isn't the sort of thing I'd ever imagine Nagant enjoying. I'm about to ask her directly, but one look at the excitement on her face and I quietly swallow the question back down.)（虽然听上去挺有意思的，但不管怎么想它都不像是纳甘会喜欢的项目。我本想趁现在问个清楚，但在看到纳甘脸上兴奋的神情后还是默默忍住了疑问。）

NagantThe concert venue's just up ahead. Let's go, Commander.前面就是排队的入口了。指挥官，我们赶紧过去吧。

NagantAh, but there are a few preparations to see to before we go in... Not to worry, I did my homework beforehand.啊，不过在入场之前我们还需要做些准备……您放心好了，在来之前我全都调查清楚了。

(Nagant sets the backpack she's been carrying on the ground, unzips it, and proudly shows me the contents.)（纳甘将她一直背着的背包放在地上，得意地拉开拉链向我展示里面的内容。）

NagantHere's a towel to wipe your sweat... and these are cooling patches, to keep the heatstroke at bay...这个是毛巾，用来擦汗……这个是清凉贴，避免中暑……

NagantI've got a water bottle, so you can hydrate whenever you're feeling thirsty...我带了水壶，如果感到渴了，指挥官可以及时补充水分……

NagantAnd these lights, they're for, uh...这个灯，这个灯……唔……

CommanderYou mean the penlights? Sharkry and Vepley are forever putting on idol events aboard the Elmo, so I've picked up a fair bit from them.你是说应援灯吧？先前夏克里和维普蕾在艾莫号上举办偶像活动时，她们没少给我科普过这方面的知识。

NagantOhhh, yes! Right, right, they're called penlights.哦哦，对！确实是叫应援灯。

NagantIn any case, just hold on to these, Commander. According to the guide I read, they split everyone into teams by the color of their headlamps.总之指挥官你拿好这些装备。我来之前查过攻略，网上说音乐节是按照头灯的颜色分开队伍。

NagantWe've both got yellow headlamps, so we should be fine as long as you stay close behind me.指挥官和我一样都是黄色的头灯，只要跟在我后面的话应该不会出什么问题。

CommanderWorks for me. I'll be counting on you, then.行，那就拜托你了。

(The festival draws a far bigger crowd than either of us bargained for. The whole throng is lost in the beat; the music and the roaring are loud enough to split your eardrums. Nagant and I have to shout just to make ourselves heard.)（音乐节的人数远比我们预想的要多。人群沉浸于音律的节拍之中，震天的乐声和嘶吼好像要贯穿耳膜。不得已之下，我和纳甘只好提高自己的声音与对方进行交流。）

NagantStick with Nagant and you'll make it, Commander. But say, what on earth are all these people doing, waving their arms about and capering like that?别担心指挥官，跟紧我就没事了。说起来，这些人手舞足蹈是在干什么啊？

CommanderLooks like a motion-based rhythm game. You score points by matching your movements to the beat, from what I can tell. Looks like they're splitting the crowd up now... Wait, no, is this random?他们这是在玩体感节奏游戏，根据旋律做出相应的动作来获得分数。现在好像人群根据指示开始分开了……不对，怎么是随机分队的？

NagantAh, does this mean we're to be split up? Commander! Commander, I'm over here!啊，这下是不是代表要和指挥官分开了？指挥官，指挥官我在这里！

(Petite as she is, Nagant manages a few hops above the crowd before she's quickly swallowed up in the sea of people.)（很快，娇小的纳甘在人海中蹦跶了几下就消失不见了。）

CommanderI need to find Nagant, and fast. Excuse me, sorry, coming through...必须赶紧找到纳甘才行。不好意思，能不能借过……

CommanderWait a minute... Is that Nagant up on the stage?等下，舞台上的那个人……是纳甘？

(Up on the stage, Nagant has been half-shoved, half-dragged to the very center. She's still clutching her penlights, her eyes glazed with confusion.)（舞台之上，纳甘被半推半拉地推至中央。此时她的手中还握着应援的灯棒，两眼有些迷茫。）

(Egged on by the cheering crowd, Nagant is press-ganged into a quiz on the latest music trends. One wrong answer after another chips away at her nerve, until she can barely string a sentence together.)（在台下的欢呼声中，纳甘被迫参与了现场的潮流音乐问答比赛。接二连三地答错让她失去信心，说话也变得语无伦次。）

HostAlright, next question! What's the name of the album this artist dropped last week?请听题。请问画面上的歌手上周推出的专辑叫什么名字？

NagantUm...呃……

HostOoh, sorry, time's up! The answer was "Dandandan"!很遗憾，时间到。正确答案是《铛铛铛》。

HostOkay, last one! Which fruit inspired chart-topping musician Eason's monster hit, "Limonad"?现在最后一个问题。请问，著名音乐制作人Eason最新霸榜歌曲《酸甜果汁》的灵感来源是哪个水果？

NagantНу... "Limonad," so, if it's lemonade, then it must be... l-lemons?《酸甜果汁》……酸甜的话……草、草莓？

HostAw, not quite! The answer's grapes!很遗憾，答案是柠檬！

NagantHold on, surely "limonad" would be made from—等一下，柠檬的话不就只有酸——

HostSince you got all the questions wrong, you'll have to perform a forfeit!由于全都答错，按照规则，您必须接受惩罚！

(At the host's signal, a torrent of slime tips down onto Nagant from the canopy above. With no time to shield herself, she's left drenched, hair and all, in sticky pale-purple goo.)（随着主持人的招呼，一头史莱姆从顶篷朝着纳甘倒下。措不及防的纳甘被浇了满头黏糊糊的淡紫色液体。）

(After the whistle blows, Nagant is eliminated from the rhythm game she was press-ganged into due to getting the lowest score. She walks off the stage dejectedly, wiping her face clean as she does.)（待哨声响起，纳甘先前参与的体感节奏游戏也获得了最低分而遗憾淘汰。少女擦了擦自己的脸庞，有些沮丧地走下了舞台。）

CommanderYou've had a rough go of it, Nagant.辛苦你了，纳甘。

(We slip off to a quiet corner of the venue. I take out the towel I have slung over my shoulder and gently wipe the slime from her face.)（会场的角落，我拿出先前挂在身上的应援毛巾，仔细地为纳甘擦去脸上的史莱姆。）

CommanderAre you alright?你还好吗？

Nagant...I, I'm fine.……我、我很好。

(Nagant fights down the tears welling up and forces out a thin, strained smile.)（纳甘硬是将泫然欲泣的哭脸收回，挤出了一个勉强的笑容。）

NagantDid you have fun, Commander? Would you care to go up and answer questions with me? With you helping, I'm certain that this time...指挥官你玩得开心吗？有没有兴趣和我再上台回答问题？这次有指挥官帮忙，我一定……

CommanderNagant.纳甘。

(I straighten her hat for her, and in the same motion brush away the tears she's been trying so hard to hide.)（我替她摆正帽子，顺势用指尖抹去了少女眼角不易察觉的泪滴。）

CommanderYou can be yourself around me.在我面前可以不用逞强的。

Nagant...Простите, (...Forgive me,) Commander. The truth is, I've no real interest in interactive music festivals, none at all.……抱歉啊指挥官，其实我根本对互动音乐节什么的不感兴趣。

(Nagant clasps her hands tight in her lap, her thumbs twisting restlessly over one another.)（纳甘紧握双手，拇指不安地来回交替。）

NagantI just thought that since I finally got to go on a date with you, I should make it interesting so you could have fun.我只是想着难得和指挥官约会，必须要做点有趣，能让您玩得开心的事情。

NagantSo I went back to my dorm that night and searched online, and that's how I found this festival. Frankly, I wasn't keen on it at first, but then I saw the taglines, things like "a must for couples" and "an experience you'll treasure forever," and in the end I couldn't help buying us a pair of tickets.那天回宿舍后我在网上搜索了一下，找到了这个互动音乐节。老实说我本来不感兴趣的，但看到下面的宣传说什么“情侣必玩”“永生难忘的美好体验”之类的……最后还是忍不住买了两张票。

NagantI thought that if I just read up and came prepared, the two of us could enjoy ourselves without a care... I guess I was being naive.本来以为做好攻略就可以放心地和指挥官一起玩……看来，是我想太简单了。

(Nagant's face flushes red all of a sudden, and she puffs out her cheeks, thoroughly put out.)（说到这，纳甘突然脸庞通红，一副气鼓鼓的样子。）

NagantYou know, when they checked our tickets, the attendant actually asked whether I'd bought the wrong one. Something about how minors aren't allowed at interactive festivals... If that isn't a roundabout way of calling me short, I don't know what is!验票的时候工作人员还问我是不是买错票了，说什么未成年不能参与互动音乐节……这不就是在变相说我矮吗？

CommanderPutting together a whole plan for something so far outside your wheelhouse couldn't have been easy. I bet you worked really hard to make sure I would enjoy myself, right?让你为不熟悉的事情做攻略真是辛苦你了。为了能为我做好介绍，你一定付出了很多的努力吧？

CommanderBut you know, this was never really why I asked you to go on vacation with me...不过，这其实并不是当初我邀请你一起过假期的初衷……

Nagant...So I've gone and made a mess of it after all. If only I'd thought it through and lined up a few more options, perhaps I wouldn't have squandered a whole day of your vacation like this.……看来是我搞砸了啊。要是我当初考虑得再多一些，多挑选几个项目的话，也许就不会像现在这样浪费一天了。

(I pat Nagant's head and adjust my tone to soothe her.)（我摸了摸纳甘的头，轻声予以安慰。）

CommanderNo time spent with you is ever wasted, Nagant. Don't worry, we'll have other chances... Let me take care of tomorrow's plans.只要和纳甘在一起的时间就不算浪费。没关系，我们接下来还有机会……明天的计划就交由我来安排吧。

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(The next day, I bring Nagant to one of my favorite shopping streets.)（次日，我带着纳甘来到过去我非常喜欢的一条商业街。）

CommanderThis is it, Nagant. I wandered through here once on one of my commissions, and I had a feeling you'd like it.就是这了，纳甘。以前出任务的时候来这边逛过，你应该会喜欢这里。

NagantI must say, I'm curious what sort of place would tempt the Commander out for a stroll... Hm? This bustle of stalls along the roadside, all so familiar... Could this be a flea market?能让指挥官逛一下的地方我还挺好奇的……嗯？这个熟悉的街边摆摊氛围，该不会这里是跳蚤市场吧？

(At my affirmation, Nagant's eyes light up. She looks this way and that, taking it all in, her usual "senior" composure quite forgotten.)（见我点头，纳甘两眼放光，不住地四下打量，似乎丢掉了平时那副“前辈”的姿态。）

NagantTo think there are still flea markets to be found in this day and age... Is that an antiques shop over there? And a repair shop besides?没想到现在这个时代还能遇到跳蚤市场……那边的是古玩店？还有修缮铺？

NagantHow did you find a place like this, Commander?指挥官，您是怎么找到这里的？

CommanderAh, that's a bit of a long story... Let's just focus on the here and now, Nagant. See anything that catches your eye?这就说来话长了……纳甘，我们还是专心在眼下的事情上吧。你有看到什么让你感兴趣的东西吗？

NagantYou're right, I need to get my priorities straight. Let me see...嗯嗯，这件事比较重要，我看看啊……

NagantCommander, Commander, those two shops over there have such interesting fronts. Shall we take a look?指挥官指挥官，那边的两家店看着装潢挺有意思的，我们去看看吧？

CommanderSure, I'd be glad to.嗯，我很乐意。

(Nagant takes me by the hand and drags me eagerly down the street. By the time we've worked our way through three of the shops, the pair of us are laden with several bulging bags.)（纳甘兴冲冲地拉着我开始沿街逛了起来。当沿街的三个店铺逛完，纳甘和我的手上已经满满当当拎了好几个大袋子。）

NagantHehe, who'd have thought such little shops would be brimming with treasures? What a find this turned out to be~嘿嘿，没想到这几家店铺虽小，里面的好东西还意外的多啊。这次来真是赚到了~

CommanderI'm glad you had fun. Speaking of which, what did you buy? I don't recognize most of the things inside that bag.你喜欢就好。说起来你都买了些什么？我看那个袋子里有很多东西我都没见过啊。

(Nagant's face lights up with a satisfied smile. She sets the paper bag down gently and takes out each item to show me, one by one.)（纳甘的脸上露出得意的笑容。她将手中的纸袋轻轻放在地上，取出袋中的物件一一向我介绍。）

NagantTadaahhhh. Look at this lamp, Commander. Never mind how shabby it looks, just have a peek at the base.锵锵，指挥官，看这个台灯。别看它很破旧的样子，快看看它的底座。

CommanderYou mean this logo here? "Lueur d'Antan"... "The Glow of—" something?是说这个标记吗……“Lumière de l'œil”……往昔之光？

NagantThat logo belongs to a lighting restoration shop that stood in France long ago, which means this lamp is older than even I am. The carvings and the painting on it are full of the character of their time, and an asymmetric design like this was a great rarity in those days.这是过去在法国的灯具博物馆的标签，这台灯的年龄比我都要年长了。上面的雕刻和绘画都很有时代意义，这种不对称的设计在同年代很罕有呢。

NagantAnd these, this pair of cups, I'm awfully pleased with them too.还有这个，这一对杯子我也很满意。

CommanderSolid wood, are they? Going by the grain here, it looks like someone's carved a bear waving its paw...纯木的杯子？看上面的纹路，似乎是雕刻了一只招手的熊？

NagantThat's right. Doesn't the bear look so adorable and cute? Kind of reminds me of a Thorn~没错，不觉得这个熊憨态可掬的，很可爱吗？有点像棘熊呢~

CommanderI'd say calling a Thorn "cute" is debatable...说棘熊可爱还是有点争议的吧……

NagantTeehee~ You see, the wood here had gone a little rotten, but in the carver's hands it was sanded down with such care that the very hollow he scooped out became the bear's eye.嘿嘿，不过，原本的木材在这个位置有些腐烂，到了雕刻师的手里被他精心打磨，刚好用挖去的地方当作眼睛。

NagantNow that was a stroke of genius on his part... And speaking of genius, so is this flowerpot.真的是很天才的设计了……说到天才设计，这个花盆也是。

(Nagant lifts out a curiously shaped ceramic flowerpot and holds it up before me in both hands.)（纳甘拿出了一个造型奇特的陶瓷花盆，双手捧着端到我的面前。）

NagantSee this, Commander? This wasn't part of the original design.指挥官有注意到这里吗？这个花盆的特殊风格并不是天然的设计。

CommanderHm? So the glass part was added later, after it was made?嗯？这玻璃的结构是之后添加上去的吗？

NagantYup. Judging by the traces on its surface, the pot had cracked clean in two, and it was only later mended into what you see now.没错。从痕迹来看这个花盆因为破洞而一分为二，是后来经过修缮才变成了现在的样子。

NagantStill, choosing glass for the mend rather than the original clay was a bold stroke indeed... and that, I expect, is exactly what makes its shape so special.不过选择用玻璃而非原本的材料去修缮还真是很大胆的操作……也正因为这样，它的造型才会那么特殊吧。

(As she speaks, Nagant runs her fingers gently over the old things, then tucks them back into the bag with great care.)（言至于此，纳甘轻轻摸索着这些旧物，然后小心翼翼地将它们收进袋子里。）

NagantEvery one of these holds the wit and the craft of the people who made them! A pity so few nowadays care to give them their due...这些可都凝聚着人类的智慧和创造力呀！可惜现在很少有人愿意好好欣赏了……

CommanderYou're right, Nagant. I'd never have caught half these details if you hadn't pointed them out.确实，如果没有纳甘的提醒我可能也注意不到这些细节。

CommanderOh, that reminds me, there are a couple of hat shops up ahead I'd really recommend... Want to take a look?对了，前面有几家不错的帽子店我很推荐……要不要去逛逛看？

NagantHat shops, you say? Oh, yes please, I want to go!帽子店？好啊好啊，我要去。

(I lead Nagant to a cluster of hat shops at the other end of the street.)（在我的带领下，纳甘和我来到了街角另一侧的几家帽子店。）

NagantWhat do you think of this one, Commander? I like its color scheme.指挥官觉得这顶帽子怎么样？我还挺喜欢这个配色的。

CommanderIt's a fine-looking hat, sure, but don't you already have one a lot like it?好看倒是挺好看的，不过我记得你已经有一款类似的了不是吗？

NagantYou know what, you're right... Forget it, then.您这么一说我倒是想起来了……那还是算了。

NagantOh, what about this one? This blue beret seems rather smart, don't you think?对了，您觉得这款帽子怎么样？这款蓝色的贝雷帽感觉还挺不错的。

CommanderHm? But it's not quite your style, is it?嗯？这款帽子和纳甘的气质不太符合吧？

NagantIt's for YOU, Commander. I'm picking it for you! Here, try it on!我是在给指挥官挑帽子啦！来，戴上试试！

(I bend down as told and let her settle the beret on me, and in the same motion I plonk the hat in my own hand down onto hers.)（我依言低下头让纳甘戴上帽子，顺势把自己手中的帽子扣在纳甘的头上。）

(Hats in place, we exchange looks, then burst out laughing at the very same moment.)（戴上帽子的我们注视着对方，随后同时爆发出大笑。）

CommanderThis hat really doesn't suit you, Nagant.这款帽子真是不适合你呢，纳甘。

NagantI should be saying that, Commander! That blue beret isn't your style in the slightest!指挥官才是，我没想到会和您那么不搭！

NagantWell, we've got lots of time. Let's see if we can find anything that works.时间还多，让我们再挑挑看吧。

(We pick out all manner of odd and silly hats for each other, then crowd in close for daft photos together, and pass a thoroughly merry stretch of the afternoon.)（我们互相为彼此挑着各种稀奇古怪的帽子，戴上后凑在一起搞怪合影，度过了一段有趣的时间。）

(When the fun has wound down, Nagant's eyes settle at last on a hat with little bear ears on either side.)（在玩闹过后，纳甘的目光最后停在了一顶两侧带有熊耳造型的帽子上。）

CommanderNagant, everything today is on me. If you like it, go ahead and get it.纳甘，今天的消费由我承担，你要是喜欢的话就买下它吧。

Nagant...No, I couldn't. I've bought no end of things I wanted already today, and I'd feel bad letting you spend more on my account.……那就不用了。今天我已经买了很多想要的东西，再让您破费会让我过意不去。

(Nagant sets the hat back, takes me by the hand, and leads me to a bench on the side to rest our feet a while.)（纳甘放下帽子，牵起我的手来到一旁长椅上坐下休息。）

CommanderDid you have fun today?今天还过得开心吗？

NagantMhm, I had a wonderful time! I owe all these lovely finds to you. A vacation plan worthy of the Commander, if ever there was one.嗯，我超级开心的！多亏了您我才买到这么多好东西，不愧是指挥官制定的假期计划。

NagantHowever...不过……

(An uneasy look suddenly fills Nagant's face.)（纳甘的表情忽然变得有些惴惴不安。）

NagantI feel guilty about being so happy, when I think about how I messed up and made you waste a day of your vacation.一想到因为我的失误让您损失了一天的假期，眼下的这份快乐就会带有罪恶感。

NagantIf only I had...如果我当时可以……

(Without meaning to, she hugs the paper bag tighter, and it crinkles softly. She looks so forlorn that before I know it my hand has found its way to her bowed head.)（她不自觉地抱紧了纸袋，发出沙沙的响声，看上去有点可怜。我不自觉地摸了摸她低垂的脑袋。）

CommanderYou don't have to keep beating yourself up over it, Nagant. I told you already, none of this is your fault.别自责了，纳甘，我说过了这不是你的错。

CommanderYou've always put everyone else first, which is good, but it also means you're forever overlooking your own needs and feelings in the process.你从以前开始就是这样一个总是为他人考虑的性格，虽然这是好事，但也常常因为你在考虑的同时忽略了自身的需求和感受。

Nagant(I rest my hand on the arm that's holding the bag, and I feel a faint shiver run through her.)（我将手放在纳甘握住纸袋的胳膊上，能感受到她的身体微微一震。）

CommanderI think the Nagant in front of me right now is just fine as she is. Your love for old things is real, and it comes straight from the heart.我觉得像现在这样的纳甘就很好。你对旧物的喜好是真实的，发自内心的。

CommanderYou don't always have to mind what the rest of the world thinks. There's no need to chase trends and accept things you don't understand or like.有时你不必太过在意外界，也不必为了迎合他人而放弃喜好去追寻潮流，去试图接触那些自己不了解也不感兴趣的事。

NagantWow... It feels like you can read me like a book, Commander.哇……真是被指挥官看得一清二楚啊。

(The tension leaves her arms, and she peers down through the gap of the paper bag at the little "treasures" she's gathered.)（纳甘抱着纸袋的胳膊松了松。她的眼睛透过纸袋的缝隙看着自己买的“宝贝”。）

NagantI often worry that I'll end up like these antiques. While they're unique and valuable because of how they're made, they'll eventually be forgotten because they just can't keep up with the times.有很多时候……我会担心自己的处境会像这些旧物一样，虽然有着独特的价值和风格，但因为和时代格格不入而被他人遗忘取代。

NagantIt's the same way with trying to follow modern trends. When I talk with my juniors, I can't bear to let the conversation fall flat and leave them feeling awkward. I keep thinking, if only I tried a little harder, perhaps I could keep pace and carry a conversation with them...会追寻时尚的话题也是。我不想和那些后辈们聊天的时候让她们感到尴尬冷场，想着如果自己可以再努力一点的话，说不定就能在交流中和她们搭上话什么的……

CommanderThe fact that you care that much is more than enough. And I think they'd far rather have the real Nagant, than some made-up version of you putting on a show to chase trends.光是有这份心就足够了。而且我觉得她们更喜欢的是真实的纳甘，不是那个为了追寻潮流而伪装出来的存在。

NagantUm... Really?唔……真的吗？

(Nagant presses her lips together, a flush of pink rising to her cheeks.)（纳甘抿了抿嘴，脸上浮现出红晕。）

Nagant...Хорошо. (...Very well.) If you say so, Commander, then I'll believe it!不过如果指挥官这么说的话……我会相信的！

NagantOh yes, Commander, may I make a selfish request of you?啊对了，指挥官，我可以提个任性的要求吗？

CommanderA selfish request?任性的要求？

NagantYeah, I'd like you to let me plan the last day of your vacation.嗯，我想让您把最后一天的假期交由我来安排。

NagantDon't worry, I won't blindly try to keep up with the times or drag you to something I don't like or understand.请放心，我这次不会再盲目地追随潮流，或是拉着您做我不喜欢也不了解的事了。

(Nagant takes the curious little flowerpot from earlier back into her hands and strokes it as she explains.)（纳甘接过我手中的花盆，抚摸着它向我解释。）

NagantThis time, I'll remain true to myself. I'll show you exactly how I'd love to spend my vacation.这次我绝对不会违背我的初心，一定会让您感受下我所喜欢的假期该怎样度过。

CommanderAlright, I'll leave it to you then, Nagant.嗯。那就拜托你了，纳甘。

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CommanderSo we're going to spend the last day on the Elmo, huh... I wonder what Nagant has planned for us.最后一天是在艾莫号上度过啊……不知道纳甘今天做了什么安排。

(I knock on Nagant's door, right on time.)（依照约定，我在纳甘告知的时间敲响了她的房门。）

CommanderNagant, I'm here, just as we arranged.纳甘，我按照约定来了。

NagantCommander, is that you? Please come in.是指挥官吗？请进。

(The moment I push the door open, my eyes are pulled every which way by the antiques crowding her room.)（我依言推开纳甘的房门，瞬间便被宿舍内的各种古玩物件吸走了目光。）

(Where other rooms run to the lavish, the cute, or the plain, Nagant's is like a little museum where it appears time itself has been stowed away. Antiques in dazzling array are stacked in careful order, and the whole place breathes an air at once old-fashioned and alive.)（相较于其他宿舍的华丽可爱或者简约，纳甘的宿舍像是个收纳了时光的小型博物馆。琳琅满目的旧物有序堆叠，带着古朴而有生机的气息。）

NagantWell, Commander? A fine little spot, isn't it?怎么样指挥官，是个不错的地方吧？

CommanderYeah... I don't think I've ever seen a dorm room quite like it. Hey, isn't that the flowerpot we bought yesterday? You've cleaned it up already?嗯……我还是第一次见到这种风格的宿舍。这不是我们昨天买的花盆吗？你已经清洗好了？

NagantI have. It's all cleaned up, and it's even lovelier than I'd imagined~是啊。洗干净了之后比我想象得还漂亮呢~

(Nagant strokes the pot fondly, lifts it onto a little table, then fetches a small sack of soil from the cabinet.)（纳甘爱怜地抚摸着花盆，将它端起放置在小桌上，接着从柜子里取出一小袋泥土。）

CommanderNagant, are you... going to plant something?纳甘这是……要种花？

NagantYup! Commander, would you pass me the little trowel on the desk?嗯！指挥官可以帮我把书桌上的小铲子拿过来吗？

(I pick up the thing on the desk as asked, a plain little garden trowel, and pass it to her.)（我依言拿起桌上的物件，那是一把造型简单的花铲，我将它递给纳甘。）

CommanderAfter all these new trends I can't make heads or tails of, I think I still prefer old things like these, the ones with some history to them.见多了那些新奇，不明意义的潮流后，还是喜欢看这些有年代的旧物。

CommanderEspecially the ones that show signs of wear and repair... It's the things that have stood the test of time that end up worth holding onto.特别是这些有修补和使用痕迹的东西……果然还是经过时代考验的东西能长久留存啊。

NagantIsn't it just~ That's why I do so love collecting old odds and ends... even if Ksenia's forever calling me a ragpicker for it.对吧~所以我很喜欢收集些老旧的玩意……虽然老是被科谢尼娅说是“捡破烂的”啦。

(Nagant pokes out her tongue playfully. For all the grumbling, she doesn't look the least bit put off by it.)（纳甘吐了吐舌头，虽然是抱怨的句式，但此刻的她看起来并没有多少埋怨。）

CommanderKsenia... haha. She's hardly one to talk, with the amount she buys online.科谢尼娅……哈哈，她也喜欢网购很多东西。

CommanderIf your room's an antique shop full of things lost in time, hers is a parcel depot.如果说你这是个时光古董店，她的宿舍就是快递收发站吧。

NagantWhile it's a little embarrassing to hear you call it that, I can't deny that it's accurate.虽然被您这么说有些不好意思，不过这个形容太贴切了我也没办法反驳。

NagantI collect these things because I can't help feeling they'll have their moment of use again one day. They aren't worthless, you see, they have yet to find the right purpose... rather like me.我收集这些旧物是总觉得它们还会有派得上用处的时候。它们不是无用之物，只是一时找不到合适的用途……就像我一样。

CommanderNagant...纳甘……

NagantThe truth is, I already know.我其实是知道的。

(Nagant's voice is calm as she turns the soil.)（纳甘铲着土，语气平静。）

NagantI could sense it when I was at the PSA station, even if everyone was too polite to mention it.就算其他人出于好意不说，先前在卫星城负责治安工作的时候我就感觉到了。

NagantIn a society like today's, an old model of Doll like me has plainly fallen behind the times.在现在的社会里，像我这样的老旧型号已经明显跟不上时代了。

NagantCity folk, the Dolls of the Elmo, it makes no difference, everyone's chasing after what's newer, better, faster, stronger.不论是卫星城的人也好，艾莫号上的大家也好，大家或多或少都在追求新的、好的、快的事物。

(Nagant lifts the trowel in her hand and gives me a smile.)（纳甘举起手中的小铲子，冲我笑了笑。）

NagantTake this trowel, for example. You can see how old it is, right? Why, for all I know it might be older than I am~就拿这个铲子来说好了。指挥官应该可以注意到这个铲子的老旧吧？实际上，它的年龄说不定比我还要大呢~

NagantAnd yet, old as it is, it still sits just right in the hand. I take it with me every time I plant something.虽然过去这么久了，它依然趁手好用，每次种些花花草草的时候我都带上它。

NagantBut to the other Dolls it's an ugly, heavy old thing. More than once they've urged me to trade it for something lighter and newer, for the sake of efficiency or something, they say...但在其他人形眼中这把铲子形状不美观又沉重，不止一次建议我换成更轻薄的产品，说是能提升效率什么的……

CommanderPlanting flowers was never about efficiency. And with a tool you mean to use for years, what counts is that it's broken in and sits right in your hand.可种花并非是那种注重效率的工作。而且长期使用的工具，习惯趁手是最重要的。

NagantI'm really happy that you understand me so well, Commander... A pity the folk back in the satellite city never saw it that way.指挥官能这样理解我，我真的很开心哦……可惜的是，当时卫星城的那些人不会去这么想。

NagantTo them, newer always meant better, so they had no end of complaints about the older Doll models like me. The moment a mission failed or hit a snag, they'd lay it all at our feet, without a thought for any other cause...他们总认为新的才是好的，所以对我这样型号最为老旧的那批人形颇有微词。一旦任务出现失败或是阻碍，他们都会将这些问题归结于我们这些型号老旧的人形身上，而不去思考别的因素或是原因……

NagantЧестное слово! (Honestly!) It's enough to make one's blood boil!唉，真是让人火大！

(Nagant puffs out her cheeks in annoyance, and drives the trowel back into the soil of the flowerpot.)（纳甘鼓了鼓嘴，似乎是有点不满，她把铲子重新插回了花盆的土中。）

NagantI wasn't about to take it lying down, mind you. I tried reasoning with them, tried proving myself with better results...虽然当时我很不服气，也尝试过和他们辩解或者做出优秀的结果证明自己……

NagantBut none of it moved them. They went right on faulting us older Dolls out of their own prejudice. In the end, I had no choice but to keep my thoughts to myself and force myself to fit in.但结果就是那些人对此并不在意，依然拿着自己的见解去指责我们的型号老旧。到最后，我也只好把这些话藏在心里，被迫忍耐着去融入这个社会。

CommanderNagant... that must have been a hard time for you.纳甘……那段时间真是辛苦你了。

NagantLooking back at it now, I suppose that was when I first began trying to fall in line with the trends, to please everyone else.现在想想，自己也就是从那个时候开始考虑去迎合潮流，迎合他人。

NagantBefore I knew it, I found myself reluctant to tell others what I liked, and I'd weigh how others might feel before ever I did a thing for myself.不知不觉间，我渐渐不愿意向他人展现自己的所爱，做事之前也往往优先考虑他人的感受而忽略了自己。

NagantIt was only after I came aboard the Elmo, back to your side, that I began to rediscover myself again, little by little. You always took my feelings and my needs to heart, and set me right whenever I lost my way... I'm grateful to you for that.直到来到艾莫号、回到指挥官的身边，我才渐渐开始找回自我。而您也一直考虑着我的感受和需求，总是会在我陷入误区的时候将问题指出……所以，我很感谢您。

CommanderI didn't do anything special, Nagant. You untangled that knot in your own heart, all by yourself.我并没有做什么很了不起的事情，是纳甘你解开了自己的心结而已。

CommanderThe truth is, I think you're pretty amazing. You were lost for a while, sure, but you threw yourself into changing, and you came to see plainly what was really in your heart... On that count alone, you're worth a great deal more than all the people who just drift along with the crowd and never once find themselves.其实纳甘已经很厉害了，虽然有些迷茫，也积极地做出尝试改变，也清晰地察觉到自己内心真正的想法了……单是这一点，你就比很多盲目随大流，无法找到自我的人要强很多了。

(I take up the trowel she set aside and gently pat the soil she's laid down level.)（我拿起纳甘先前放下的铲子，仔细地将她先前铺的土拍至平整。）

CommanderSure, these cutting-edge Dolls may come packed with battlefield functions, but not one of them is you. They couldn't tell that a lamp is from the last century if it sat right in front of them, or take care of flowers... and they couldn't put me at ease just by sitting beside me, the way you do.那些新锐的人形或许有很多战场功能，但不会像纳甘一样认得出上个世纪的台灯，知道怎么照顾花卉，还有，光是待在身边就让我感到安心。

Nagant...Спасибо, (...Thank you,) Commander.……谢谢您，指挥官。

CommanderLike I said, there's nothing to thank me for. So, what did you have planned for today, anyway? Just a leisurely chat with me?都说了我没做什么。说起来纳甘你今天的假期安排是什么？是和我一起放松谈心吗？

NagantI guess it ended up being like that, though I did wonder whether we might do something a touch more fun besides.虽然差不多就是这样，不过我其实还考虑要不要做些别的有趣的事情。

(With that, Nagant produces a little plastic packet from behind her back, like a magician doing a trick, and smugly shows it off to me.)（说罢，纳甘如同变戏法一般从身后拿出个塑料袋，颇有些得意地放在我面前炫耀。）

NagantCommander, are you interested in raising flowers with me?指挥官，不知道您对种花有没有兴趣啊？

CommanderWait, are these... Chinese rose seeds?这些是……月季花的种子？

NagantОго! (Wow!) Well spotted, Commander. I never expected you'd recognize them on sight.好厉害啊指挥官，没想到这您都认识。

NagantMiss Phaetusa gave them to me. She said I could try growing them.这是翡图萨小姐给我的啦，说让我可以种着试试。

CommanderPhaetusa, eh...? Let's hope they don't sprout into something weird...翡图萨……应该不会种出什么奇怪的东西吧……

NagantHm? Did you say something, Commander?嗯？指挥官您说了什么吗？

CommanderEr, no, it was nothing. Carry on.呃，没有，你继续说。

(Nagant nods.)（纳甘点点头。）

NagantWhat I had in mind for today was simply this: to sit and chat with you, to bask in the sun a while, and then to plant these seeds together, in this very special pot.我今天想的安排就是和您一起聊天，一起晒太阳，然后一起把这些种子种了，就用这个特殊的花盆。

(Nagant lifts the pot and turns its glass side toward me.)（纳甘举起了花盆，将有玻璃的一面转向我。）

NagantOnce the seeds sprout and take root, we might even watch the roots reaching out through the soil!等种子发芽、生根，没准我们还可以看到根系在土壤中蔓延的样子呢！

NagantI think that would be really interesting!这么想想，感觉会很有趣！

Commander...So that's why its first owner mended it with glass. Now it makes sense.……怪不得花盆的原主人会选择用玻璃进行修缮啊，原来是出于这个原因。

NagantDo you see its worth now? Sunbathing, planting flowers, idling away in talk... I know it all sounds like how the retired and elderly pass their days, but it suits me down to the ground, and I would love to live it with you, Commander.现在感受到它的价值了吧？晒太阳，种花，闲聊……这些虽然听上去像是退休的人才会做的事，但我却很中意，想和指挥官一起做。

NagantYou... you don't find it dull, do you?您……不会觉得这样的安排无趣吧？

(I chuckle as I take the seeds out of the packet and hold them carefully in my hand.)（我笑着从纳甘的塑料袋中拿出种子，认真地捧在手心。）

CommanderHow could I? This is exactly the sort of day that suits us. We're run ragged with commissions and work the rest of the time, so when an off day finally comes round, of course we ought to spend it in the way we like best.怎么会呢？这样的安排才适合我们。平日里习惯了繁忙的委托和工作，在假期里自然要选择喜欢的方式来让自己放松。

CommanderThank you, Nagant.谢谢你，纳甘。

NagantHehe, I'm just glad you like it, Commander. Right then, gloves on and trowel in hand, let's get to it!嘿嘿，指挥官你喜欢就好。那就一起戴上手套，拿起铲子动手吧！

NagantBy the way, these seeds are rather delicate little things, so we must take care to bury them just so.说起来这些种子还挺娇贵的，要小心仔细地把它们埋好。

CommanderGot it. I'll be careful.嗯，我会注意的。

CommanderThese flowers and their pot are fortunate things... to have an owner like you, someone who sees their worth and will treasure and care for them.这个花和花盆都很幸福啊……能有你这样的主人认识到它们的价值，珍惜它们，爱护它们。

CommanderI'd wager every other old thing you've gathered up feels just the same.我想，你收集的那些其他旧物们也都是这么想的。

NagantI'm a fortunate one too, Commander!指挥官，我也很幸福哦！

CommanderEh?欸？

(In the warm light of the setting sun, a flush of pink rises across Nagant's smiling face.)（夕阳的暖光下，纳甘微笑的脸庞泛起阵阵红晕。）

(She rests her small head against my shoulder, and nestled there, the girl speaks the truest words in her heart.)（当小小的脑袋枕向我的肩头，少女依偎着我说出内心最真实的话语。）

NagantЯ счастлива, что повстречала вас. (I'm so happy that I met you.)我也很幸福呢，指挥官。

Covenant 铭契

NagantThe world is forever enamored of the new and weary of the old, forever pressing us onward until we forget the hopes we first set out with.世人都喜新厌旧，时常被世界推着向前，忘却过往的初衷。

NagantBut you alone turned back, and found me. You set this dusty old heart of mine beating once again.唯有您回首发现了我，让我尘封的心重新跳动。

NagantLet them call me old-fashioned, let them call me out of date. I want to express my feelings in my own way.就算被说是古板或是过时，我也想要用我的方式去表达自己的情感。

NagantAnd so my one wish is to tell you plainly: what rests within this heart of mine is a love that shall never fade. Я люблю тебя, Командир. (I love you, Commander.)唯愿告诉您，这颗心中安放着的，是永远不会褪色的爱。

Together For Life 相伴到老

NagantCommander, Commander, come quick and look! The seeds we planted have sprouted.指挥官指挥官，你快看，先前我们种下的种子发芽了。

(Nagant cups the flowerpot we bought in both hands and holds it up proudly, for all the world to see, to show me how the seeds are getting on.)（纳甘如同邀功般，得意地手捧先前我们购置的花盆，向我展示种子的近况。）

(Her fingers are pointing to a little cluster of tender green shoots that has pushed up through the soil. Peering through the clear glass, we can make out the roots curling downward, just as we'd hoped.)（在她手指的方向，一丛嫩绿的小芽破土而出。我们透过透明的玻璃仔细观察，恰好能看到它向下盘曲的根系。）

CommanderWow... It sprouted much sooner than I expected.真的啊……发芽的时间比我预想的要早很多啊。

NagantThat's because the two of us looked after them so well. It's all our watering and turning the soil, day in and day out, that has let these little seedlings come up so nicely.这都是我和您照顾得好。多亏我们每天的浇水，松土，这些种子们才可以顺利地发芽。

NagantSpeaking of which, Commander, it's time to water the seedling again.说到这个，指挥官，又到浇水施肥的时间了。

(Nagant passes me the familiar trowel. I take it with a smile and crouch down beside her in front of the pot.)（纳甘将熟悉的铲子递了过来。我微笑接过，和纳甘一起蹲在花盆前。）

CommanderDon't worry, I haven't forgotten. Watering these with you is about one of the only hobbies I've got left in my downtime, you know.放心，我记着。和你一起浇水也算是我闲暇之余所剩无几的爱好了。

NagantHm? You have other hobbies, Commander?嗯？指挥官还有什么别的爱好？

CommanderThe rest of them are things like poking around antique shops with you, going for walks, sitting out in the sun, that sort of thing.剩下的爱好就是和你一起没事去逛逛古董店，散散步，晒晒太阳之类的。

CommanderFor some reason, it feels like we're an old retired couple.总觉得……有种提前过上退休生活的感觉啊。

NagantOh, if only we really could retire one day, safe and sound, just like this. We'd have so much more time to spend together, every single day.要是能就这样平安无事地退休就好了。到那时，每天我们也可以有更多的时间在一起。

NagantWe could even clear a little plot on the Elmo for flowers, and rally everyone to lend a hand when the time comes.艾莫号上也可以腾出一片地方来种种花，到时候也可以召集大家一起帮忙。

NagantAnd on idle days, we could sit out in the sun together... Благодать. (What bliss.) To pass the days as gently and easily as that, what more could one ask for?没事的时候也可以和您一起晒晒太阳，就这样悠哉悠哉地过过日子也挺不错的。

NagantAnd should you dream up any plans of your own by then, I'd gladly help you see them through... In the end, so long as I'm by the side of the one I love, I want for nothing else.要是指挥官届时有什么想法，我也可以陪您一起去实现……总之，只要能待在我喜欢的人身边就好了。

CommanderThat's a very tempting proposition.那样的话倒是不坏啊。

(I pick up the pot and peer at Nagant through the glass on its side, with a touch of mischief.)（我拿起花盆，透过一侧的玻璃有点坏心眼地看向纳甘。）

CommanderI'm rather taken with this retirement life you've mapped out, you know. Who's to say, maybe one day the mood will strike and I'll just up and retire on the spot.我还挺中意你所安排的退休生活的，说不定哪天就心动了直接选择当场退休。

CommanderAnd then all these retirement plans you've put together for me, the ones about wanting to stay by my side for good... they'd finally come true, wouldn't they, душа моя? (my soulmate?)到时候，纳甘这些为我准备的，想一直和我待在一起的退休计划就能实现了。

NagantЭй! (Oi!) If you've already seen right through me, the least you could do is not to say it out loud...!您都看出来了就不要说破啊……

(Nagant flushes scarlet. She takes the trowel back from me and busies herself turning the soil, trying to cover her embarrassment.)（纳甘的脸变得通红。她接过铲子，试图用松土的行为来掩饰自己的尴尬。）

NagantAll the same, a retired life like that really is a dream of mine.不过，我还是觉得过上这样的退休生活是我的梦想。

NagantI know it's still a good way off, but doing quiet, easy things with you like this is lovely all the same... Let's call it a little taste of retirement, taken in advance.虽然我知道距离实现它还需要过上一段时间，不过像这样和您一起做些悠闲放松的事也挺不错的……就当是我们在提前体验退休生活好了。

CommanderYeah, you've got a point. Growing old alongside the person you love... I could think of far worse ways to spend my days.说得也是啊。能和喜欢的人一起相伴到老……这样的日子倒也不坏啊。

(I pat Nagant's head and crouch there beside her, the two of us watching the little green shoot together, quietly wishing this moment might hold still forever.)（我摸了摸纳甘的头，和她并排蹲在花盆前注视着绿芽，静静地期许着时间在此定格。）

Section 1 第一节

StechkinShe's late...好慢啊……

(On a commercial street bustling with activity, Stechkin stood leaning against a wall with her arms folded in boredom.)（人来人往的繁华商业街，斯捷奇金百无聊赖地抱臂靠在墙边。）

(With numerous shopping bags hanging from her arms, she taps her right index finger in rhythm while she stares at the crowds.)（她胳膊上挂着好几个购物袋，盯着来往的人潮，右手食指有节奏地点着胳膊。）

(Behind her is a hair salon. Its spinning barber's pole flashes red, white, and blue, casting its colors on Stechkin's face at intervals. This salon was special; the second floor is dedicated to offering maintenance services for Dolls.)（在她身后是一家发廊，门口旋转着红白蓝三色的花柱，映得她的脸色也一阵青一阵白的——特别的是，这家发廊的二楼，专为人形提供素体保养服务。）

(A petite, white figure rushes out of the door past Stechkin, coming to an emergency stop on the pavement while clutching her hat to ensure it doesn't fall, then looks around anxiously.)（一个白色的矮小身影冲出店门，直接略过斯捷奇金，在人行道中央一个急刹车，稳住帽子，焦急地左右张望。）

??...Where did she go?……人呢？

Stechkin(Sigh)哎……

StechkinOver here, Miss—Nagant—在这里哦，纳甘前——辈——

(Stechkin takes a single step forward, and her outstretched finger pokes right into Nagant's cheek as she turns her head around.)（斯捷奇金上前一步，伸出手指戳上了那人正好转过来的脸颊。）

NagantUwah! W-Why are you standing here, Stechkin...唔哇！ 你、你怎么站在这里啊，斯捷奇金……

StechkinI'm waiting for you to finish your maintenance, of course. Poor me has already gone around the mall across the street and bought three outfits. You took quite a long time, don't you think?当然是为了等前辈保养结束咯。我这个可怜后辈已经去对面的商场逛了一圈买了三套衣服了，再怎么说也有点久了吧？

NagantSorry, sorry! The technician was way too passionate in there! It's been so long since my last frame maintenance, so he recommended me a ton of different treatments, and even wanted to do me a hairstyle that helps me look taller. Good thing I held on to my sanity in there...抱歉抱歉，里面的技师也太热情了！ 太久没有保养素体，他给我推荐了好多项目，还说要帮我做个显高的新发型，幸好我还保有一丝理智……

NagantDamn it! Why do you have so much money for buying stuff?可恶，你怎么还有钱买这么多东西！

(Nagant's eyes open wide in surprise at the sight of the many bags hanging on Stechkin's arms, silently thinking of the sad state of her near-empty account, and incidentally recalling how her cheek had just been poked.)（纳甘惊讶地看着提着大包小包的斯捷奇金，默默想了想自己少得可怜的账户余额，顺带想起了自己刚才被戳了脸颊。）

NagantY-You dare play pranks on your senior?!你、你怎么可以捉弄前辈！

StechkinOh, don't be so petty~ Your cheeks have regained their suppleness after servicing, so there's no doubt everyone would love to poke it after seeing that.别这么小气嘛~ 保养后前辈的脸颊又恢复了弹性，任谁看了都会想戳一下的。

StechkinSo how's my recommendation? Pretty good, right? The technicians are all retired government techs, the price is reasonable, and the treatments keep up with trends. Why not try them out after you manage to save more money, Miss Nagant?我推荐的这家店还不错吧？技师都是官方职员退休出来的，价格公道，还有顺应潮流的新项目。 前辈，攒够钱后可以再来试试哦。

Nagant...You... You're so pushy with this. Are you getting some kind of kickback from this?……你这家伙，这么积极，是不是拿了什么回扣？

StechkinHow's that possible~ The two of us will just get a discount doing that.怎么会~只不过两人一起会更优惠而已。

StechkinWe're only out here because the logistics department's sign-in system suddenly bugged out, which is why we had time to slip out and unwind, remember? I didn't intentionally bring you here for this.而且，今天也是因为后勤部的登记系统临时出了bug，我们才有空溜出来放松一下的对吧？ 可不是我特意要带你来的。

NagantFine, I'll believe you for now.好吧，勉强相信你了。

NagantAhem...咳咳……

(Nagant pretends to clear her throat.)（纳甘装模作样地清了清嗓子。）

NagantDon't forget the purpose of our trip out here. We must bring back the authentication devices used in the entry and exit gates safely! I heard that the satellite city has been upgrading all sorts of machines and systems lately, so we can't let the sector we're in charge of lag behind!不要忘记我们出外勤的目的——用在进出口闸机上的那两台身份验证仪器今天必须安全带回去！ 我听说最近卫星城的各种机器可都在升级系统，我们负责的区域可不能落后！

NagantStill, civil servants doing overtime into nightfall? Unbelievable! I remember clearly how they would just run off even before the clock reached 5...不过作为公职人员，他们居然会加班到晚上？不可置信！我记得以前那些家伙可是不到5点就……

(Both of their communicators started ringing almost at the same time.)（两人的通讯器几乎同时响起。）

(The two of them exchange glances after looking through the contents. Stechkin shrugs in resignation.)（看过内容后，两人对视一眼。斯捷奇金耸了耸肩，一脸了然。）

NagantLooks like we won't be able to go back for now.看来没办法立刻赶回去了。

StechkinRight, right. Let's get to it.是，是，来活咯。

NagantWhat... What is this?这……这什么啊？

(The crowd returning to the satellite city by rail merges with the crowd in the middle of the busy commercial street.)（道路中央，乘轨道列车返回卫星城的人潮和繁华商业街的人潮汇合在一起。）

(A cleaning bot spins its mop around wildly while pivoting on the spot, separating the crowd into two streams.)（清洁机器人挥舞着拖把，原地转圈，把人潮分成了两条支流。）

(Every now and then, someone runs into the bot because they were too glued to their phones, but they move on after cursing at it briefly.)（偶尔有人因为盯着手机没看路而被撞到，也只是在骂了两句后继续前进。）

NagantThe orders we received were to disperse the crowd, but they seem to be quite orderly already. That troublemaking bot, however... Wouldn't it be best if we just shut it down?虽然接到的命令是疏散人群，但人群看上去还挺有序的。 反倒是那台“肇事机器人”……真的不用去把它强制关机吗？

StechkinMiss Nagant, this is sector W12, not the sector W9 that we are responsible for. It's the responsibility of the security forces here to deal with that out-of-control bot. We just have to "disperse the crowd" in our area.前辈，这里是W12区，不是我们负责的W9区。 处理这台失控机器是这片区域治安队的工作，我们做好自己“疏散人群”的工作就好了。

StechkinMy wish is that everyone would do what they should do, so that there would be more love and peace in this world.我的愿望是，人人都能做好自己该做的事，这样就love&peace了。

NagantI-I know, of course. I was just testing you as my junior. As your mentor, I feel relieved at hearing your correct response.我、我当然知道，我只是敲打一下你这个后辈而已。 你说出这种话，作为指导者的前辈我也是很欣慰的。

StechkinOh~ Is that so? Thank you very much for your concern, Miss Nagant.哦~是这样啊，还真是让前辈费心了。

StechkinStill, could you please stop looking at me with such a motherly gaze? Quite a number of our colleagues have informed me that they feel a sense of guilt every time you look at them like that, Miss Nagant.不过，前辈你可不可以不要用这种“慈爱”的眼神看着我？ 最近有不少同事跟我反馈，每当被前辈慈爱的目光仰视，都有种负罪感。

NagantWhat?! Is that how those kids see me? I was simply trying my best to mingle with them, but it seems like I have much to learn if I want to truly understand how young people think nowadays...什么！那些孩子是这么评价我的吗？ 我只是想尽快和她们打成一片而已，看来还是要更了解年轻人的想法……

NagantWhatever! Let's deal with the crowd first! We just have to prevent them from getting near that cleaning bot, right?算了，不管啦，先疏散人群吧！ 不要让人们靠近那台清洁机器人就好了吧？

(Stechkin follows right behind Nagant while they steer the crowd away from the out-of-control cleaning bot.)（纳甘和斯捷奇金一前一后，疏导着人群远离失控的清洁机器人。）

ChildMom! Look, the robot is spinning around! That's so cool!妈妈，看，机器人在转圈！真有趣！

ChildAh...哎呀……

(A child falls to the ground after being jostled by the crowd. The cleaning bot's detection bulb lights up, swinging its mop around while driving towards the child.)（一个孩子在推搡中摔倒在地。清洁机器人的监测信号灯随之亮起，它挥舞着拖把朝着孩子所在的方向开去。）

Cleaning RobotTrash, detected... Commance, cleaning...发现，垃圾…… 清理，开始……

NagantOh no! The cleaning bot has mistaken a child as trash to clean up!不好！清洁机器人把那个孩子当做需要清除的“垃圾”了！

NagantYou shall not... harm the child!不许……靠近这个孩子！

NagantNot everything that falls to the ground is trash, you rustbucket!你这个破铁桶！可不是掉在地上的就是垃圾啊喂！

Stechkin(Sigh) ...I thought we agreed to just maintaining order...哎……说好只是维持秩序呢……

(Nagant sprints forward and pulls the child aside.)（纳甘三两步冲了上去，把小孩子拉到了一边。）

(Stechkin puts down her shopping bags, picks up the child, then moves out of the cleaning bot's range.)（斯捷奇金随之放下了购物袋，将小孩子抱起，撤到了机器人的可攻击范围之外。）

NagantI got it pinned down! But... where's the power button?我控制住它了！ 但是……电源在哪里啊？

StechkinMiss Nagant, your bravery is commendable, but that bot is way bigger than you... You're not pinning it down by holding on to it for dear life while it spins in circles!虽然前辈勇气可嘉，但这台机器人可是比你大了一圈啊…… 你们这样下去除了在原地转圈以外，可是谁都制伏不了谁。

NagantUwah! The crowd... The crowd is coming over! Hey! You! The one in the yellow hat! Why are you taking pictures? This is not the time for that at all!唔哇！人群……人群又聚拢过来了！ 喂！你！戴黄色帽子的男的，你怎么还有心情拍照啊！现在可不是拍照留念的时候！

Cleaning RobotTrash... Clean... @#￥%...垃圾……清理…… @#￥%……

NagantUwaaaah... Stechkin... Think of something!唔啊啊啊……斯捷奇金……想想办法啊！

StechkinOkay... Don't get seperated from mom again, dearie.是是。 小朋友，可不要再跟妈妈走散了啊。

StechkinNow then... To take care of Miss Nagant... Ah! This is bad...接下来……前辈这边——哎呀这可真是无从下手啊……

??Form up!列队！

??We have to disperse the crowd to avoid a stampede!疏散人群，避免出现踩踏事件！

(Before Stechkin could react, a tall, white figure rushes past her.)（还没等斯捷奇金反应过来，一个白色的高大身影已经上前。）

(In a single swift motion, she grasps the bot's flailing mop with one hand and presses down on the emergency shutdown button after finding it quickly with another. She then picks up the quite-dizzy Nagant and raises her high)（她动作利落地一手钳住机器人胡乱挥舞着的拖把，一手熟练地找到应急按钮按了下去，然后高高举起被晃得晕头转向的纳甘。）

??Your crime ends here!束手就擒吧！

StechkinW-Wait! She's not...等、等一下！她不是……

(The figure was prepared to suplex Nagant, but was hit in the face by her falling hat. She looks up, sees the hat owner's face, and is frozen for a moment before she hurriedly sets Nagant down.（那个人影正准备给纳甘来个背摔，却被纳甘的帽子砸中脑袋。她抬头看到了帽子主人的脸，愣了一下，匆忙停住动作。）

??N-Nagant M1895?!纳、纳甘左轮？！

NagantUgh... So dizzy...唔……好晕……

NagantYou're... Mosin-Nagant?! Eh, where, where did my hat go?你是……莫辛纳甘？！ 咦，我的、我的帽子去哪里了？

Section 2 第二节

Mosin-NagantI'm so sorry!抱歉！

(At the entrance to sector W12's security department, Mosin-Nagant clasps her hand together in apology. Although her head is lowered, she stealthily opens an eye to watch for Nagant's reaction.)（W12区治安管理部门的门口，莫辛纳甘双手合掌。虽然低着头，她却偷偷睁开了一只眼，瞄着纳甘的反应。）

(Nagant stood with her hands on her hips, puffed up with anger in front of her.)（纳甘正双手叉腰，气鼓鼓地站在她面前。）

NagantHmph—!哼——！

Mosin-NagantNagant M1895, are... you angry? I didn't raise you up high on purpose, you understand what was going on in that situation... right?纳甘左轮，你……生气啦？ 我不是故意要把你举起来的，那种情况……对吧？

Nagant...Just call me Nagant. That's what everyone calls me these days.……叫纳甘就好了，现在大家都是这么叫我的。

NagantHmph. Even if I was a stranger, it would be incredibly rude to raise someone up high, wouldn't it! And you did that in front of my junior...哼，就算是陌生人，突然把对方举起来也是很不礼貌的吧！ 而且还是在后辈面前……

StechkinIf Miss Nagant is willing to pay me hush money, I'm willing to erase this part of my memory, you know?如果前辈肯支付我一些封口费，我是可以把这段记忆删除掉的哦。

NagantThat's not what's important!重点是这个吗？！

NagantIt's getting quite late... Even if we start going back now, we won't be able to send in these authentication devices before the logistics department people go home for the day.都这个时间了……就算现在往回走，那两台身份验证仪器也赶不及在后勤部下班前送回去了。

Mosin-NagantAh, there's no need to worry about that.啊，那个啊，不用担心。

Mosin-NagantStechkin told me all about the situation while you were recording statements. I've contacted the relevant people, so they will wait half an hour longer for you.斯捷奇金在你做笔录的时候告诉我情况了，我已经和对方打过招呼，他们会多等你们三十分钟哦。

Mosin-NagantShould we set off now? I'll accompany you guys for a bit.现在出发吗？我送你们一段。

NagantOhh! That's good.哦哦！那就没事了。

(The previously dejected Nagant is immediately reinvigorated by the news.)（沮丧的纳甘立刻就恢复了活力。）

NagantThanks, Mosin-Nagant.谢谢了，莫辛纳甘。

(She grabs Mosin-Nagant's hand, pulls Stechkin along and sets off to their destination.)（她挽住莫辛纳甘的手，拉着斯捷奇金，就要向着目的地出发。）

(Mosin-Nagant and Stechkin follow Nagant's lead and move along.)（莫辛纳甘和斯捷奇金顺着纳甘的力道跟了上去。）

Mosin-NagantThere's no need to be so polite to your big sister. I should be thanking you two for stopping the out-of-control cleaning robot. It's been sent to the technical department for inspections, so we should expect results soon.跟自己的姐姐客气什么，我还要感谢你们阻止了失控的清洁机器人呢。 它已经被带去技术部检测了，相信很快就会有结果。

NagantAll in a day's work.这是我应该做的。

NagantSince we have decided to protect this city, we can't exactly ignore such things. Moreover, I'm bringing Stechkin along today, so as her senior, I need to establish myself as a good role model for her.既然决定守护这座城市，对于这种事情肯定不能置之不理。 何况这次还是带着后辈出勤呢，作为前辈肯定要树立正面的形象啊。

NagantYou look really cool though, Mosin-Nagant. Have you become some kind of Big Boss?倒是莫辛纳甘，你现在好威风耶，是做了什么大Boss吗？

Mosin-NagantBig Boss?大Boss？

StechkinMiss Nagant, do you mean "Leader"?纳甘前辈是想说“队长”吧？

StechkinI understand your wish to keep up with the trendy lingo circulating among young people, Miss Nagant, but that's not how that phrase is used.前辈，我能理解你想追赶年轻人潮流的心情，但这个词不是这么用的哦。

NagantOh... I see...啊……是吗……

NagantWell, you know what I mean! You youngsters should cut your elders some slack once in a while!总之，就是那个意思啦！你们这些小年轻，偶尔也要体谅一下老人家吧！

Mosin-NagantI'm just a squad leader in a security patrol detail, so I'm not exactly anyone important.我现在是治安巡逻小队的小队长，也算不上什么重要人物。

Mosin-NagantI had already dealt with another haywire robot earlier and had no time to return, so I asked dispatch to find security personnel on duty for assistance against the cleaning bot. I didn't expect it to be you two.我也是刚处理完一起机器暴走案件，没法立刻赶回来，这才麻烦调度中心安排正在附近执勤的安保人员协助，没想到会是你们两个。

NagantRobots going haywire?! Are cases like that on the rise lately?机器暴走？！ 最近这种情况很多吗？

Mosin-NagantYeah. It's not just an isolated event or two. Although we don't have the results on the cleaning bot yet, I reckon it might have been infected by a virus just like the previous cases before it.没错，已经不是一起两起了。 虽然这次的检测结果还没有出来，但我猜测它可能和之前的案件一样，是感染了某种电子病毒。

Mosin-NagantSpeaking of which, there has been quite a number of similar issues with the entry and exit gates. The gates would suddenly close on visitors crossing them, and sometimes the indicator lights on authentication devices would flash for no reason. This is why the government started to phase in new system upgrades for public-use machines.说起来，之前还有进出口闸机出现类似的问题，来访者们还没走过去就被突然快速开合的门板狠狠击中、身份识别仪器的指示灯忽然开始乱闪之类的。 因此政府已经开始逐步对公共机器进行系统升级了哦。

NagantA virus... So that was why an engineer came by sector W9 to check on the gates, then took off with two authentication devices. We came out here to take back the devices after they finished servicing them.病毒……难怪之前有工程人员来W9区的闸机检查呢，后来还拆了两台身份识别仪器带走。 今天我们其实就是来取回维护后的仪器的。

Mosin-NagantYep, looks like the upgrades have already come to your region too, which is reassuring.嗯，看来升级已经推进到你们负责的区域了，这样我还多少放心一点。

Mosin-NagantTo tell the truth, W12 security has taken on the task of tracking down the creator of this virus. However, we are becoming short on manpower just handling cases in our sector. If sector W9 falls to the virus too, we would be way overstretched having to expand our investigation and protection zone.实不相瞒，W12这里的治安队接下了关于病毒制造者的追查任务，然而光是解决本区域内的相关案件就已经人手不足。 如果W9区也沦陷的话，我们的调查和防控范围也必须要随之扩大，到时候就麻烦了。

Mosin-NagantThe civic center is straight ahead, so this is where we will part ways for now.前面就是市政中心的大楼，我暂且送到这里了。

Mosin-NagantLet's meet up again when we find the chance, hopefully outside of work.有机会的话，下次再见吧，希望是在工作之外的时间。

(Mosin-Nagant waves goodbye to Stechkin and Nagant, then turns to leave.)（莫辛纳甘向纳甘和斯捷奇金挥了挥手，转头向来时的方向走去。）

NagantMosin-Nagant!莫辛纳甘！

Mosin-NagantHm?嗯？

(Hearing Nagant call her name, Mosin-Nagant stops and turns around. Nagant's face serious and solemn.（听到纳甘叫自己的名字，莫辛纳甘停下脚步，转过身来，纳甘正一脸凝重。）

NagantUm... I would like to help if that's okay.那个…… 如果可以的话，我可以帮忙哦。

Mosin-Nagant...What?……什么？

NagantAhem, I said— I can help with the investigation! Actually... Please! Let me help you!咳，我说—— 调查的事，我可以帮忙！倒不如说……拜托了！请让我帮忙吧！

Mosin-NagantEh? But, I was only able to call on you guys for assistance due to the emergency today, much less ask for more. You guys belong to sector W9 after all.欸？可是，但如果不是今天这种紧急事态，我是无法提出申请，将你们调来协助的，毕竟你们隶属于W9区。

NagantPlease let me help! Even if not in an official capacity! I wish to protect this city just like the nameless heroes we see in movies!让我帮忙吧！不是官方协助也可以！ 我想保护这座城市，就像电影里的无名英雄那样！

Mosin-NagantHeroes?英雄？

(Stechkin couldn't bear standing by and listening anymore. Shaking her head in resignation, she explains the situation to Mosin-Nagant.)（一直在一旁安静听着的斯捷奇金终于看不下去，无奈地摇了摇头，向莫辛纳甘解释起来。）

StechkinI'm sorry to have introduced hero movies to Miss Nagant. Ever since that day, she would randomly say some delusional things...对不起，我不该带前辈去看什么英雄电影的。 自从那次回来，她动不动就会冒出一些中二台词……

Mosin-NagantD-Delusional?中、中二？

NagantI'm not delusional, okay?才不是中二啦！

NagantI just really don't what a repeat of what happened today. We put in so much effort keeping the city safe, but someone just hides around in the shadows, puppeting machines to cause trouble and destruction. It's way too despicable. Even film villains don't stoop so low.我是真的不希望今天这样的事情再发生了。 我们辛辛苦苦保卫这座城市的安全，但却有人躲在暗处指使机器搞破坏，太卑鄙了，电影里的反派都不屑于做这种低级的事。

NagantIf someone is disgruntled about the state of affairs, then they should loudly proclaim their dissatisfaction! If they want to disrupt the peace, they should come out and fight with us openly!如果心怀不满，就光明正大地说出来；如果想破坏城市的安全，就出来堂堂正正地和我们决斗！

Mosin-NagantOh my! As expected of my little sister Nagant!哦！不愧是我的妹妹纳甘！

(Nagant's overwhelming sense of justice infects Mosin-Nagant, causing the two sisters to grasp each other's hands, both sets of eyes shining with righteousness.)（看着一脸正气的纳甘，莫辛纳甘也被她大义凛然的发言感染，两姐妹两眼放光地交握住了双手。）

(The shining, brilliant atmosphere of justice is so bright, Stechkin has to cover her eyes in discomfort.)（在这种自带光芒的气氛下，斯捷奇金痛苦地揉了揉眼睛。）

StechkinThese two really are sisters...真不愧是两姐妹……

Mosin-NagantStechkin, are you willing to lend your power to keep this city safe?斯捷奇金，你也愿意为守护这个城市出一份力吗？

Stechkin...Ah... About that... I just wanna make money in peace.……啊……这个……我只想安稳赚钱。

NagantShe's just being shy and stubborn.她就是嘴硬啦。

NagantIf we think about the situation though... It's weird that our opponent is just randomly causing chaos. What do they gain from doing that?不过……总觉得对方很奇怪呢，他们只是单纯地为了制造混乱吗？这样能获得什么好处？

Mosin-NagantStrange indeed. We have been trying to guess at their motive too.没错，我们也在推测他们的目的。

Mosin-NagantNormally, if our foe is a terrorist, the trouble they cause is way more serious and the impact more widespread. But these cases of bots going haywire don't seem to have any connection with each other, they seem more like just some random targets...一般来说，如果是恐怖分子所为，制造的混乱往往更加严重，影响范围也更大。 但是这几起案件中暴走的机器品类不同，彼此之间也没有什么关联性，更像是随机选择……

Mosin-NagantFor now, all they have accomplished is getting the government to upgrade old machines and infrastructure... which isn't a bad thing if we only look at the results.目前看来，这几起案件造成的唯一结果就是促使政府针对老旧机器逐步进行了系统升级而已…… 就结果来说，也不是什么坏事。

NagantThey can't just be trying to earn money from software development, right?总不能就是为了赚取软件开发的酬金吧？

StechkinIt's not impossible, the majority of crimes in the world stem from money, after all.也不是没可能哦，这个世界上大部分的犯罪都是为了钱呀。

NagantStechkin... Once you've reached my age, you will learn that there are things in the world that are more important than money.斯捷奇金……等你到了我这个年龄，就会知道有些东西是比钱更重要的啦。

NagantBut anyway, no matter what their motive might be, we won't let them win! I'll keep an eye on the machines even when we are back in sector W9, leave it to me!总之，不管对方的目的是什么，我们都不会让他得逞的！即便回到W9区我也会留意这些机器的，你放心好了！

Mosin-NagantI'm counting on you.那就拜托你了。

(After parting with Mosin-Nagant, Stechkin and Nagant manage to reach POL-03's satellite city security management's logistics department just in time.)（和莫辛纳甘告别后，纳甘和斯捷奇金及时赶到了POL-03卫星城城市治安管理部门后勤部。）

Logistics Department StaffYou guys are from sector W9, right? You can take the devices back once you sign the forms.W9区的是吧，登记一下领取信息就可以带走了。

NagantThanks, sorry for the trouble!谢谢，辛苦你了！

Logistics Department StaffNo need. But do hurry along, it's time for me to get off work.行了行了，赶紧走吧，我要下班了。

Logistics Department Staff(Sigh) ...What an unlucky day to leave so late.哈啊……今天折腾到这么晚，真倒霉。

(After signing their details, Nagant and Stechkin leave with the two upgraded authentication devices.)（登记完信息后，纳甘和斯捷奇金就带着两台升级完系统的身份验证仪器离开了。）

(The logistics department worker turns off the computer, then turns around, opens a drawer to retrieve a small paper notebook to record down the sector number of the two Dolls, before circling a spot nearby.)（工作人员关闭电脑，转身从抽屉里拿出一个纸质的小册子，记下两人所在的区域编号，并在后面画了一个圈。）

Logistics Department StaffSector W9...W9区……

Section 3 第三节

(There aren't many people outside during a typical day in the satellite city. Nagant and Stechkin reach the post once it's time for them to take over work from the previous duty group.)（白天卫星城的人流量并不大。到了和上一个执勤小组交接的时间，纳甘和斯捷奇金来到岗位。）

NagantGood work today, leave the rest to me!辛苦了，接下来就交给前辈我吧！

Security DollThank you, Miss Nagant!拜托前辈了！

(The two Dolls on duty finish handing over work to Nagant, then turn and leave in a small jog. Looking at her juniors running off, Nagant cannot help but sigh.)（两名人形和纳甘交接完毕，就小跑着转身离开了。看着后辈们的身影，纳甘不禁感叹起来。）

NagantYoung people are so lively.年轻人就是有活力呀。

StechkinMiss Nagant, I'm young too, but I'm not that lively.前辈，我也是年轻人，你看，我就没什么活力。

NagantOh. But you're lively too once someone dangles an ounce of Sardis gold in front of your eyes. All right, let's begin our work.哦，如果现在在你面前有一盎司萨狄斯金，你一定会干劲十足的。 好了，开始工作吧。

NagantI speak of work, but there's so little traffic after the morning rush hours. It's kind of boring...话虽这么说，这个时段通常是没什么人进出的，早高峰已经过去了，稍微有点无聊呐……

StechkinMiss Nagant, we should treasure any chance to slack off, as they are hard to come by.前辈，摸鱼的机会难得，要好好珍惜才对。

(A gate near the two Dolls suddenly sounds out an alarm. A middle-aged man has failed authentication.)（两人旁边，一台闸机突然发出警报，一名中年男性的身份验证未通过。）

NagantHi, you can't travel through the satellite city through this entrance without passing authentication.你好，身份验证未通过，是不可以通过这个进出口前往卫星城的哦。

Middle-Aged ManImpossible! I've got a genuine ID chip over here, it can't be posing any issues!不可能！我这可是正规的身份识别芯片，怎么可能有问题！

Middle-Aged ManThere must be something wrong with your stupid machine here. I did hear that bots have been going haywire in the city recently, maybe this one has gone out-of-control too. I'll try a different one...一定是你们这台破机器有问题，我可是听说了，最近城里有些机器无缘无故暴走，说不定这台也坏了呢。我换一台试试……

Middle-Aged ManDamn it, why is it still not working?!可恶，怎么还是不行？！

NagantI'm sorry, but if you try to force your way in, we will have to resort to forceful measures.不好意思，如果你试图强行闯入的话，接下来我将对你采取强制措施。

Middle-Aged ManThis is crazy! I managed to get past the gates in another sector not long ago! Maybe your systems are too old and the data didn't sync up properly?不可能！明明之前在另一区域的机器上都可以的！ 是不是你们的机器系统太老旧，数据不同步啊？

NagantThe data in our machines are updated in real-time. The two rightmost machines were just upgraded, so if you don't believe it...我们的数据都是实时更新的，最右边那两台是刚升级过的机器，如果不相信的话可以去……

NagantUgh—!唔——！

(The middle-aged man shoves Nagant aside and goes to the rightmost gate without waiting for her to finish.)（还没等纳甘说完，中年男子就撞开她，去到了最右边的闸机。）

(This time, the gate manages to detect the ID. The light turns green, and the man passes through.)（这一次，闸机成功检测到了身份信息，亮起绿灯，男子成功通过。）

Middle-Aged ManHa, what was I saying about your problematic machines? See? I managed to get in now!哈，我就说你们的机器有问题吧，看，老子这不就进来了？

(The man curses at Nagant in an arrogant manner while flipping her off.)（男子一边骂骂咧咧一边对着纳甘竖起中指，嚣张极了。）

(Stechkin appears next to him out of nowhere and twists his arm from behind.)（斯捷奇金不知道什么时候走到了男子旁边，从后方扭住了他的手臂。）

Middle-Aged ManOw, ow, ow, ow... What the hell do you want?!啊疼疼疼……你干什么！

StechkinExcuse me, but could you please go through the gates again? The authentication device showed us a portrait that did not match your appearance. Could you please let us confirm your identity?不好意思，能否请您再通过一次闸机呢？ 刚才身份验证仪器上显示的照片似乎与您的长相有出入，能否让我们再确认下呢？

(Although Stechkin is smiling with narrowed eyes, Nagant felt anger emanating from her.)（虽然眯眼微笑着，但纳甘能感觉到斯捷奇金此时有些生气。）

(Ten minutes later.)（十分钟后。）

(The man has been taken away by a security patrol squad for obstruction of official duties and for carrying mismatched identification. Peace has returned to Nagant and Stechkin's gateway.（男子因妨碍公务以及身份不匹配的问题被治安巡逻小队的人带走，纳甘和斯捷奇金所在的出入口再次恢复了平静。）

NagantUgh...唔……

StechkinWhats up, Miss Nagant? You look pretty serious over something. You should be happy that we caught a criminal who forged a fake ID. We reached our KPI goal for the month!怎么了前辈？表情这么严肃。 抓住了伪造身份信息的罪犯，应该高兴才对，这个月的KPI可以达成了。

Nagant...All authentication devices share the same devices in theory, so there shouldn't be a case whereby someone can only pass through certain gates.……按理说，所有身份验证仪器都共享同一个数据库，不可能存在某个人只能从某台闸机通过的情况。

NagantAnd according to past experience, smugglers don't make low level mistakes such as having their forged identity's photo not match their faces...而且根据以往经验来看，偷渡者的伪造身份会出现照片信息不一致这么低级的错误吗……

StechkinHe probably didn't have enough money. The forgers probably cheaped out by giving him some generic copied ID. As for having trouble passing through certain gates but not others... probably a bug in the data reader.估计是钱没给够啦。那些伪造芯片的人图省事，肯定是随便复制了个通用身份就塞给他用了。 至于一个通过一个不行这件事……八成是数据读取有bug。

NagantJust to be safe, let's report it to the manager and the logistics department too. After all, it would be bad for a newly upgraded identification reader to have such security loopholes...以防万一，还是上报管理员，顺带也联络一下后勤部那边吧，毕竟刚升级完的识别器就出现这种漏洞，看起来很不妙啊。

StechkinYou're so driven! Keep up the good work, Miss Nagant!前辈真是有干劲，加油哦，前辈。

NagantJust shouting slogans won't do. Come and help me with that.只喊口号可不行，你也来帮忙。

StechkinYou can't be serious! We only have to work for two more hours!不是吧？还有2个小时就下班了！

NagantHmph. I'll have you freedom-loving youngsters understand what it means to put work first today.哼，今天就让你这个自由世代的小年轻好好领略一下什么叫做工作优先吧。

(Nagant grabbed Stechkin by the collar, about to walk back to their post. Stechkin lets out a heavy sigh.)（纳甘拽着斯捷奇金的领子就要走向两人执勤的位置，被牢牢扼住后脖颈的斯捷奇金重重地叹了口气。）

StechkinI'll be counting overtime for this, Miss Nagant.加班费，正在记账哦前辈。

(Nagant contacts Mosin-Nagant the same night.)（当天晚上，纳甘联络了莫辛纳甘。）

NagantAre you free to talk, Mosin-Nagant? I have important information for you to know.莫辛纳甘，你现在方便吗？我这里有重要的信息同步给你。

Mosin-NagantOf course. What's this about, Nagant?方便的，怎么了？纳甘。

NagantRemember how we talked about machines going out-of-control a few days back?还记得前几天谈到的机器失控的事情吗？

NagantIt's a good thing you reminded us of that. Stechkin and I made sure to keep an eye on the machines these past two days, and we actually ran into a problem today.经由你提醒，这两天我和斯捷奇金一直在密切关注机器们的运行情况，结果今天就出事了。

Mosin-NagantWait, what? Sector W9 too? Did a cleaning bot poke through a toilet bowl, or did an advertising bot spew paper all over the sky?等等，什么？W9区也出事了？ 是清洁机器人捅漏了坐便器还是宣传机器人漫天吐废纸？

NagantIt's the gates. A smuggler was let through, and the authentication device detected no problems at all!是闸机。 有偷渡者被直接放行了，身份识别仪器完全没有发现问题！

Mosin-NagantThat's really bad.那很糟糕哎。

Mosin-NagantThough... this kind of problem already existed in the first place, right? Maybe it's not the virus. Maybe it's just... a bug in the identity data recognition process?不过……这种问题原本就存在的吧？ 感觉不一定是因为病毒导致，可能只是……身份数据识别bug？

NagantWhy are you saying things that Stechkin would say ?! We should be more alert in times like these!你怎么和斯捷奇金说一样的话啦！这种时候应该更加警觉才是！

NagantAnyway, while traffic was low in the afternoon, Stechkin and I spent a few hours manually cross-checking the number of people who passed through the gates against the captured facial and identity information. We found four discrepancies.反正，下午人流量不多的时候，我和斯捷奇金花了几个小时，把今天经过闸机的人数、面部信息、身份信息进行了逐一核对，发现存在4个人数偏差。

NagantOnce we tried matching up the identity data, we found that these four people were not registered within the database, so they were genuine smugglers.我们逐一比对了身份数据，发现这4人没有登记在身份信息库里，他们是货真价实的偷渡者。

Mosin-NagantFour people with forged ID chips passing through the same gates in a day?! That's insane!一天内在同一个出入口就通过了4个伪造芯片的人？！这也太猖狂了！

NagantThe thing is, when I checked the passage record timestamps against the surveillance footage, I found that when these four smugglers logged in, the identity logged by the system belonged to visitors who had already passed through the gates normally on the same day.而且，我根据通过记录的时间与监控时间进行了核对，发现这4人登录时，系统录入的身份正是当日正常通过该闸机的来访者。

NagantThese normal visitors however did not have passage record timestamps recorded down when they passed through the gates, causing a discrepancy in the total number of people who had gone through the gates.而那几名来访者在通过闸口时却未被实时写入通行记录里，因此才会出现人数偏差。

Mosin-Nagant...So the smugglers were not using illegal chips to fool the gates, it was two gates randomly providing identities to the smugglers?……偷渡者不是使用非法芯片欺骗闸机，而是这两台闸机在为偷渡者随机伪造身份？！

NagantThat's exactly it! And the problem happened only on the two machines that just received a system upgrade!嗯！就是这样，而且这个问题只出现在那两台刚刚升级完系统的机器上！

Mosin-NagantThe system upgrade... so the real problem lies there?!系统升级……难道说问题就出现在这里？！

NagantTo connect this with recent events, It's very likely that the virus that caused machines to go haywire was just a diversion.很有可能，联系之前发生的事情来看，导致机器暴走的病毒很可能只是一个幌子。

NagantThe creator used it to cause some minor incidents, so as not to attract too much suspicion, but manages to push the government into upgrading the systems of public-use machines all over the city.制造者借由它引发一些不痛不痒的小型事故，一方面不会引起政府的高度重视，一方面又促使政府对全城的公共机器们进行系统升级。

NagantThe creator then finds a chance to sneak the real virus into a system patch, using it to disrupt the normal functions of the gate!然后制造者再找机会把真正的病毒植入系统补丁里，让它来干扰闸机的正常识别！

(Mosin-Nagant slaps her head after hearing Nagant's explanation.)（听完纳甘的话，莫辛纳甘狠狠拍了下脑袋。)

Mosin-NagantNo wonder cases of haywire bots went way down after the government decided to upgrade the systems. I thought it was because things got safer after the old systems received upgrades, but that turned out to be a mind trick!难怪在政府要求逐步更新系统之后，那些暴走案件数量就明显下降了。 我之前还以为这是因为老旧系统升级后变得安全了，没想到真正的陷阱却在这里！

Mosin-NagantI was too negligent about this matter. If only I realized this earlier... Oh no. I heard that the upgraded gates have already been placed all over the different sectors. How many smugglers have gone through now...? The crime rate... Ahhhh....!我真的是太失职了，如果早一点意识到的话…… 天啊，这些更新后的闸机据说已经在多个区域投放，到底有多少个偷渡者混进来了……城市的犯罪率……啊啊啊……

NagantDon't worry too much. We can catch these smugglers since we can still check data in the backend like what we did!不要太担心，后台数据依然可以抓取，那些偷渡者会被一个一个揪出来！

Mosin-NagantThis has to be reported immediately to the logistics department managers. I'll contact them now.这问题要赶紧上报给后勤部和相关的管理人员，我现在就去联络他们。

NagantW-Wait. I already talked to them when I first found out about this, but... they gave me a pretty weird response.等、等一下，其实我在发现偷渡者的第一时间就联络过了，但……给我的回复怪怪的。

Mosin-NagantWhat do you mean?什么意思？

NagantAlthough the manager and the logistics department said that they would take the matter seriously, when I asked to assist in the investigation, they rejected me harshly, telling me to not poke my nose where it doesn't belong, something like that.虽然管理员和后勤部那边都表示会重视这个问题……但当我主动申请协助跟进调查时却被严厉拒绝了，还被说干好自己的事之类的。

NagantSo... The investigation that Stechkin and I performed afterwards were our own investigations and not officially sanctioned...所以……我和斯捷奇金关于监控的后续调查其实都是个人行为……

Mosin-NagantWon't you two be punished if they find out?被发现的话你们会被处罚吧？

NagantI'll protect this city even if punishment awaits me!为了这个城市的安全，挨点罚也没事！

Mosin-NagantMm! You really are my younger sister!嗯，不愧是我的妹妹！

StechkinMiss Nagant's okay doesn't mean I'm okay with it!前辈没事，可不代表我也没事啊？

StechkinI'm already pretty unhappy about my pay. If we are found to be acting on our own, my quarterly bonus will most likely go down the drain.本来工资就不够花了，这次被发现擅自行动的话，八成这个季度的奖金都要泡汤喽。

(Stechkin enters the communication frequency.)（斯捷奇金接入了两人的通讯频段。）

NagantYoungsters shouldn't be so narrow minded!年轻人眼光不要那么局限啦！

NagantAnyway, did you finish what I asked you to do?交代你的事情做好了？

StechkinYeah. I've traced down the movements of the other three smugglers we didn't catch on the spot.嗯。除去被当场逮捕的偷渡者之外，另外三人的行动路线大致追踪出来了。

StechkinGood thing our sector has pretty decent surveillance coverage and isn't too big, otherwise poor me would be overwhelmed with work for an entire week.还好我们这个区域不大，监控还算全面，不然你可怜的后辈这一周都要超负荷工作啦。

NagantOkay, I get it! I'll make it up to you later. So, any new findings?好了好了，之后会补偿你的。先说说有什么发现吗？

StechkinIndeed. Here, I'll share this address with you guys.还真的有。我这就共享一个地址给你们。

Mosin-NagantDélicieux Date...Is that the name of a restaurant?“Délicieux Date”，美味约会……是餐馆的名字？

StechkinCorrect. The three smugglers all went through there after entering through the gates. It is quite suspicious.嗯，通过闸机后，这三人都到过这里，着实可疑。

NagantWe must go have a look! Time is of the essence, so let us—看来有必要去看看呢！事不宜迟，我们现在就——

StechkinHold on. It's late into the night, so they've closed for the day already. It would also be quite eye-catching if three Dolls suddenly appeared in a restaurant, wouldn't it?等等，这大晚上的，人家早关门了。 而且我们三个人形出现在餐馆里很奇怪吧？

NagantAhem... I-I knew that, of course... I was just testing you!咳、我、我当然知道了……只是考考你这个后辈而已！

StechkinYou're right, Miss Nagant. So, why don't I answer a bonus question to increase my chances of passing the test?是，前辈说得都对。 为了顺利通过考试，我就再多做一道“加分题”吧？

StechkinThe restaurant accepted me as a part-time worker a long time ago, so service industry Doll "Ksenia" may freely enter the location.这个餐馆之前通过了我的兼职申请，所以服务人形“科谢尼娅”可以大方进出这里哦？

NagantKsenia... Not only are you moonlighting, you're using a fake name too!科谢尼娅……你不止偷偷打工还用假名字！

StechkinAh, Ksenia isn't exactly a fake name. It was my name before I joined Griffin, okay? I started working there because my dead-end salary can't keep up with my spending needs, of course.哎呀，也不完全算是假的，是加入格里芬之前的曾用名啦。毕竟死工资撑不起我的消费需求嘛。

StechkinThat's not the important part. I managed to find an opportunity for us to act together, for me to do an "inside job". You just have to come with me to the restaurant on a weekend, Miss Nagant.这个不重要，我还特意为前辈也找到了一个可以与我“里应外合”的好机会哦？前辈只要周末跟我一起去餐馆就好了。

NagantOhhh! That's great! Your elder is really happy that you've grown so much!哦哦！那真是太好了，后辈这么有长进，老人家我很欣慰嘛……

Mosin-NagantShould I go too?我也一起去吧？

NagantWe'll contact you once we find something. Might also need you to solve some problems for us, since we don't have the authorization for certain actions if it comes down to it...等我们有发现了再联系你，到时可能还要你出面解决，毕竟这种事我们两个没有相关的处理权限……

Mosin-NagantI see, no problem. I'll prepare the necessary paperwork beforehand.嗯，没问题。相关手续我会提前准备一下。

NagantI'll leave it to you. The weekend, right? Time for some preparations. Let me think...那就交给你了。 周末是吧！先做一下筹备，我想想……

(Stechkin breaks into a devious smile after seeing Nagant's enthusiasm on the comms screen.)（看着通讯画面里干劲十足的纳甘，斯捷奇金露出了狡黠的笑容。）

StechkinGood luck, Miss Nagant~前辈，加油哦~

Section 4 第四节

(The crowd brings life to the satellite city at night, and the shops grow busy.)（人群给夜晚的卫星城带来了活力，各家商铺都忙碌了起来。）

(Warm lighting fills the restaurant "Délicieux Date". At the entrance, someone in a human-sized squirrel mascot costume rushes about, trying to give flyers to passers-by.)（Délicieux Date店内亮起了温馨的灯光，在店门口，一个真人大小的松鼠人偶正手忙脚乱地向路过的行人分发传单。）

StechkinHello? Hello? Is everything alright out there, Miss Nagant?喂——喂，一切正常吗前辈？

(Stechkin speaks through the comms in quite an indifferent tone of voice.)（通讯中，斯捷奇金的声音显得非常漫不经心。）

(After finally managing to send away a kid that latched on to her, Nagant shuffles over to a corner to use the comms.)（终于送走了缠着自己不放的小朋友，纳甘拖着沉重的步伐挪到墙角，接入了通讯。）

NagantIs everything alright?! So this is what you meant by "act together"?!一切正常！这就是你说的“里应外合”？！

(Nagant turns and takes a glance into the restaurant. Through the window, she sees Stechkin taking orders from customers with a smile.)（纳甘转身往旁边的餐馆瞟了一眼，透过窗户，她看到斯捷奇金正面带微笑地给客人点单。）

StechkinThat's right. I think the squirrel outfit really fits you. By the way, don't keep looking at me, we'll look suspicious.是啊，松鼠装很适合前辈哦。 另外，不要总往我这里看啦，会被怀疑的。

NagantI'm just worried about your safety! Ugh. This squirrel mascot head is so heavy. Is it going to affect my growth?那还不是因为担心你的安全！ 唔，这个松鼠头好重，我会不会长不高啊？

Stechkin...Miss Nagant, did no one give you the low-down after all these years? Dolls can't grow taller.……前辈，这么多年都没有人跟你说实话吗？人形是不会长高的。

NagantI don't care about it that much!我也没有那么在意啦！

StechkinSure, sure. Looks like the boss is waiting for someone today, so perhaps we'll find a clue pretty soon.是是是。老板今天好像在等什么人，也许不久之后就会有线索。

NagantIt looks like even criminals don't work every day. Yet, I have to work this part-time job even after duty every day... Drat!看来犯罪分子也不是天天上班，我却要在每天执勤结束后继续兼职……可恶！

Nagant...Ah!……哎呀！

NagantPhew... Luckily the squirrel outfit has a pretty big tail, otherwise I would have fallen over by now.呼……幸好松鼠的尾巴足够大，不然可就要摔倒了。

(Nagant manages to keep her balance, but the man who ran right into her falls to the ground butt-first. One of the strings attached to his mask breaks, revealing his panicked expression.)（纳甘稳住了平衡，但那个迎面撞到纳甘的男人一屁股坐到了地上，他口罩的一条挂绳也被扯断，露出口罩下惊慌的表情。）

NagantAre you alright, sir?你没事吧？客人？

(Nagant reaches out with a fur-covered stubby hand in an attempt to pull him up from the ground. However, the man's first reaction is to cover his face and scramble to pick himself up from the ground.)（纳甘伸出毛茸茸的圆手，试图把对方拉起来，对方第一反应却是赶紧捂住脸，然后慌张爬起。）

NagantWhat a weird guy... Aren't squirrels cute?真是个怪人……难道松鼠不可爱吗？

NagantThat face, though... I feel like I've seen it before...?不过，这张脸……好像在哪里见过？

(Nagant finally realizes who he is after seeing him make a mad dash for Stechkin's restaurant. His face belongs to a someone she remembers in her neural cloud data...!)（看着那人径直冲向斯捷奇金打工的餐馆，纳甘突然反应了过来，心智数据里，那张脸是……！）

(She hurriedly connects to the comms frequency—)（她急忙启用通讯频段——）

NagantI remember who that is! I've seen that person before, at the logistics department...我想起那是谁了！那个人我见过，就是后勤部的那个……

NagantHello? Stechkin? Answer me!喂喂？斯捷奇金？收到请回话！

NagantWhy did the comms break off? What's going on with Stechkin? I can't see where she is through the window now...通讯怎么断了？斯捷奇金那家伙怎么回事，窗户这里也不见她人影……

NagantWhat should I do... What if that guy is colluding with the restaurant's boss? Could they be two bad guys working together?怎么办……万一那家伙就是和老板一伙、两人里应外合的坏人呢？

NagantThat's it! It's easy for him to tamper with things since he's from the logistics department. Why didn't I think of that earlier... And he saw Stechkin before too!对啊！他是后勤部的人，做手脚应该很方便，我怎么没有早些想到……而且，他也见过斯捷奇金！

NagantWhy is there still no response from her? I can't see her anywhere. She really makes her elders worry about her... M-Maybe she was found out already?怎么还是没有反应啊？哪里都看不到她人，真是个不让人省心的后辈…… 她、她不会是已经被发现了吧？

NagantNo, no, no! I won't let Stechkin come to harm! I'm her senior and right now I need to focus on saving her!不不不！不能让斯捷奇金受到伤害！我可是前辈，现在最应该做的就是——去救她！

NagantUgh! This thing is so cumbersome!唔，这个东西好碍事！

(Nagant takes off the squirrel mascot head and was preparing to storm the restaurant when she was suddenly blinded by a flash of light.)（纳甘摘掉松鼠头套，正准备一鼓作气冲进餐馆，突然被闪光灯晃了眼。）

(Click—She turns her head around in shock at the sound of a camera shutter. She is met with the familiar sensation of being poked in the cheek.)（咔嚓——听到快门声，纳甘错愕地转过头，脸颊上传来熟悉的被手指戳到的触感。）

NagantEh—?欸——？

StechkinNice, nice, Miss Nagant. Turn around and smile.很好，很好，前辈，转过来笑一个。

(Click—)（咔嚓——）

NagantStechkin! W-Why are you outside? Our comms were cut just now, I thought you were...斯捷奇金！你、你怎么在外面？刚才通讯突然中断，我还以为你……

StechkinYou're really protective and caring about me, Miss Nagant. I'll save the heroic image of you preparing to save me without even having the time to remove your mascot outfit in my neural cloud forever.前辈还是很关心我的嘛，人偶装都来不及脱就打算来救我的英勇身姿，我会永远存储在心智里哦。

StechkinOh, why don't we print it out and put it on the dorm wall? It's quite a clear picture.哦，要不打印出来贴在宿舍墙上吧？拍得很清楚哦。

(Stechkin smiles deviously while she raises the camera in her hands.)（斯捷奇金扬了扬手里的相机，狡黠地笑了起来。）

(After her momentary state of shock, Nagant pulls Stechkin away quickly to hide in the greenery facing the restaurant without caring to speak to her about the situation first.)（短暂的惊讶之后，顾不上同步信息，纳甘就拉上斯捷奇金，两人迅速在正对餐馆门口的绿化带处躲了起来。）

NagantCan you tell me what happened now?现在你可以说说发生什么了吧？

StechkinOf course, Miss Nagant.好好，纳甘前辈。

StechkinAfter that man came into the restaurant, he took off his mask and headed straight for the counter. The manager told me to prepare two cups of coffee and serve it to the reception room, so my thinking was, this must be the person the boss was waiting for.那个男人走进餐馆后，就摘下口罩直冲柜台。 正好店长叫我准备两杯咖啡送到会客室，我想，这应该就是老板在等的人。

StechkinAnd so, I stuck a bug to the bottom of a tray and served the coffee early, then found an excuse to go out under the pretext of taking new promo pictures for the restaurant. It was then when I saw Miss Nagant...于是我在托盘底部黏上了窃听器，提前送了咖啡进去，然后借口给店面拍新的宣传照跑了出来，然后就看到纳甘前辈……

NagantUwaaaahh! Fine, I get it! No more of this! I know the rest!唔哇哇哇，好了好了不要说了！后面的事我都知道了！

(Nagant clasps her hand over Stechkin's mouth. The shrubbery in which they are hiding in shakes violently.)（纳甘捂住斯捷奇金的嘴，两人躲藏的灌木丛剧烈地抖动了一下。）

StechkinMiss Nagant, your tail is poking out.前辈，尾巴，露出来了。

(Stechkin tries her hardest not to laugh at witnessing Nagant struggle to move her tail back into the shrubbery while still hugging the gigantic squirrel mascot head with her other arm.)（看着纳甘一手抱着巨大的松鼠脑袋，一手艰难地把尾巴往灌木丛里拢了拢，斯捷奇金拼命不让自己笑出声。）

(Stechkin's expression turns serious as she hears footsteps being picked up by the planted microphone within the not-so-quiet environment.)（不算安静的环境下，窃听器那头传来了脚步声，斯捷奇金的表情变得严肃起来。）

StechkinShush—Our actors are in position.嘘——演员已经就位了。

Store ManagerWhy are you so late?! Well, have a seat quickly!你怎么才来？！快，坐坐坐。

Store ManagerSo when are you planning to begin? I've got six orders waiting here!你到底什么时候动手？我这里可已经压着6份订单了！

Logistics Department StaffStop rushing me. I'm not here to talk about trivial things like that today.催什么催，我今天来找你可不是谈这种鸡毛蒜皮的小事。

Logistics Department StaffWhat the hell are your people doing? I told you to send someone over to sector W9 to confirm the operation of the newly upgraded gate systems. How did that turn into such a big mess?你的人怎么办事的？那天让你派人去W9区的进出口闸机验证一下新系统的运作情况，结果怎么弄出了那么大动静？

Logistics Department StaffIt's not that much of a big deal if the Dolls on duty found out, but he also got himself arrested by security patrol personnel! Your guy would've gotten much worse than deportation if not for a bribe!被执勤的人形发现就算了，还被治安巡逻的人抓走，要不是对方收了钱，你的人可不只是被抓住遣返那么简单！

Store ManagerWell... we can't blame them for that. How would those lunks recognise the virus-infected gates anyway?这事啊……这也不能怪他们，他们五大三粗的哪知道哪台是中了病毒的？

Logistics Department StaffFine. I'll find other people for that kind of work in the future. Tell the idiots under your command to stop. The CHAOS 2.0 virus is in the final phase, so if something goes wrong at this point, we're both screwed!行了，之后我会另外选人测试，让你手下那群傻子都消停点。 CHAOS 2.0病毒已经到最后阶段了，这时候如果出了什么岔子，到时候咱俩都得玩完！

Store ManagerAlright. The people from government aren't suspicious of the devices yet, right?行，政府的人对仪器没什么怀疑吧？

Logistics Department StaffYep, I've covered it up already, so the case is just being viewed as a data-reading bug now. If we keep this speed up, we will be able to "upgrade" all the authentication devices in the satellite city's gates pretty soon.嗯，我已经遮掩过了，现在是当做偶发的数据读取bug处理。 按照这个速度，再过不久，就能把卫星城所有进出口闸机的身份验证仪器都给升级掉了。

Store ManagerExcellent.那就好、那就好。

Logistics Department StaffWell? Shouldn't you give me a bit of compensation for that mess that happened?不过，出了这么麻烦的事情，你不该有点表示吗？

Store Manager...How much do you want?……你想要多少？

Logistics Department StaffRaise my cut by five percent.之前谈好的分成，再涨5个点。

Store ManagerWhat? Do you have any idea how much money went into supporting your research over all these years? Not to mention the connections I used and all the expenses incurred to put you in the government?什么？你知不知道为了支持你的研究，我这些年搭了多少钱？ 更别说为了把你塞进公职系统里，我花的钱，动的人脉？

Logistics Department StaffDon't spit all this nonsense at me. Once CHAOS 2.0 is running at full blast, money won't be the only thing we have in abundance. Even the rats that sneak in will have to live under our shadow for the rest of their existence.别跟我扯那些没用的，CHAOS 2.0一旦正式运行，有的可不仅仅是利润。那些偷偷跑进来的老鼠们，一辈子都要活在我们的阴影下。

Logistics Department StaffOf course, if you are not willing to raise my cut, there's a lot of other potential partners who want to collaborate with me...当然，如果你不愿意的话，想合作的人还有很多……

Store ManagerYou—!你——！

Nagant...Ugh...……这……

StechkinOw... Feels like I'll need to service my auditory module later. Is this claimable as a work injury?嘶——我的听觉模块感觉要维修了，能算工伤报销吗？

NagantHush! Let's see if they have anything more to say.安静！看他们还有没有说点别的。

NagantDamn it, how can they find it in their hearts to do this? Kids like Lehmann and the others go through so much just to gain entry permission... The number of exploited kids will only grow if we don't stop this!可恶，他们怎么能做出这种事，为了能获得进出的权限，莱曼他们……那些被利用，被压榨的孩子们只会越来越多！

StechkinMiss Nagant, I understand your fury, but it might be best if we contacted Mosin-Nagant first.前辈，虽然能理解你愤怒的心情，但我看还是先通知莫辛纳甘吧。

NagantI just did! I'm also currently in the process of sending over the info we got from eavesdropping. With such direct evidence, they will be at a loss even if they have someone from the government helping them!我刚才已经通知过了！窃听到的信息也正在同步传输给她，有了这么直接的证据，就算他们内部有人也没办法继续猖狂了！

NagantMosin-Nagant is applying for the search and arrest permits, so that will take some time...她正在申请搜查令和逮捕令，还要点时间……

(The clamor from the wire suddenly stops, then the sound of tape being pulled off gently is heard.)（窃听器里的嘈杂声突然消失，然后传来一声很轻的，胶带被撕下的声音。）

(The wire stops working after a ear-piercing noise is heard.)（一阵刺耳的蜂鸣声后，窃听器停止了工作。）

(Stechkin and Nagant exchange serious looks.)（斯捷奇金与纳甘面色凝重地互相看了一眼。）

NagantCould it be...难道……

Stechkin...They found out.……他们发现了。

NagantNo, we can't let them run away!不行，不能让他们跑了！

NagantEh—? Why are you stopping me, Stechkin?!欸——？为什么拉我啊，斯捷奇金！

StechkinAccording to that logistics worker, many of the managers in our sector have already been compromised... It won't be good to expose our identities by acting rashly now. In fact, it's highly likely that they will hit back and dispose of us on the grounds of conducting unauthorized operations and such.根据那个后勤人员所说，我们这区域不少管理员都被渗透了……你我贸然行动除了暴露身份外没有任何好处。 他们很可能还会反咬一口，以擅自行动之类的罪名将我们直接处理掉。

NagantB-But we can't just let them go like this!可、可是，我们也不能放任他们逃走啊！

StechkinPlease calm down, Miss Nagant. How much longer does Mosin-Nagant need for processing the paperwork?前辈，冷静下来。 莫辛纳甘的流程还要走多久？

NagantAccording to the messages from her, it's already in final approval... She will need around two hours to get here.根据她发过来的信息来看，已经基本通过在最终审批了……她赶过来大概还要2个小时？

StechkinGood... Looks like she's still safe. If that's how it is, we just have to hide our identities while delaying them.那就好……看来她那边还算安全。 这样的话，我们只需要隐藏身份进行拖延作战就好了。

NagantHidden identities? ...Aha!隐藏身份？ ……有了！

(Nagant puts on her mascot head in a swift, brash motion.)（纳甘猛地套上玩偶服的头套。）

NagantAll set!这样就行啦！

NagantI can take care of two humans with ease, just hide away and watch how cool and heroic your elder is, Stechkin!我对付两个人类绰绰有余，斯捷奇金你一会躲在远处就行，好好看看前辈的英勇身姿！

(Nagant springs out from her hiding place, and Stechkin's hand halts in the air as she stops trying to pull Nagant back.)（纳甘一溜烟地冲了出去。斯捷奇金想要拉住纳甘的手停在半空。）

StechkinThis squirrel senior of mine is rather swift...前辈这只松鼠，还真是迅猛……

Mosin-NagantFreeze!不许动！

(About 90 minutes later.)（大约九十分钟后。）

(Mosin-Nagant and her team arrive ahead of the agreed time and charge into the restaurant's reception room, but it is empty.)（先于约定时间，莫辛纳甘带队赶到了现场。她冲进了餐馆会客室，但此时会客室内却已经空无一人。）

Mosin-NagantSearch for suspicious persons within 500 meters of this restaurant and report in immediately if anything is found.搜查餐馆500米范围以内的可疑人员，及时汇报情况。

Team MemberSquad leader! Suspicious personnel found at the back entrance of the restaurant!队长！餐馆后门发现可疑人物！

Mosin-NagantI'm on my way.我这就过去。

(Two men are found crammed into a trash bin labeled "Unrecyclable Trash" at the back entrance of the restaurant. The head of a gigantic squirrel mascot engulfs the heads of these two men.)（餐馆的后门处，贴着“不可回收”字样的垃圾桶里被塞进了两个男人，他们的头上罩着一个巨大的松鼠玩偶脑袋。)

(When Mosin-Nagant arrives, the two men were busy cursing and trying their best to escape the bin. Sadly, their bodies are stuck in the sturdy metal trash bin. Their struggle to escape looks just like a gigantic, pathetic caterpillar squirming around on the ground.)（当莫辛纳甘赶到时，这两个男人正一边骂骂咧咧一边努力从垃圾桶里挣脱——但他们的身体被坚固的金属桶卡得死死的，努力挣扎的他们，就像巨大的毛毛虫在地上可怜地蠕动着。）

Mosin-NagantWhat a... masterpiece...这可真是，杰作啊……

Section 5 第五节

Mosin-NagantHave you decided?挑中哪一顶了？

Mosin-NagantI'll foot the bill, so feel free to choose anything you like.随便买，我买单。

(It is just past 5 in the afternoon and the hat shop is not experiencing much traffic. A dazzling array of hats in all sorts of different styles, shapes, and colors greet the customers.)（才刚过下午5点，帽子店里的客人并不多，各种款式，各种花色的帽子，让人眼花缭乱。)

(Nagant stands in front of a mirror with some carefully picked hats, excitedly trying them on one by one.)（纳甘站在镜子前，手上拿着几顶精心挑选的帽子，兴奋地一一试戴着。）

NagantHow's this one? Does it look nice? Or maybe this one? Oh... I think I have something similar to this one already.怎么样？这顶好看吗？ 还是说这顶比较好一点？唔，我好像有一顶类似的了。

NagantHelp me look too, Mosin-Nagant and Stechkin.莫辛纳甘，斯捷奇金，你们快帮我看看啦。

Mosin-NagantI think they all suit you quite well. They are all pretty cute.我觉得都很适合你，很可爱。

StechkinI think this one is pretty great. It helps you look taller, so if we get seperated in a crowd in the future, I'll have no trouble finding you.我觉得这顶不错哦，比较显高。如果以后我和前辈被人潮挤散了就能一眼看到你。

NagantStechkin! How many times have I told you not to mock your seniors?斯捷奇金！说了多少次，不可以奚落前辈！

StechkinI'm just speaking honestly~ How could you accuse me of mocking you?这是实话嘛~怎么能叫奚落呢。

StechkinYou're so mean, Miss Nagant. And you had such a panicked expression on your face when you were trying to save me...前辈你居然吼我，好凶哦，明明上次为了救我露出了那么焦急的表情……

NagantAhhhh! How long does it take for you to stop bringing that up?! Y-You couldn't have actually printed out that picture, right? Listen to your senior and delete it right now!啊啊啊！这件事你还要说多久啊！ 你、你不会真的把照片打出来了吧？听前辈的话，快把那些东西删掉！

Mosin-NagantOh my! You two have such a great relationship with each other~咿呀，你们关系真的很好呢~

Mosin-NagantDon't you want to pick a hat yourself, Stechkin? My treat.斯捷奇金，你不挑一顶吗？这是我私人的感谢。

StechkinThere's no need for that, but please do pay me in cash later.不用了，请之后折现给我。

Mosin-NagantSure. I'm sorry that I can't apply for bonuses and commendations for the two of you since you guys assisted in private. However, I'll give you two your fair share once my bonus comes in!好的。抱歉啊，因为是私下协助，没有办法向上级申请表彰和奖金，但是等我的奖金下来后，我会把你们应得的那部分分给你们的！

StechkinMuch appreciated!那就太感谢了！

StechkinSpeaking of related things, I wonder if you could help me chase down payment for my work at the restaurant? Even a shrimp's legs have meat, the more you strive to find money, the more money finds you.对了，不知道我在那家餐馆打工的工钱能不能追讨下来？ 苍蝇腿也是肉，钱这种东西，越在意它，它才越会来找你。

Mosin-NagantNo problem. I'll get them to keep an eye out during asset liquidation.没问题，清算资产的时候我会让他们留意的。

Mosin-NagantSpeaking of which, you guys hid really well! Until now, police statements are still referring to one of the "Related Persons of Interest" as a "Vicious Squirrel"!说起来，你们隐藏得很好呢，现在口供里“相关人”那一栏都还写的是“凶残的松鼠”。

NagantHeheh~ The modern Robin leaves not even their name on a scene!哼哼~当代的罗宾，连姓名都不需要留下！

Mosin-NagantRobin? What's that?罗宾？那是什么？

StechkinHero movies again! I regret taking you to watch those movies so much, Miss Nagant. I'm afraid that one day I won't even be able to get a bonus, I might even run the risk of being laid off...英雄电影！ 前辈，我现在十分后悔带你去看英雄电影，再这么下去，别说拿到奖金了，我可能随时都有被解雇的风险……

NagantAhhh… Well, we managed to deal with the bad guys who threatened the safety of this city, so the authentication devices have all been sent back for checks, so I think things ended well~哎呀，总之我们解决了危害城市安全的坏人，所有进出口闸机的身份验证仪器也被回收检查了，这不是很好嘛~

NagantAlthough we can't do cool things at work like Mosin-Nagant, I can protect this city and my juniors in my own way.虽然没办法像莫辛纳甘一样做帅气的工作，但我也能以自己的方式保护这座城市，还有我的后辈们啦。

Mosin-NagantI'm glad to see you so fired up. Initially I was quite worried whether you would have trouble adjusting... Ah! By the way, I saw Papasha's name on the list of personnel transfers, so we might be reunited with her quite soon.看到你这么有精神，我就放心了。本来我还在担心你是不是会不适应…… 啊！对了，我在人员调动的名单里看到了波波沙的名字，也许不久后，她就会来和我们团聚了。

NagantOh, that's awesome! Our "Hero Team" will grow stronger when she joins us!哦！太好了！这样，我们的“英雄小队”就更加壮大了！

StechkinMiss Nagant, could you please not include me in there, I just want to—前辈，请不要把我算在里面好吗，我只想——

NagantAlright, alright! I know that you're only interested in making money... But juniors should follow in the footsteps of their seniors once in a while, you'll be cuter this way!好了好了知道你只想搞钱……后辈偶尔也要乖乖跟着前辈走嘛，这样才比较可爱哦！

NagantI've made my choice! This one!我挑好了！就这顶！

StechkinIt's kind of old fashioned and not cute at all. Miss Nagant, let me talk to you about what's trending now...有点老气哦，一点都不可爱。前辈，现在的潮流是这样的，我跟你说啊……

(The sky has already turned dark by the time Nagant manages to settle on her choice of a hat.)（等纳甘挑到心仪的帽子，天色也已经暗了下来。）

(After saying goodbye to Mosin-Nagant, Nagant and Stechkin walk toward the direction of their dorms.)（与莫辛纳甘告别，纳甘和斯捷奇金向宿舍的方向走去。）

(Nagant bounces with joy in each step, holding up her new hat in her hands. Meanwhile, Stechkin follows alongside her at a calm pace.)（纳甘开心地举着新帽子，一路蹦蹦跳跳，斯捷奇金在旁边不紧不慢地跟着。）

NagantThis is such a nice hat. You do have some good ideas once in a while, Stechkin.这顶帽子真好看，偶尔后辈也会有一些不错的意见嘛。

StechkinYeah, yeah. Miss Nagant, could you calm down a little? Your bouncing around is making me dizzy...是是。前辈，能不能稍微冷静一点，你晃得我头晕……

NagantThis is the march towards a new life, let's get fired up together!这是向新生活迈进的步伐，一起激动起来啊！

NagantMosin-Nagant said that everyone began a new life after leaving Griffin, and many youngsters have given themselves a new name. How nice! An elder like me feels at ease knowing that.莫辛纳甘说，格里芬的大家在离开后都开始了新的生活，不少年轻人还给自己起了新名字。 真好呐，这样我这个老人家也能安心了。

StechkinUm, is it because new names can bring fortune?唔，是因为新名字能招财？

NagantHuh?啊？

StechkinI feel like I earned way more money when I was called "Ksenia" than when I'm called "Stechkin".我就觉得啊，我叫“科谢尼娅”的时候，比叫“斯捷奇金”的时候，赚的钱多得多啊。

NagantDo you want to change it then?那你要不要改改？

(Nagant turns to face Stechkin, staring at her with an expectant look on her face.)（纳甘回过头，一脸期待地盯着斯捷奇金。)

NagantWill you? Will you?怎么样？怎么样？

StechkinForget it... It's quite a hassle. But I'll consider it if you tip me.算了吧……好麻烦啊，不过如果你给我小费的话，我可以考虑一下。

NagantTsk! I think you're just being stubborn! You were the one who came up with the plan to infiltrate the restaurant after proclaiming that you wouldn't help.嘁，我看你就是嘴硬！就像之前，明明说了不会帮忙，可“餐馆潜入大作战”也是你提出来的。

NagantThere's no need to keep putting on a fake front, young one. It's not embarrassing to pour your heart out to your seniors once in a while.年轻人，不要总是说违心话啦，偶尔跟前辈坦白下心迹也没什么不好意思的啦。

StechkinEmbarrassing? Not only do you like to make names up, you are also prone to overthinking sometimes, Miss Nagant...不好意思？前辈，你除了爱起名字以外，有时候真的容易想太多呢……

StechkinFine, fine. I am reluctantly agreeing just so that you stop thinking of things in a delusional way.好吧好吧，为了让你不瞎想，我就勉强同意吧。

NagantAwesome! Maybe I should change my name too...太好了！那前辈我要不要也顺便改一个……

StechkinMaybe Nagant? Just "Nagant" and not "Nagant M1895". That's what people you know call you now, right? Why not make that official?就叫纳甘吧？只是“纳甘”，不是“纳甘左轮”。 现在熟悉的人都这么叫你吧？不如就正式定下来。

NagantOhhh! That works... Hmm. You're becoming more and more impressive, Stechkin.哦哦！也行……嗯，作为后辈，越来越像样了嘛。

StechkinI don't need to change your name in my internal database too, so that's a bit of power saved.而且不用在我的资料库里改你的名字，我也能省点电量啊。

NagantYou're being so perfunctory to your senior!对前辈太敷衍了吧！

StechkinBack to the topic, Miss Nagant. Can we really change our official names? I don't think we have the luxury of doing that.不过话说回来，前辈，我们真的能改自己正式的名字吗？我可不信会有这种福利。

NagantMaybe... Umm... We can get Kalina to help? She should be able to help with something this simple! This request should also be easier than the previous one, I think?这个嘛……嗯……找格琳娜帮忙吧？这点小事，她一定可以的！ 这个应该比上次的请求简单吧？

StechkinWhat are you mumbling about, Miss Nagant?前辈你在碎碎念什么？

NagantNothing! I was just saying... that it feels great to help other people! Right! It feels great to be able to protect everyone!没什么！我说……能帮助别人的感觉真好！对，能保护大家的感觉，真好！

NagantHeheh, I'm going to print out the final report for this case and put it on the dorm wall!嘿嘿，我要把这次案件的结案通告打印出来贴在宿舍墙上！

StechkinI managed to capture the moment you stuffed the criminals into the trash bin, you know? How about we put that up too? You put in a lot of effort, so why not have it as a memento?我有拍到前辈把犯人塞进垃圾桶的瞬间哦，一起贴上怎么样？ 费这么大劲，自己留个纪念嘛。

NagantHmm, that won't be necessary. Young people are young after all, so let me teach you something—哼哼，这就不用了。年轻人就是年轻人呢，让前辈我来给你上一课吧——

NagantIt never mattered who the identity of Robin was. When someone calls for help in darkest night, anyone can be the Robin who brings starlight and hope for the needy!罗宾是谁从来就不重要，当有人在深夜呼救时，能够带着星光与希望从天而降的人，才是罗宾哦！

(Nagant tilts her head back proudly. The pitch-dark path ahead of her no longer seems long in her eyes.)（纳甘得意地仰着脑袋，漆黑的道路在她眼中不再漫长。）

(She will continue to help more and more people, and this city will continue to get better and better under her protection.)（她会继续帮助更多的人，这座城市也一定能在她的守护下越来越好。）

(This is Nagant's truest desire she found after leaving Griffin.)（这是脱离了格里芬后的她所找到的，最真实的愿望。）

(Although Dolls still have to follow orders and are sometimes without the freedom to act independently, they will do what they think is right, the best they can, within the means that they have.)（虽然人形还是要听从命令行事，有时会身不由己，但是，在有限的范围内，可以尽可能做自己认为正确的事。）

(This is the new path that Nagant has forged for her juniors.)（——这就是她作为前辈，为后辈们开拓出的新的道路。）

Section 6 第六节

(On a random afternoon after Nagant joined the Elmo, she took out a photograph out of the blue and recounted to me her memory of something that happened during her time in service of a satellite city.)（在纳甘登上艾莫号后的某天下午，她突然拿出一张照片，并跟我讲起了在卫星城供职时发生的一件往事——）

Nagant...Ahem, and that's how it all ended.……咳咳，事情的经过就是这样。

NagantThat was the story behind the photo of this "Squirrel mascot frantically looking around".这就是这张“松鼠人偶焦急张望”照片背后的故事。

NagantSo Commander, what do you think...? How did I do?指挥官，您觉得……我做得怎么样？

CommanderNot bad, looking at the results.从结果上来看，还不错。

NagantHmm-hmm~ I knew that the Commander would understand me!哼哼~我就知道，指挥官一定能理解我的！

NagantI... was quite unsure of myself for a long time after my departure from Griffin.毕竟……在离开格里芬后的很长一段时间，我都不太能确定我应该怎么做才对。

NagantBut once I started thinking "What would the Commander do in this situation?" ...I started to have an answer.但设想一下“如果是指挥官会怎么做”……我就有了答案。

NagantThat's right. I bumped up the rank of that thought, above all of my "Tactical Insights"!没错，要把这一条的优先级提高，排到我的“战术心得”之上！

CommanderBut I don't think... I taught you to conduct unauthorized operations?但我应该……没有教你擅自行动？

NagantAh... You mean what I did during that incident...? About that... It was... an emergency!啊……是说刚才跟您讲的那件事啊……就……当时是……情况紧急嘛！

NagantIf I didn't take action despite knowing the right thing to do, I wouldn't be able to talk to you about this in high spirits today, Commander.如果明知是正确的事却不去做，那我今天在这里，就没有办法堂堂正正地向指挥官讲述这件事了。

NagantDon't worry, Commander!不过指挥官您放心！

NagantI will never do something that endangers myself and others while I'm on the Elmo!在艾莫号上，我绝对不会做出让自己、让大家陷入危险的举动！

NagantAh, I just remembered something...啊， 对了……

(Nagant takes out a box from behind her in a mysterious manner, and shows me the contents after opening it up.)（纳甘神秘兮兮地从身后拿出一个盒子，打开后展示给我看。）

(I leaned in and saw a number of small, unusual, and weird items displayed inside.)（我凑过去，看到里面摆放着一些稀奇古怪的小物件。）

NagantI've collected a good number of items packed with memories over the years, just like this photo and this brooch...这些年，我收集了不少充满回忆的东西呢，比如这张照片啦，还有这枚胸针……

CommanderYou have quite the impressive collection.你的收藏还挺丰富的。

NagantAh, none of these are famed or expensive objects, so it's not really a collection, more like a... precious memento.哎呀，都不是什么名贵的东西，说是收藏也不至于，就……留个纪念吧。

NagantI started collecting these because I hoped that one day, I would be able to talk to you like this about the past after we reunited with each other...收集这些的初衷，是希望有一天和指挥官重逢后，我能像今天这样，跟您聊一聊天……

NagantIf it was something joyous, I hope that you would have a good laugh over it.如果是开心的事呢，我希望指挥官听了后能开怀大笑。

NagantIf it was something sad, I hope that you would reassure and comfort me...如果是悲伤的事呢，我希望指挥官能够安慰安慰我……

NagantI can learn a lot just listening to your opinions on various matters!哪怕只是听您讲讲自己的看法，我也能从中学到很多呢 ！

NagantAnd... I've heard that... sharing past memories with each other helps us deepen our bond.而且……我听说……分享彼此的经历能够加深感情。

NagantI... want to hear your story too!我……也想听听指挥官的故事！

NagantThis way, our bond will get stronger, helping us work more tacitly with each other in battle too...这样我们的感情才会越变越好，在战场上也能配合得更加默契……

CommanderThat might be a good idea to promote.也许是个值得推广的好主意。

NagantYou agree? Awesome!您答应啦？太好了！

NagantI'm already looking forward to the next time we talk, Commander!我已经开始期待下次和指挥官的聊天了！

NagantIt's a promise then, Commander. You'll have to tell me a story of yours too the next time I recount another of mine.那就说好了，下次可不能光我一个人讲，指挥官也要多说说自己的事。

CommanderSure, I'm quite looking forward to that.好，我也很期待。

Is It Outdated? 过时了吗？

NagantCommander, I recently discovered a way to optimize the simulation training process. Would you... like to hear it?指挥官，我最近发现了一个能优化模拟训练流程的办法，您……要不要听听看？

Impressive, just what I'd expect from Nagant.好厉害，不愧是纳甘。

Isn't there someone specifically in charge of this?这件事有特定的负责人吧？

NagantEhehe~ Glad you didn't think I'm meddling in things that aren't my business...欸嘿嘿~您不会觉得我在多管闲事就好……

NagantAfter all, there are others who are specifically in charge of this.毕竟这件事一直以来都有特定的负责人呢。

NagantAlthough it only draws from my past combat experience and isn't fully comprehensive... as long as it proves helpful to everyone else, it means an elder like me can still be useful!虽然只是录入了我过去的作战经验资料，算不上什么方法论……但只要能帮到大家，就说明我这个老人家还是能起到作用的嘛！

NagantWell, yes... but as a senior, I want to help out my juniors sometimes~嗯，确实是这样啦……但身为前辈的我，偶尔也会想要帮上后辈们的忙嘛~

CommanderThen I'll leave it to you.那就拜托纳甘了。

NagantDon't worry, just leave it to me! I'll make sure these "outdated" records continue to shine in the Elmo's database!放心吧，包在我身上！我会让这些“过时”的旧资料，在艾莫号的云资料库里继续发光发热的！

Popular Variety Shows 流行综艺

NagantCommander, have you watched that trending variety show "The Girl Who Sets Sail"?指挥官，您有看最近很流行的那部叫《扬帆起航的少女》的综艺吗？

I have.我有看。

I'm not super interested in variety shows.我对综艺不太感兴趣。

NagantAh... I didn't expect you to be the type who watches variety shows.啊……真没想到指挥官您也是那种会看综艺的人设啊。

NagantI mean, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.不不，我并不是说这样有什么不好啦。

NagantI just wonder, could you invite me to watch along next time?那下次您再看电视的时候，可以叫上我一起吗？

NagantEh, so you haven't watched it either? Whew, that's a relief...欸欸，指挥官也不太看综艺节目吗？真是让老人家我松了一口气呢……

NagantI just felt like I have no room in these conversations that everyone's been chatting about lately.最近听大家聚在一起聊这种话题，总是觉得有点插不进话。

NagantNext time a topic like that pops up, can I come chat with you instead?下次再聊类似的话题时，我可以来找指挥官您聊天吗？

Section 3 第三节

NagantYou've got a good eye, Commander. Don't worry, I'm a very reasonable senior.指挥官，您很有眼光嘛，放心吧，我这老前辈很好说话的。

NagantYou need to be frank and upright in everything you do. This is your senior's way of facing the world!不论做什么事都要堂堂正正，这可是我这个前辈总结的为人处世之道哦！

Food Tasting 1 美食品尝1

The first taste astounds, immediately awakening slumbering taste buds.入口的惊艳，瞬间唤醒沉睡的味蕾。

CommanderEvery mouthful tastes like bliss.每一口都是幸福的味道。

NagantIs there anything you need help with, Commander? Feel free to tell your trusty senior!指挥官，有什么需要帮忙的事吗？尽管告诉前辈我吧！

About Her Age关于年龄

About Retirement关于养老

About Her Hobbies关于喜好

About Her Hat关于帽子

About Rookies关于新人

About the Past关于过去

CommanderI wonder just how old you are, Nagant...? Is that an appropriate question?纳甘究竟多大了呢……这是可以问的问题吗？

NagantHmm... Give me a second...嗯……我想想……

NagantAi-yai-yai, I'm so old that... I forget how old I really am...哎呀哎呀，我的年纪简直大到……会让我忘记自己究竟多大了呢……

CommanderPffft... I guess that question is off the table after all.啊哈哈……果然是不能随便问的问题呢。

CommanderBy the way, have you ever considered staying on the Elmo as your retirement plan?说起来，纳甘有没有一直留在艾莫号上养老的想法？

NagantAlthough I'd very much like to, I don't want to come across as "the old geezer who refuses to leave"!虽然我是很想一直留在艾莫号上，但您可别把我当成是赖在这里不走的老家伙呀！

NagantI know I might not be of much use, but I still wish to help you share some of the workload!我知道自己用处有限，可我也希望自己能帮您分担工作嘛~

NagantSo, whether it's logistics, training the juniors, or other miscellaneous tasks nobody wants to bother with... Any task I can help with, feel free to hand them to me, Commander!所以，无论是后勤任务还是训练后辈，或者是一些没人愿意做的杂事……只要是能用得上我的地方，指挥官您就尽管吩咐好了！

CommanderAre you the one who collected all the fridge magnets on the kitchen refrigerator, Nagant?厨房冰箱上的那些冰箱贴，都是纳甘收集的吗？

NagantSo you noticed, Commander. I've collected these while working in the Green Zone!指挥官您发现了吗？这些都是以前我在绿区工作的时候顺便收集的哟！

NagantThis one is a souvenir from an 18th-century oil painting exhibition. This one is a gift from a stamp store. And this one is made from an old jewelry box someone discarded...这个是十八世纪油画展的纪念品，这个是邮票卖场的赠品，这个是用别人丢弃的古董首饰盒改造的……

NagantI wanted to decorate this space nicely at first, but ended up covering the entire fridge before I knew it...本来想用这些好好装饰一下这片空间，结果一不留神就把冰箱都贴满了呢……

CommanderIs there a reason why you never take off your hat, Nagant?纳甘，为什么你从来不摘掉帽子？

NagantAh, the weather today sure is nice—huh? Say that again? It's raining outside?啊，今天天气不错呢——咦？什么？您说外面在下雨？

NagantUgh. Fine, fine... I wear that hat all the time because... it makes me look taller...呃，好吧好吧……戴帽子当然是因为……因为可以显得高一些嘛……

NagantAfter all, who will treat a shorty like me as a proper senior...毕竟哪有人会把一个小矮子当成前辈来看待啊……

CommanderBy the way, a new recruit's arriving today. Can I entrust you with showing them the ropes?对了，今天有新人要过来，可以拜托纳甘帮忙训练吗？

NagantOf course, absolutely! It's the perfect moment for a senior like me to shine, after all!当然当然——当然可以啦！这本来就是身为前辈的我应该发光发热的时刻嘛！

NagantHow tall's the newbie? What's their combat experience like? How's their physical performance?新人有多高？作战经验如何？体能怎么样？

NagantRest assured, Commander. I'll make the new recruit into an excellent Doll just like I am!指挥官，您放心吧，我一定会让新人成为像前辈我一样优秀的家伙！

CommanderWhat was life like back in the Green Zone?纳甘在绿区时的生活是怎样的？

NagantOh my... That was truly a leisurely time; almost felt like retirement...啊呀啊呀……那可真是一段仿佛退休生活般的闲暇时光啊……

NagantMaintaining public order, patrolling the streets, or just chores like keeping people in line at the malls... Made me feel I should be retired.维持治安、区域巡逻、甚至是在商场维护秩序之类的小事……总会让人觉得果然已经到了该退役的年龄了呢。

NagantThanks for giving these old arms and legs of mine a chance to see action again, Commander!指挥官，感谢您让我这老胳膊老腿，还能有再次活动的机会啊！

The wafting aroma enchants, carrying away every trace of my weariness.扑鼻的芬芳，顷刻带走满身的疲惫。

The flavors blooming upon my tongue delight, filling my body with warmth and happiness.舌尖的绽放，幸福的暖意随即拥抱全身。

Operation Style Ⅰ 时髦大作战·Ⅰ

NagantWelcome to the team, Commander. From now on, we are comrades in life and death for "Operation Become Trendy!"欢迎你的加入，指挥官。从今天开始，你就是“时髦大作战！”行动中与我生死与共的盟友了。

CommanderIn life and death... That sounds a little too hardcore.生死与共……有那么夸张吗？

CommanderAnd this "Operation Become Trendy!"—what a cheesy name... Was this the plan you mentioned earlier, Nagant? You mind explaining what exactly it entails?还有那个“时髦大作战！”，何其有年代感的名字……纳甘，这就是你之前提到的作战方案？能解释下具体要做些什么吗？

NagantAhem. Good question, Commander. That's exactly what I'm getting at.咳。问得好，指挥官，这也正是我接下来所要解释的重点。

NagantSimply put, I want to experience with you some activities that molodyozh these days enjoy. So I can better understand what's going on in their heads and learn those trendy phrases I don't understand.简单来说，就是想和指挥官你一起，通过体验一些新新人类热衷的项目来了解她们的心境，学习一下那些我听不懂的流行语什么的。

NagantHow's that, doesn't this operation sound exciting?怎么样，这个作战计划是不是听上去就让人兴奋呢？

CommanderI get where you're coming from, but nobody uses "molodyozh" to refer to young people anymore. Also, what exactly counts as activities young people are into...道理我都懂，但新新人类这个词，现在都不这么说了。还有，究竟哪些才算是年轻人热衷的项目呢……

NagantAbout that... It depends on you, Commander! Maybe by walking around the Elmo, we can find some decent activities to try and learn from, right?这个嘛……就要仰仗指挥官您的力量啦！反正在艾莫号的休息室里逛一圈，总能找到些可靠的项目来进行学习体验吧？

CommanderYou've got a point... Let's go take a look.说得也是……那就来找找看吧。

(After some time.)（一段时间后。）

NagantSo youngsters nowadays are into this type of game, huh...?现在的年轻人都喜欢玩这种类型的游戏吗……

(Nagant slightly furrows her brow and pouts as she stares intently at the holographic projection.)（纳甘微微皱起眉头，嘟起嘴全神贯注地盯着不远处的全息投影。）

NagantWhat do people find appealing in these slow-paced games about digging and chopping woods? It's all so boring.这种挖土伐木造房子的慢节奏游戏，真的有那么吸引人吗？伐木好累呀。

CommanderI'm not sure either... Watch out, Nagant, there's an enemy coming from the right.我也不是很清楚……小心纳甘，有敌人从右边过来了。

NagantAh... Where's my weapon... it was right there? A bug? It's a bug! Why can't I defeat the monster no matter what I do?!啊……我的武器呢……我那么大一把武器呢！？BUG，是BUG！为什么怎样都无法打倒怪物啊！？

CommanderMaybe your weapon's durability is depleted? The game did prompt you to get it repaired.因为你的武器耐久度不够了吧？明明系统有提示你要去修理了嘛。

NagantDurability? What's that... This kind of mechanic is so annoying... Ah, ahhh— I-I'm done for! NOOO—!耐久度？那是什么啊……这种多余的设计……啊，啊啊啊——人家，人家要完蛋了！不——！

CommanderHold on! I'm coming... Ah, you're dead... Well, we've played for a while anyway, let's call it a day here, okay?坚持住！我马上就……啊，没救了啊……时间也差不多了，今天就到这里吧？

NagantWhy's this happening! Not only have I not become trendy, but I even failed to protect the Commander in a game.这究竟是，为什么！难道我不仅无法变得时髦，连在游戏中保护指挥官也做不到吗？

NagantI even chose the weapon that looks the strongest for this...明明我选择了看起来最强大的武器……

Commander...Told you that weapon is recommended for more experienced players. Come to think of it, modern games have become a lot more complex, most likely because of technological leaps.……都说了那是上级者推荐的装备了吧？说来也是啊，如今的游戏因为技术飞跃，操控上变得复杂了不少。

CommanderAlthough they do a far better job at simulating the real world... I still prefer the older, simpler games where anyone could pick up the controller and just start playing right away.虽然对现实的模拟比以前清晰了……但我还是喜欢以前那种简单的，只要拿起操纵器就谁都可以很快习惯玩法的游戏。

NagantExactly. I didn't expect you to think the same. Games like "Dungeonvania" and "Last Fantasy" were my favorites.没错没错，没想到您也是那么想的。像什么《天使恶魔城》，《宇宙战士》之类的，我都很喜欢。

NagantLet's revisit those old games together next time, Commander!指挥官，下次有机会一起重温这些老游戏吧！

CommanderWe can definitely do that, but what about your "Operation Become Trendy!"?可以倒是可以，不过你的那个“时髦大作战！”怎么办？

NagantAh, almost forgot about it... Whew, you really are more forgetful as you get older. That's not a good sign...啊，我差点忘了……唉，年纪一大，人就容易忘事。这可不是什么好现象啊……

NagantLet's look for more activities to experience, Commander. This one is a romance movie that you molodyozh have been talking about lately.指挥官，我们再一起找找还有没有别的项目可以体验吧，这是新新人类最近讨论很多的爱情电影来着。

Operation Style Ⅱ 时髦大作战·Ⅱ

NagantThese model kit things have been trendy among the youngsters recently, right, Commander?指挥官，这个应该就是最近年轻人中最时髦的拼装模型吧？

(Carrying a cardboard box reaching half her height, Nagant tiptoes and barely manages to set it on the table.)（纳甘抱着个有她一半高的宽厚纸盒，踮起脚艰难地将其放在桌上。）

NagantLook, Commander, it's YOU! More accurately, it's a model kit of YOU!来看呀，指挥官，这可是你哦！正确地说是指挥官的模型是也！

Commander...What. I mean, why is there a model kit of me. Am I some kind of celebrity?……不，为什么会有我的模型，我是什么演艺名人吗？

NagantIt's the best-selling thing on the Elmo lately, being the limited edition number 17 and all. Though I have no idea why it's so expensive, nor why you have to assemble it yourself... They could've just printed it out fully assembled.在最近艾莫号上这可是最抢手的新款，而且还是限量版本编号-017，虽然我不知道为什么那么贵还得自己拼啦……明明可以直接打印出来。

CommanderPerhaps people who buy these simply enjoy the process of assembling them themselves? —Hold on, by number 17, do you mean there were 16 versions before this? Who on earth is manufacturing this?!会购买它的人应该是为了享受拼装的乐趣吧？——不对，017的意思是前面还有16个型号吗？到底是谁生产的！？

NagantDon't worry, the manufacturer is very meticulous, so it's a very accurate kit—and there are no inappropriate parts... Anyway, getting my hands on this really made my wallet bleed.放心吧，制作的人很用心所以非常精致，而且没有不该有的部件……总之，我拿到这个也是让自己的财务大出血了啊。

NagantSo let's see what it's all about first; maybe we'll get to understand the charm of this while making it.所以先试着体验看看吧，说不定在拼装的过程中就能理解这种行为的美妙之处。

Nagant...Hup!……嘿咻！

(Nagant pulls out a huge toolbox and sets it on the table.)（纳甘将一个巨大的工具箱拎起放到桌上。）

CommanderWait a second, what are you planning to do with that bulk of a tool kit?且慢，这看起来就很不得了的工具套件，是准备要做什么？

NagantHmm? What kind of question is that? It's all the tools we'll need to use to assemble the model kit.嗯？为什么您会问这样的问题？这箱子里放的当然是准备用来拼装组合的工具啦。

NagantPliers, screwdrivers, drill bits, molecular adhesive, welding tool... These are my treasured tools, I've always relied on them to assemble things.压力钳，螺丝刀，钻头，起子，分子粘合剂，电焊……这些都是我珍藏的宝贝，长久以来我都是依靠它们进行的拼装。

(Wearing an expression full of confidence and pride, she retrieves the tools one by one and arranges them neatly in front of me.)（她将工具一一取出整齐地排放在我的面前，脸上的表情带着炫耀和自豪。）

NagantBut that's based on past experience; I think only a few of these are needed to assemble the Commander.不过这些是根据我之前的经验来的，要组装一个指挥官，应该只用到里面的七八样就够了吧？

Commander...Sorry to interrupt you, Nagant. But about the past experience you just mentioned—what have you put together before, specifically?……打扰问一下，纳甘。你刚才说过你有经验，具体是指组装了什么？

NagantHmm? Doll frames, and autonomous machines too! We didn't have the Elmo's privileged conditions before, so we had to learn everything ourselves, you know?嗯？不管是人形的身体还是自走机器人都有过哦？过去可没有现在艾莫号这么好的条件，我们什么都要会的哦？

CommanderI see... You should put the tool kit back then, Nagant. Assembling... "my" model doesn't require those tools.那我理解了……纳甘，你还是把箱子放回原处吧，拼装我……的模型，用不到你手边的这些工具。

NagantUgh... nothing at all? Not even this adhesive that I highly recommend? It can quickly bond anything together, from firearms to Doll frames, even.呃……什么都不要吗？我很推荐这个粘合剂哦？从枪械到人形的身体都可以快速拼合起来。

CommanderIt's okay, we don't need it. All we have to do is follow the manual and put the kit together piece by piece, kind of like a toy.不需要。你所要做的，就是像拼积木一样，把零件一点点按照说明书组装起来。

Nagant...I'm finding it harder and harder to see what's fun about this.……越来越无法理解这样的东西有什么乐趣了。

CommanderSo are you quitting this one to try something else, Nagant? You can leave this model kit with me in that case, I have something to investigate...那，纳甘打算放弃换别的项目进行尝试吗？那就把这套模型让给我吧，我要调查一下……

NagantOf course not! We are comrades of "Operation Become Trendy!". How can we surrender so easily when facing such a challenge?当然不要！你我都是“时髦大作战！”的盟友，怎能在面对挑战时轻易投降放弃呢？

(Nagant snatches the manual from my hand and proudly puffs out her chest.)（纳甘从我的手上取过说明书，骄傲地挺起胸膛。）

NagantAlthough it's my first time, surely there will be no problem with your assistance.虽然这是我的第一次尝试，但如果有指挥官您协助的话肯定没有问题。

NagantCome on. Once we finish it, I can get a Commander in my room— Wahh?!快来吧，拼完后我的房间里就一直都有指挥——哇啊？！

CommanderWhat's wrong, Nagant? What happened?怎么了纳甘？发生什么事了吗？

NagantHelp, comrade... This manual is... there are so many parts... Where do I even start?!救命，盟友……这个说明书到底是……这些零件居然这么多，到底该从哪边开始看啊！？

Operation Style Ⅲ 时髦大作战·Ⅲ

CommanderYour eyes are almost pressed against the manual, Nagant... I don't suppose Dolls get presbyopia, do they?纳甘，你的眼睛都快贴到说明书上了……人形是不会老花眼的吧？

NagantI can't help it—the print on this manual is so small and so dense... Who exactly is this made for...?没办法啊，谁让这个说明书的字体写得那么小，还那么密……这到底是给谁准备的……

NagantNext step needs part number B5... Help me find it, Commander.接下来需要的零件号码是B5……指挥官，帮我找一下。

CommanderOkay. B5, B5... Got it.好。B5，B5……有了，找到了。

(Nagant carefully takes the piece I hand her and tries to fit it to... Hmm, a peculiar area. Is that right? Do I really look like that?)（纳甘小心翼翼地接过我递来的零件，尝试着将其组合在……嗯，真是奇妙的部位，真的对吗？我应该不长那样吧？）

NagantStrange... No matter which way I try to insert it, this piece won't fit.奇怪……怎么不管转哪个方向，这块零件都安装不上去呢？

NagantCould it be that I'm installing it incorrectly? Or that I need to cut this bit off...难道是我组装的方式不对？还是说，这部分需要切除……

CommanderWait, hold on, don't just cut it off! ...Oh, you got the wrong piece—this step needs D5, not B5.等等等不要乱切！……啊，因为你的零件就拿错了啊，这里需要的是D5，不是B5。

NagantI see now. I must've misread it. No wonder it looked weird compared to the real Commander.原来如此，是我一时没看清楚搞错了啊，我还在想为什么和指挥官本人不一样呢。

NagantWell, that happens, much like how cats can mistake cucumbers for snakes... I just made the same kind of mistake.这种事情还挺常见的，就比如说猫会容易把黄瓜看成一动不动的蛇……我刚刚就是犯了这样的错误。

CommanderThat metaphor was definitely dated. Not to mention, there's no definite conclusion about that behavior.这个比喻有点年代了。而且不是说了嘛，这个现象还没有具体的结论。

NagantAhem, as long as you get the gist. Anyway, I just hope you don't misconstrue that—咳，反正意思差不多就行。总之，希望您不要对此产生误解——我，对工作，对指挥官你……

NagantI mean, both work and you mean a great deal to me, and I take the two of them seriously; I just had a momentary lapse of vision.都是十分，严谨和那个……重视的，刚刚只是一时的眼花而已。

CommanderDon't worry, I know what you're like, Nagant. Ksenia has complained to me plenty about your seriousness.放心，我了解纳甘真实的一面。关于你的这份严谨，科谢尼娅她可没少找我吐槽过。

NagantHuh? Complained about what?! I'm just treating work my own way, as how things should.咦？吐槽什么！？我只是在用自己的方式普通地对待工作而已。

NagantYoungsters nowadays are too lax when it comes to work, and their ways of thinking differ greatly from ours; it's hard to trust them to act on their own.现在的年轻人对待工作太过散漫，思维的方式也和我们那会有很大不同，很难放心让她单独行动。

CommanderKsenia is already capable of handling things on her own. You should give her more responsibilities.科谢尼娅早已是独当一面的人形了，你可以让她承担更多的任务权限。

NagantI know... Seeing her grow up certainly brings me joy, but it's also not that easy to convince myself...我当然知道……能看到她的成长肯定是让我欣慰的，但如何说服自己，可不容易啊……

NagantThat's also part of why I came up with this "Operation Become Trendy!". I want to better understand the younger generation, catch up with them, or at least not be left behind by the times.这也是定下此次“时髦大作战！”的原因。我想更理解后辈们，追赶她们，不想让自己被时代所抛下。

NagantIf possible, I want to keep protecting them and be the reliable support they can depend on.如果可以的话，我想一直守护她们，成为她们可以依赖的可靠后盾。

CommanderIsn't that what you've been doing all along? You've done great, Nagant.一直以来，你不已经这么做了吗？纳甘，你做得很好哦？

NagantOh, that's so embarrassing to hear. I know that I'm not as excellent as you just yet. But like the model kit we're putting together now, I will, bit by bit... make a perfect Commander.真害羞啊，但我自知自己还没办法像您一样优秀，但就像是现在我们正在拼接的模型一样，我会一点点地……做出完美的指挥官来。

NagantAlthough it's a bummer that a Doll can't grow taller, I do not care anymore, because the Commander is my comrade!虽然人形在身高上无法改变这点很让我难受，但我现在已经不在意了，因为指挥官是我的盟友呢！

NagantOnce I grow more mature, I could also become someone that others rely on.只要我的心智变得更加成熟的话，总有一天也能成为被依靠的对象的。

CommanderI'm glad for you to say that... Though, about your height, are you really not bothered by it anymore?你能这么说我很高兴……不过，身高的话题，你真的不在意了吗？

NagantCompletely unbothered! Well, that's a lie, actually...完全不在意！什么的，确实是骗人的啦……

Operation Style Ⅳ 时髦大作战·Ⅳ

NagantAnd that was the last piece... Alright, mission accomplished!这就是最后一块零件了……好啦，大功告成！

(After installing the final piece onto the model kit of "me", Nagant steps back and stands beside me to admire it.)（纳甘将“我”的模型上的最后一块零件嵌合进去后，后退到我的身边和我一起驻足欣赏。）

NagantHmm. Front, back, top, bottom, even there; everywhere's perfect... The wonderful, graceful, truly elegant and majestic, and that belongs only to me...嗯，前，后，上，下，连这里都很完美……很好，优雅，真是优雅又威风凛凛啊，只属于我一个人的……

Nagant—"Mini-Commandy One!"——“迷你指！”

CommanderThe hell is a Mini-Commandy One— Well, whatever. I didn't expect assembling a model kit of myself to be so fun—and it did capture my aura pretty well.迷你指是什么——不过，算了，没想到拼自己的模型还挺有趣的，确实在气质这块也还原得很不错呢。

CommanderAnd as part of the so-called "Operation Become Trendy!"... Any thoughts you want to share after finishing this model kit, Nagant?不过作为那个所谓“时髦作战！”的一环……纳甘，你在拼完这个后有什么感想吗？

(Nagant shakes her head and scratches her cheek somewhat embarrassedly.)（纳甘摇了摇头，有些不好意思地挠了挠自己的脸颊。）

NagantCompleting the "Mini-Commandy One" was a joyful experience... But I don't feel like it has anything to do with becoming trendy. Thinking about it, it just comes back to everyone liking you, Commander... That has nothing to do with being a youngster!虽然完成“迷你指”是很幸福的事……但是我不觉得这和“时髦”有什么关系呢，仔细想想，大家只是爱戴指挥官你而已……这和年不年轻无关嘛！

NagantI don't get Commander as a comrade everyday, what should we do with "Operation Become Trendy!" now?难得指挥官愿意成为我的盟友，这所谓“时髦大作战！”到底该何去何从呢？

Nagant...I'm sorry, Commander. I'm being so selfish, aren't I? E-even though you helped me so much...……对不起，指挥官，我很任性吧？明，明明你都这么帮我了……

NagantI just keep acting on my own... and taking up your time. I'm really sorry.我却一直自顾自地……占用了您的时间，真是对不起。

Commander...Oh no, that's not the case at all. Being with you is fun, Nagant. I wasn't even bored for a single second.……啊不，没有这回事哦？我觉得很有趣，和纳甘在一起，完全都不会无聊。

NagantC-Commander...指，指挥官……

CommanderAlso, being able to take work seriously and offer a different perspective is your unique strength. It can certainly make up for the youngsters' shortcomings.能从别样的角度认真看待工作也是纳甘的专属特长，可以用于弥补年轻人们的不足。

CommanderPlus, I don't think having a "dated" way of speech is necessarily a bad thing. Honestly, I think that's your unique charm, Nagant—if you try too hard to become "up to date"... you would stop being yourself.而且我也不觉得说出有“年代感”的话是什么不好的事情，老实说我觉得那是纳甘你专属的特色，如果刻意去变得时髦……那也就不像你了吧？

NagantHmm, I guess that's true. I'm happy as long as you understand me.嗯，也是啊，只要能被您所理解就好了。

CommanderSo... is "Operation Become Trendy!" officially over?那……“时髦大作战！”到此结束？

NagantYes! I hereby declare that the operation is successfully completed with the help of Comrade Commander!嗯！那我宣布，在盟友你的协助下，作战完美结束！

NagantWhew. Now that it's settled, I just realized my back is about to give up.唉，刚才折腾拼装了那么半天，现在放松下来才意识到自己的腰都快断了。

CommanderIndeed, my shoulders are so sore too.确实，我现在肩膀也酸痛得不行。

NagantIn that case... let's begin "Operation Comfy Massage"! Leave it to me, Commander. I have lots of experience in this.既然这样，那就……来开始“按摩按摩大作战”！指挥官，交给我吧。在这方面，我可是很有经验的。

(Nagant's soft body presses against me as she happily kneads my shoulders.)（纳甘柔软的身体一边贴了上来，一边开心地捏着我的肩膀。）

CommanderAlright, I'll leave it to you. But we can do without the operation thing—just let it be a normal massage, okay? I don't want anything too exciting at my age...好啊，那就拜托你了。但是大作战就不用了，普通的按摩就可以了，好吗？我这把年纪不想体验太刺激的……

NagantI know, I know. The self-proclaimed "ancient" Commander... Hmm, speaking of which, Commander...?知道啦知道啦，自称上了年纪的指挥官……那个，说起来啊，指挥官……?

CommanderWhat is it this time?怎么了？

NagantAlthough I do want to encourage you to spend more time with the youngsters, to protect them, and fill their hearts... Sometimes, maybe occasionally...虽然说，我也想鼓励你多多陪在年轻人的身边，好好守护着她们，填满她们的心灵……不过有的时候，只是偶尔……

NagantYou should also pamper me like right now, you know? Even with the "Mini-Commandy One," my greatest comrade is still you, Commander...也要像现在这样，多关照一下我哦？就算有了“迷你指”，我最好的盟友，还是指挥官你本人嘛……

Collection Overview 1 收藏展示1

NagantLately, I've been troubled by something while interacting with my juniors, Commander.指挥官，最近我在和其他后辈们的相处中碰到了一些困扰。

NagantThey kept saying my way of speech is so old-fashioned, full of dated expressions, and that they often can't understand what I'm saying.她们总说我说话的用词老旧，充满年代感，时常无法理解我话语中的含义。

NagantSo I'm planning an operation to solve this problem.因此我谋划了一个作战方案，想看看能不能解决这个问题。

NagantCould you assist me, Commander?指挥官，可以请您来协助我吗？

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Sorry to bother you...打扰了…

NagantOkay, I'll come find you later to discuss the operation details.好的，那我一会来找您说详细的作战细节。

NagantThat's a pickle... Oh well, I'll think of other ways.这下苦恼了啊……没事，那我再想想别的方法吧。

Kitchen Chat 1 厨房闲谈1

NagantFor an elder like me, being good at cooking is the skill that is least worth mentioning!像我这样的老人家，擅长料理这种事，是最不值得一提的优点了！

A mellow richness lingers between the lips and teeth, its rapturous aftertaste long and enduring.醇厚的滋味在唇齿间缱绻，幸福的余韵悠长，经久不散。

CommanderEvery mouthful tastes like bliss.每一口都是幸福的味道。

NagantDo you find it delicious, Commander?指挥官，是不是很美味呢？

Very delicious, as expected.果然很美味。

A nostalgic taste...让人怀念的味道……

CommanderVery delicious, as expected from something cooked up by Nagant.果然很美味，不愧是纳甘你做的料理呢。

NagantLooks like my skills haven't gotten rusty yet!看来老人家我，手艺还没有生疏嘛！

CommanderWhat a surprising flavor!令人惊喜的味道！

CommanderIt's got a nostalgic taste to it...让人怀念的味道……

The deep aroma coils around the tongue, wrapping me in a cloud of tenderness.浓郁的香气萦绕舌尖，仿佛坠入温柔的云端。

Kitchen Chat 2 厨房闲谈2

NagantMmm-hmm~ Looks very tasty... Commander, don't let an elder's painstaking effort go to waste!嗯~嗯~看起来很不错……指挥官，千万不要浪费老人家的一番苦心哦！

Her thoughtful cooking brings out soul-stirring flavors from even the simplest ingredients.合理的烹调让最简单的食材碰撞出令人动容的滋味。

CommanderThe perfectly managed heat brings out a natural harmony of taste.恰到好处的火候，食材的美味浑然天成。

NagantHow's the taste?味道还好吧？

A distinct flavor...别有风味……

As long as it's filling.只要能填饱肚子……

CommanderI'm surprised you managed to create such a distinct flavor with just common ingredients...常见的食材，居然也能做出别有风味的料理……

NagantEh? You finished it all?咦咦？指挥官您全都吃光了吗？

CommanderIt's pretty tasty, after all!还是挺好吃的嘛！

CommanderAs long as it fills the belly, the taste doesn't really matter.只要能填饱肚子，味道什么的无所谓啦。

With a single bite, their freshness blooms upon the palate.一口下去，食材的鲜味在口中绽放。

Kitchen Chat 3 厨房闲谈3

NagantEhehe... Even an elder like me can have slip-ups sometimes...诶嘿嘿……就算是老人家，也会有失手的时候啊……

An indescribably complex sensation surges in my chest, leaving my mind in a daze.难以名状的复杂口感涌上心间，以至脑海只剩一片茫然。

CommanderA mysterious flavour—yet somehow, it feels familiar.迷之口感，但吃起来有点熟悉。

NagantCommander... Feel free to criticize and offer your guidance...指挥官……请您批评指正……

Just shove it down...赶紧吞掉就……

I'll eat it...我吃……我吃……

CommanderUhh... as long as I shove it down before the taste gets to me, it should be fine... right...?呃……趁还没有尝出味道的时候赶紧吞掉就可以了……吧……

NagantI guess you really are hungry...指挥官，您是真的饿了……

Commander(Bluuurgh—)（呕——）

CommanderI'll... I'll eat it...我吃……我吃……

My once-keen sense of taste slowly loses its bearings amid this strange experience.昔日敏锐的味觉在此刻陌生的体验中逐渐迷失了方向。

Senior's Care 前辈关怀

NagantMy juniors keep pushing themselves too hard.后辈们实在是太拼了。

NagantCommander, you need to get enough rest too.指挥官，您也要注意休息啊。

NagantTo me, the preparations for the party feel like preparing for a battle.我感觉宴会之前的准备工作，宛如一场战斗前的准备。

Dorm Dialogue 1 宿舍对话1

NagantSince we've decided to reconstruct the Elmo, then shouldn't we add some new fashionable stuff too?既然要决定翻新，是不是也该添置点时髦的新玩意儿？

NagantHow about this newest model massage chair?这个最新款的按摩椅怎么样？

Nagant(Cough)... It's not just some old person worrying over nothing. Young 'uns need to take good care of themselves too, you know.咳咳，这可不是老人家瞎操心，年轻人也要好好保养身体才行呐。

Dorm Dialogue 2 宿舍对话2

NagantA cabinet this huge is definitely suitable for those fashionable, precious goodies of mine—这么大的柜子，很适合放我那些时髦的珍藏——

NagantWait, hold on, who's saying those are all garbage? I heard you!等、等等，是谁在说全是些破烂？老人家我可全都听到了呐！

Journal Entry 1 日志·一

NagantCommander, don't you think... the youth of today are getting more and more out of hand?指挥官，您觉不觉得……最近的年轻人越来越难带了。

NagantThey chat online all day but don't say a word offline!线上聊天时滔滔不绝，线下却完——全不说话！

NagantCome to think of it, I had juniors like that in Griffin...说起来，格里芬里也有这样的后辈……

NagantYou know about them, right, Commander? You could be right in front of them, but they'd rather send a text message to you instead!指挥官知道的吧？ 明明人就在对面，却还是宁可发消息！

NagantGiven her personality...以她的性格……

NagantI wonder if she managed to make friends after leaving Griffin?离开格里芬后，有没有顺利交到朋友呢？

CommanderYou do love to worry about others, Nagant.纳甘真的很爱操心呀。

NagantHehe, I need to take care of my juniors, of course!哼哼，当然要好好关照后辈！

NagantIt was so dangerous back then...当时那么危险……

NagantSurely you wouldn't be able to not worry about those kids either.如果是您，一定也会放心不下那些孩子的。

CommanderWhat are you talking about?你在说什么？

NagantOh yeah, it was after Griffin was restructured... I mean, after you left.对哦，那时候，是格里芬在重组……是您离开之后的事。

NagantYou couldn't have read that combat report...作战报告，您当然也不可能看过……

NagantThen... shall I fill you in?那就……现在补上？

CommanderAlright.好。

Journal Entry 2 日志·二

NagantCommander, can you help me pick my next hat?指挥官，您能帮我挑选下帽子吗？

NagantOne of them is retro-styled and stately, the other is new and lively. Their styles are completely different.一顶复古稳重，另一顶活泼新潮，风格完全不同。

NagantLogically speaking, I ought to go for the retro one...按理说，我应该买稳重的那一款……

NagantBut I'd like to try that new-fangled one too!但是活泼的那一款我也想尝试一下！

NagantGaaahhhh! I just can't decide!呃啊啊！实在是无法抉择啊！

CommanderJust pick the one you like.选你喜欢的就好了。

Nagant...Would that it were so simple.……哪有那么简单啦。

NagantAs a senior, I have many things to take into consideration.作为前辈，我真的会有很多顾虑。

NagantFor example, how people view me and how my juniors feel.别人的看法啦，后辈的感受啦。

NagantRemember that combat report I was talking about earlier, the one that I only managed to get halfway through?您还记得我跟您说到一半的作战报告吗？

NagantYou probably know that... we were faced with a big choice after that mission ended.您也知道……那次任务结束后，我们面临一个重大的选择。

NagantI chose "what I ought to do" and gave up "what I wanted to do."我选择了“应该”，放弃了“喜欢”。

NagantAfter that, I kept wondering if that choice was correct.事后，我不止一次在想，这个选择真的正确吗？

NagantCommander, would you like to hear about the rest of that operation?指挥官，您愿意听这场作战的后续吗？

NagantOf course, the choices I made in the past can't be changed.当然，过去的选择无法更改。

NagantBut perhaps... they can affect the decisions that I make now!但或许……可以影响我现在的决定！

CommanderI hope I can be of help to you.但愿我能帮上忙。

Journal Entry 3 日志·三

NagantCommander, the supply inventory is done.指挥官，物资的清点工作已经完成啦。

NagantWhat other work is there?接下来还有什么工作？

NagantDon't be shy, order away!不用客气，尽管提！

CommanderYou've been working hard, go get some rest.辛苦了，去休息一下吧。

NagantRest? No, no, I don't need rest, I'm still full of energy!休息？不用不用，我还很有精神呢！

NagantCommander, you once told me to choose what I wanted.指挥官跟我说，让我选择自己喜欢的。

NagantAnd while it may sound a little strange...虽然这听起来有点奇怪……

NagantI do like a structured life lived according to a schedule.但我就是喜欢每天都被日程表安排好的生活。

NagantI actually get a little worried when things get idle.一旦闲下来，反而会让我有点恐慌。

NagantThe last time I was this idle was when... Ah! When I was awaiting assignment after arriving at a satellite city.上次这么闲是在……对！接受安置的时候！

NagantI nearly ran away back then.那时候我差点临阵脱逃了。

Commander...Hm, I find that hard to imagine.……唔，有点难想象。

NagantI know, right? It doesn't seem like what a senior would do.对吧？我也觉得有失前辈风范。

NagantSince it's you, Commander...如果是指挥官的话……

NagantI wonder if I could share that embarrassing incident with you...这个有点丢人的心路历程，不知道能不能和您分享……

CommanderPlease, tell me about it.请务必告诉我。

Journal Entry 4 日志·四

NagantCommander, you didn't look too good just now!指挥官，您刚才的状态看上去不太好。

NagantOne of the rules of victory on the battlefield is!战场必胜准则之一！

NagantKeep your head clear to adapt to anything that might come up.保持清醒的头脑，才能从容应对各种突发情况。

NagantIs there anywhere on the Elmo where you can get some fresh air?艾莫号上有没有能吹风的地方？

NagantI can go with you to clear your head!我可以陪指挥官去吹吹风清醒一下！

NagantOr maybe we could use the central hub corridor as a starting point...或者以中枢区的走廊为起点……

NagantAnd have a five-kilometer run around the Elmo to get your blood pumping?绕着艾莫号来个酣畅淋漓的五公里赛跑？

Commander...You sound like you're very experienced with this.……你好像很有经验。

NagantAhem, well yes, I do have some experience.咳咳，确实是有一些……

NagantThere was a time when I was very lost and my neural cloud was in a haze.我有一段时间特别迷茫，心智也昏昏沉沉的。

NagantIt's when I just arrived at that satellite city, like I was telling you.就是之前跟您提到的，刚到卫星城的那段时间。

NagantAfter that, one of my juniors whom I'd taken care of brought me to my senses.后来，是被一直照顾的后辈点醒了。

NagantThis... was what did.她就是……用这样的方法。

CommanderOk~哦~

NagantWell, how about it? Are you interested now?怎么样？引起您的兴趣了吗？

NagantNothing would please me more than if my experience could help you!如果我的经历能帮到您，那就太好了！

NagantBut please don't tell Ksenia!但是千万不要告诉科谢尼娅！

NagantIf she found out, I'm sure she'd lord it all over me...她要是知道，一定会得寸进尺的……

CommanderI promise.我保证。

Journal Entry 5 日志·五

NagantCommander, Commander! I bought my new hat!指挥官指挥官，我买的新帽子到了！

NagantIt's the one I like!是我喜欢的那顶！

NagantTurns out making decisions really is much easier when you don't overthink them.在不考虑那么多之后，做选择时真的轻松了不少。

NagantI mean, nobody said an Urbanranger can't have a cute and cheerful hat, right?没人规定城市英雄不可以戴活泼可爱的帽子吧？

Commander...Who was that again?……城市英雄是什么？

NagantHuh? You don't know, Commander?欸？指挥官不知道吗？

NagantHe looks like an ordinary salaryman...就是那种，看上去是普通上班族的家伙。

NagantBut when danger appears in the city, he transforms into a hero and makes his dramatic entrance from above!但只要城市里有危险发生，就能变身为上天入地的英雄！

NagantTotally cool, right?太酷了不是吗？

NagantThe first time I saw his movie, I decided to be someone like him.第一次看到这种电影时，我就决定要成为这样的人。

NagantSomeone who doesn't regret her past and doesn't fear her future.不后悔过去，不畏惧将来。

NagantSomeone who protects the land beneath her feet and the friends by her side.守护脚下的土地和身边的伙伴。

NagantThat's what I think a hero is.这就是我认定的英雄。

NagantHyoo~ Wow, it sounds a little embarrassing to say that out loud.呼~说出来还有点不好意思呢。

CommanderNagant, is that what you want to become?纳甘是想成为这样的人吗？

Nagant...Ahem, if possible...……咳咳，可能的话……

NagantThen, as thanks for your suggestion, why don't I tell you about it in detail?作为给我建议的谢礼，我就给指挥官详细讲讲吧？

CommanderSure, go ahead. I'll listen carefully.好，我听听看。

Affinity Records 契合度记录

Record 1Formerly known as M1895. After Griffin was restructured, Nagant yielded her spot to her juniors and headed off to the Green Zone, where she accepted a URNC reassignment to the Public Security Administration in a satellite city. Life at the PSA was unglamorous, but she preferred it that way. As an older Doll model, Nagant was keenly aware of her limitations. Thus, rather than "going out to make a name for herself", she was content to hold her ground and help the people within her reach. That meant diligent daily patrols of the same precinct, filling out the same routine reports, and lending a patient ear to whoever needed one. As a "senior", she would pass on her combat and work skills to her juniors without holding anything back. Her unambitious nature did not impress the brass. However, that nature earned her many acts of kindness and friendship, small but heartwarming. Residents greeted her when she passed; colleagues came back from patrol with small gifts; hand-written thank-you letters found their way to her desk. These precious little things gave Nagant's otherwise ordinary days their meaning, and they gave her something worth fighting for. Nagant knew that there were limits to what her antique frame could do. But when it counted, she didn't hesitate, fighting and shielding others with everything her small frame could give. In those moments, her ordinariness made her seem all the stronger. "Well, before superheroes became superheroes... they were ordinary people, right? Most of them were, at least!"原代号Nagant M1895。在格里芬解体重组后，纳甘把留任格里芬的机会让给了自己的后辈，自己接受了来自罗联的安置，前往绿区，供职于卫星城的治安管理部门。 治安管理部门的工作枯燥无聊，但对于纳甘来说刚好，作为比较老旧的型号，纳甘清楚地知道自己的能力和局限在哪里，所以比起“风风光光地干一些大事”，纳甘更愿意安于现状，守好自己的一方天地，在自己的能力范围之内尽可能地帮助他人。 比如，每天仔细巡逻同一片辖区、认真填写千篇一律的巡查报告、用心聆听他人的请求……平时，她也会以“前辈”自居，将自己的战斗、工作技巧毫无保留地传授给她的后辈。 这种毫无野心，不争不抢的性格，让她成为了不受重视的、平凡的大多数，但相对的，她也收获了许多微小却温暖的善意与友情：居民的问候、同事出差带的小礼物、手写的感谢信……这些暖心的事物，让纳甘平凡而普通的每一天都变得更加有意义，也让她萌生了“守护”的想法。 虽然她的能力有限，但每当危机出现，她也会义不容辞地挺身而出，用自己小小的身躯去战斗、去保护。 每当这时，她的普通就会让她看起来格外强大。 “超级英雄在成为超级英雄之前……也是普通人吧？我是说大部分的！”

Record 2Nagant loved watching superhero movies. The leads always had powerful physiques and towering builds. Seeing them would instantly put anyone's heart at ease. Nagant stood in front of her mirror and compared herself to them. Slender limbs. A young girl's face. She liked to call herself an "old senior", but the title didn't carry much weight coming from someone who looked like her. No wonder some people didn't take her seriously. "Maybe it would help if I were taller?" Changing the height of Doll frames was difficult. Even if the limbs could be physically lengthened, the rest of the frame would need adjusting to match. For a Doll like Nagant, the results were not worth the high expense. Nagant had tried wearing high heels and inserts, but bitter experiences in the field had proven that such footwear would cause problems. And so Nagant started collecting hats. She was particularly fond of the tall-crowned, vertically oriented ones which made her look a little taller. They didn't change much in practice, though. Most people still judged by appearances, and the popular opinion remained that Nagant wasn't good for much. "Hmph. Why are these people more narrow-minded than me?" She waved it off and refused to let it drag her down. Instead, she threw herself into doing everything she could, as well as she could. Over time, the gratitude of the people she had helped began to add up. Her trademark hats kept her in the hearts of many, long after the moment had passed. Nagant cherished every one of her hats. They were more than small prayers for things to be well. They were proof of how far she had come.纳甘喜欢看超级英雄电影。 这些电影中的主角都有着强壮的体魄和高挑的身高，让人第一眼就觉得无比安心。 纳甘站在镜子面前照着主角的样子一顿对比。 自己的胳膊和腿都很纤细，脸也是完完全全一副小女孩的样子，虽然平时老是说着自己是“老前辈”，但这副外形看上去确实也没有什么说服力，也难怪有些人会对她露出毫不在意的眼神。 “再高一些会不会更好？” 人形的素体很难改变身高，就算通过维修改变了身高，那素体的其他部位也需要跟着变动，这对于纳甘这一型号的人形来说，费用高昂很不划算。纳甘也有试着穿高跟鞋或者增高鞋，但事实证明这在出任务的时候很容易误事。 于是纳甘喜欢上了买帽子，尤其热衷于那些高帽子，这样可以让她看起来稍微高挑一点。 不过情况没有变得更好，人们还是习惯于仅凭外表对一个人做判断，倾向于认为纳甘能做的事情并不多。 “哼，为什么这些人会比我还狭隘呀。” 纳甘挥了挥手，并没有气馁，还是尽自己所能，去做自己该做的事。 逐渐地，她时不时地会收到被她帮助过的人的感谢，许多人会因为她标志性的帽子而记住她。 纳甘很爱护她的帽子，每一顶都是，因为那些帽子不仅饱含着她美好的祈愿，也是她成长道路上的一枚枚闪亮的勋章。

Record 3Back in those good old Griffin days, when Nagant went on her joint mission with Stechkin for the first time, she never imagined that their partnership would last as long as it did. Thus, Nagant was almost incredulous when she saw the face of her new partner when she arrived at the PSA after her reassignment from Griffin. "My name is Ksenia now." Nagant didn't expect Ksenia to choose reassignment as well. For someone with her money-grubbing personality, drawing a fixed salary in the police force was completely out of question. Griffin missions allowed one to freely go in and out of contamination zones, and such missions paid far better. By all logic, she should have stayed. "Working at Griffin was too dangerous. There's no point making money if you're not alive to spend it. Might as well settle into a cushy retirement in the city with you, Miss Nagant." "Cushy... What's that supposed to mean?! Don't you look down on police work!" Their personalities couldn't have been more different, but somehow they worked well together. Even Nagant couldn't fully explain why. One wouldn't guess from Ksenia's casual, freewheeling attitude, but she was dependable when it mattered. She always looked out for herself first, but she would do something completely selfless now and then without a second thought. Nagant gradually realized that they were more alike than she thought. Perhaps that was what made their strange friendship work. "What's wrong with you? That laugh of yours sounds really gross." "Gross?! How can you say that about your senior?!" "Alright then, I'll just write it down instead~" "Ksenia!"在格里芬第一次和斯捷奇金出任务的时候，纳甘也没想到她们的搭档生涯会如此之久，久到纳甘离开格里芬换了个工作，在治安部门分配搭档时，出现在她面前的，还是斯捷奇金那张脸。 “我现在叫科谢尼娅哦。” 纳甘没想到科谢尼娅也会选择接受安置，来卫星城的治安部门拿一份死工资，以她爱财如命的性格来说，格里芬的任务可以随时出入污染区，而属于法外之地的污染区在赚钱上自然多了很多可操作的空间，她应该会更愿意留在那里才对。 “在格里芬赚钱太危险了，也许有命赚钱，没命花，不如和纳甘前辈一起在卫星城养老多轻松。” “养……谁说是养老了！你可不要小看治安部门的工作啊！” 二人的性格明明差得天南海北，但就是莫名合得来，这点让纳甘自己也感到费解。 不过看着科谢尼娅平时散漫、关键时刻靠谱的样子，明明自我标榜利己但有时也会做些不那么利己的事，纳甘清晰地察觉到，她和自己在某些地方是相同的。 也许因为有这些微妙的相同点，才促成了这段奇妙的友谊。 “干什么啊，你笑得有点恶心。” “恶心？你怎么能这么说前辈！” “哦，那我不说了——我写出来~” “科谢尼娅！”

Record 4During her time at the PSA, Nagant found that her colleagues were always posting incomprehensible memes in the group chat. She asked Ksenia about them. At first, Ksenia was patient enough to walk her through all these new terms, but once the workload picked up, she simply tossed out a few website links and told Nagant to figure it out on her own. Nagant was hopelessly lost when it came to internet culture, and she never really found her footing. She ended up becoming the butt of more than a few jokes, particularly after attempting to use dated slang in the group chat. "LMAO who even yaps like that nowadays fr fr" "Miss Nagant, that expression is from ages ago. These days..." Although there was no malice in their words, Nagant still felt her face burning and she wished she could disappear into a hole. Pop culture was evolving too quickly and she couldn't keep up. She told Ksenia about her frustrations. Ksenia raised an eyebrow, looking more entertained than sympathetic. "I mean... it's fine if you can't keep up, isn't it? Just find people who are on the same wavelength and talk to them instead." "But it's not like they're easy to find..." "True. Wannabe babulyas like you aren't exactly common." "What's that even supposed to mean?!" "Think about it. You look like a kid, but you act like you're my granny. What else would you call that? But don't worry about it too much. Just think of it as your unique charm~" "I-I'm not pretending or anything! It's called experience!" "Yes, yes, we know, Miss Experienced Wannabe Babushka."在治安部门上班的时候，纳甘发现她的同事们总是会在群聊中发一些她看不懂的东西。 一开始，她询问科谢尼娅，科谢尼娅还会耐着性子跟她解释这些时下的网络文化流行用语，但到后面忙起打工，就丢了几个网站给纳甘让她自己去查缺补漏了。 纳甘在流行文化的海洋里浮浮沉沉，始终没能成为一个“时尚的弄潮儿”，反而闹出了不少笑话，特别是她有一次在群聊中用了一个过时的词语之后。 “哈哈哈哈哈，现在谁还会这么说啊！” “纳甘小姐，这是很早时候的说法了，现在啊……” 虽然大家都没有恶意，但纳甘还是觉得面上发热，恨不得找一个地洞钻下去。 流行文化迭代太快了，她实在有些跟不上。 她后来也对科谢尼娅表示了这种沮丧，但科谢尼娅却挑了挑眉。 “跟不上……也无所谓吧？找个能同频聊天的人就行了。” “可是这种人哪有那么好找嘛……” “也是，像前辈这样的小古板也不多了。” “小古板是什么啦！喂！” “就是，明明是小孩子的样子却偏要装老成，可不是小古板吗？放心，这可是前辈独一无二的萌点哦~” “我、我哪有装老成，我就是经验丰富！” “好的好的，经验丰富的小古板前辈。”

Record 5Meeting with Mosin-Nagant again was an accident, but it was a happy one. From her previous experiences with Mosin-Nagant, Nagant knew she was a cheerful and generous Doll with a natural sensitivity to the feelings of others. Being invited onto her team was a joyous occasion for Nagant. Over time, however, Nagant began to see past the good humor. It was a front, a mask to hide and conceal her anxiety. Mosin-Nagant was more insecure than she let on, and learning the extent of her inner turmoil left Nagant's heart aching. In keeping with her principle of "helping as much as she was able", Nagant made many attempts to help cheer up Mosin-Nagant, but none of them worked. If anything, it made things worse. "Nagant... I know you mean well, but I'm really not in the mood for this sort of thing right now." She remembered Mosin-Nagant's face in that moment—total darkness. She couldn't even feel the other Doll through her gaze. "Your positivity... it makes me feel very gloomy at times." "Please... just give me some space for now." Gradually, Nagant's own mood turned dark and gloomy as well. To her knowledge, friendliness, sunniness, and companionship were a cure-all for anything. She had to help them out if her friends were having trouble. If her friends were feeling low, then she would gladly share their burden. But this encounter with Mosin-Nagant made her re-evaluate her methods. Was it possible that rushing in to fix someone's problems, that pushing too hard to help, could become a burden in itself? Sometimes, people needed to work through things on their own. Intervening would harm instead of help. That didn't mean there was nothing she could do, though. Not as Mosin-Nagant's friend. "I should take care of myself, so that when Mosin-Nagant reaches out for help, I can take her hand without hesitation."和莫辛纳甘的再度重逢也是意外，但确实是一件令人高兴的事。 从之前与莫辛纳甘的几次经历中，纳甘知道她是一位善解人意、开朗大方的人形，而且看上去总是活力满满的样子，能成为莫辛纳甘的组员，对纳甘来说也是一件开心的事。 但渐渐地，纳甘发现莫辛纳甘的热情开朗有时候是为了隐藏自己的惴惴不安，她也有很多没底气的时候，她的内耗和消极让纳甘觉得很心疼。 她贯彻了自己的行事准则——能帮就帮，于是纳甘做了很多事情，企图让莫辛纳甘好起来，可是情况反而更糟了。 “纳甘……我知道你是好意，但我现在真的没什么心情。” 她记得当时莫辛纳甘的表情浸润在阴影中，纳甘感觉不到她目光的注视。 “你非常……乐观，有的时候会让我觉得……自己很阴暗。” “拜托……暂时先别管我了。” 纳甘的心情也一点一点变得阴暗潮湿了起来。 在她的认知中，友情、阳光、陪伴能解决一切东西，朋友有难她必须帮忙，朋友的坏情绪她也愿意一并承担，但和莫辛纳甘的这次摩擦，让纳甘开始重新审视自己的做法——有的时候太过积极地想要帮他人解决问题，掌握不好尺度，是否也会给他人带去负担？ 也许有些时候，他人的问题可能只有本人才能解决，自己的过度介入反而不太好。 但这也不代表自己作为朋友，真的无事可做。 “我应该照料好自己，这样当莫辛纳甘想要伸手求救的时候，才能牢牢地拉她一把。”

Record 6"Say, when you were working at the PSA, did anything happen that really left a deep impression on you??" One day, I found myself chatting with Nagant in the lounge. She heard my question, folded her arms, and thought about it for a good long while. "Well, about that... a while back, we were handling a case where a domestic Doll went missing." "The culprit was a man who was barely getting by on minimum wage. He'd burned through all his savings to pay for his daughter's medical treatment, but she still passed away in the end..." "According to him, the Doll he stole looked a lot like his daughter, but he couldn't afford to buy one like her..." "Stealing is wrong and I'm not trying to make excuses for what he did, but I could feel the pain and loss hanging around him. After hearing his story, I felt so incredibly... powerless." Nagant looked a little deflated after saying all that. "I'm sorry, Commander. You asked me to share a case that left an impression, and I ended up telling you something really depressing..." "The truth is, there are many more cases like this in the satellite city. No matter how hard we try, there's no way to give all of them a perfect ending. People will always end up hurt... and in order to keep being able to do our jobs... we—that is to say, me, Mosin-Nagant, Ksenia and the others—we try our best not to think about things like that too much." Nagant's eyes were downcast. Even her shoulders seemed to have dropped a bit, as though she was being weighed down by something heavy—something she shouldn't have to bear. "It's things like this that made me determined to follow you, Commander." After a moment, Nagant looked up again. There was a steely glint in her eyes. "Because I know you're trying to change things at the root, so that things like this don't keep happening. That's the same thought I carry with me." "And as long as I'm by your side, no matter how sad things get, I'll always find the courage to keep going."“话说起来，纳甘在任职治安管理部门的时候，有发生过什么印象深刻的事情吗？” 一日，我和纳甘在休息区闲聊了起来，听到我的问题，纳甘抱起了手臂冥思苦想了很久。 “硬要说的话……之前我们处理过一个家政人形遗失的案子。” “偷走人形的人是靠着卫星城最低工资勉强度日的可怜人，他为了给自己的女儿治病花光了所有的积蓄，但是女儿还是去世了……” “但是，据他的描述，那位家政人形长得很像他的女儿，但是他又承担不起买一个家政人形的费用。” “偷盗是不对的，我并不想为偷盗辩解，但我从那个人的身上感受到了浓重的绝望和悲伤，我觉得很……无能为力。” 纳甘的表情看上去有些落寞。 “抱歉指挥官，我好像说了一个印象深刻，但让人心情不好的案子……” “其实卫星城里还有很多很多这样的事，无论我们怎么努力，这类事情都没有办法完美解决，总有人会受伤……为了能够继续工作下去，我和莫辛纳甘还有科谢尼娅她们，都努力不去过度复盘这样的事情。” 纳甘低垂着眼眸，连肩膀也塌了下去，仿佛被某种重担压住了。 某些本不应该让她来承担的东西。 “但，也是因为这些事，所有这些事，让我坚定了追逐指挥官的决心。” 过了一会儿，纳甘抬起头来看着我，眼神中多了一分坚强。 “因为我知道，指挥官是想改变这些事的，从根源上，这和我的想法是一致的。” “只要在指挥官身边，无论有多难过，我都会获得继续走下去的勇气。”

Record 7"AHHHH~! The hat I wanted! It sold out!" Nagant grabbed her terminal and let out a wail of heart-wrenching despair. "(Sigh) I guess my hands just aren't as fast as the youngsters these days..." I moved closer to take a look at her screen. "Maybe they were using bots or something. I mean, you don't need THAT exact brand, right? Look at these hats from the same series. They look good too." Nagant had always been quite receptive to my suggestions, which was why I was surprised to see her shake her head. "No. It has to be that one. I'll just wait for them to restock." "Looks like you really like that hat, huh." "Hehe. I won't budge on this. I know what I want and I'll make sure I get it~" "But you can't always get what you want, you know. Don't you think you might get hurt if you get too fixated with things?" "Hm..." Nagant pursed her lips. The gesture was a perfect match for her appearance. "But wouldn't I feel worse if I let worries about things that haven't happened yet stop me from fighting for what I want?" "Sure, I might fail. I might never get it. But what scares me more is doing nothing. Just giving up before I've even tried. Haha, Ksenia always says I'm as stubborn as a rock when I get like this." Looking at the cheerful expression on her face, I couldn't help being drawn in by it. "Well, there's nothing wrong with that. I like you when you're stubborn, Nagant." "You like—w-wait, what? Commander, was, w-w-was, was that a love confession?" "What do you think?" "Tell me again!" "Well, the moment has passed, back to wor—" "Please, Commander? I'll trade you this hat for it!" "Hey, where's that stubbornness of yours gone now?"“啊~要买的那顶帽子，没有了！” 纳甘抱着终端哀嚎。 “唉……我的手速终究还是拼不过黄牛和年轻人啊……” 我凑近纳甘的终端看了看。 “也许，他们只是用了刷单机器，其实也不用执着于这一顶帽子，看，这个系列的其他帽子也挺好看的。” 没想到，向来很听从我的意见的纳甘摇了摇头。 “不，我就要那一顶，我可以等它补货。” “看来纳甘是真的很喜欢这顶帽子了。” “嘿嘿，唯有这点不会退让，喜欢的东西一定要得到的嘛~” “但是，有的时候，你不一定能够得到你想要的，如果执念太深的话也许会受伤？” “唔……” 纳甘鼓了鼓嘴，此时她的行为做派和她的外表保持了高度的一致。 “如果提前去幻想这些没有到来的焦虑，从而放弃了争取自己想要的东西，难道不会更难过吗？” “也许我会失败，也许我永远不会得到我自己想要的。” “但是我更怕什么都不做，没有去争取就放弃了。哈哈，科谢尼娅常说我这样固执得像岩石。” 看着纳甘乐观开朗的样子，我的心情也不自觉地被感染了。 “这样没什么不好的。” “我喜欢这样固执的纳甘哦。” “等、等——诶？指挥官在、在在在，和我告白吗？” “是不是呢？” “我要再听一遍！” “过时不候了。” “拜托了，指挥官再说一遍吧，我拿这个帽子和你换！” “喂，你的固执哪里去了？”

Record 8Sunlight streamed in through the dorm window on a leisurely afternoon and cast its light on Nagant as she was fiddling with an old vase. As if dazzled by sunlight, she stopped moving her hands and sighed heavily. "What's the matter?" I asked, closing my terminal. "Commander... I feel like I haven't really had a goal this whole time..." "What do you mean by a goal?" "Hm... I'm talking about stuff like how Papasha's always trying to improve her robot handling skills. Or how Ksenia keeps trying to make more money... that sort of thing. But I don't seem to have a goal that I really want to achieve. There's no feeling of enthusiasm or eagerness in my life..." "You enjoy collecting antiques, don't you, Nagant?" "That's just a hobby, though. And it's not like I want to become some kind of great antique collector or anything." Nagant placed the vase carefully back on the table, her fingers tracing the patterns on its surface. "Honestly, I feel pretty relaxed most of the time and I'm fine with not having a goal. But sometimes, watching other people work so hard toward something of their own... It makes me feel a little empty." "Didn't you say you wanted to follow me? Doesn't that count?" "If you ask me... that's more like bearing witness to your deeds. It doesn't conflict with having a personal goal." Nagant sprawled across the table with a thud. "Is it really okay to be like this? If I try to give myself a goal just because life feels empty, then what would I even pick..." "If you ask me, I think it's fine to not have one for the time being. You might end up missing out on something good because you're too busy looking for something to chase." "Something good..." "Or perhaps what you actually want is to live a life at your own pace and help people who need it when you come across them. That qualifies as a goal too." Nagant looked at me. The melancholy that had clouded her eyes was beginning to clear up, like the warm sunlight pressing in through the window. It was something pure and still, in the middle of the contaminated zone's chaos and danger. "Hehe... You'd make a great counselor, Commander." "This hardly counts as counseling. I just needed to give you some affirmation, because I already know what kind of person you are, Nagant." "Is that so?" She scratched her head, a little sheepish. "It feels like... you know me better than I know myself sometimes." "That's because I've been watching you closely, Nagant." Images of Nagant drifted through my mind; Nagant smiling, Nagant crying, Nagant throwing herself headlong after one thing or another... They layered over each other in the brilliant sunlight until they became the Nagant sitting in front of me now, shrouded in a gold halo. How dazzling. "Is that so?" Nagant smiled. She stood up, walked over, and knelt in front of me, placing her hands gently over mine on my knees. "Then in return, I'll always be there to witness your great journey." "I will always, always keep watching you too."一个悠长的午后，金色的阳光洒进宿舍的窗户，纳甘正在桌边摆弄着她的古玩花瓶。 似是被阳光晃了眼睛，她停下了手中的活，长长叹了口气。 “怎么了？”我合上终端，轻声询问。 “指挥官……一直以来，我好像都没有什么目标啊……” “目标是指？” “唔，比如波波沙一直都在精进自己的机械操作，科谢尼娅想要赚更多的钱……这种。但是我好像并没有什么很想去达成的目标，那种很积极上进的感觉……” “纳甘一直很喜欢收集古玩呀。” “可是，那只能算爱好吧，而且我也不会想成为什么古玩收集大师。” 纳甘小心翼翼地将她的花瓶搁在桌子上，手指擦过花瓶上的纹路。 “大部分时间，我觉得自己挺佛的，没有目标也可以，但是看着其他人为自己的目标努力的时候，我感觉有点空落落的。” “你不是说，要追随我吗？这不可以是一个目标？” “我觉得……这更像是一个见证，和我有一个自己的目标不冲突的。” 纳甘趴到了桌子上。 “这样真的好吗……如果我觉得空虚，想给自己定个目标，那我想做的事是什么呢……” “其实我觉得，暂时没有目标也是可以的。如果过于着急想给自己定一个目标，那么有可能会忽略身边一些重要而美好的事。” “重要而美好的事……” “又或许，纳甘想要的就是悠闲地生活下去，遇到有人需要帮助就帮，这样又怎能不算目标呢？” 纳甘看向我，原本有点惆怅的眼光变得慢慢明晰，就像窗外和煦的阳光。 像这个繁乱而危险的污染区中，唯一纯净安宁的东西。 “哼哼……指挥官，真的很会开导人。” “也不算开导，因为我知道纳甘就是这样的人，只是给你一些肯定而已。” “这样吗？”纳甘有些不好意思地挠了挠脸，“感觉……指挥官甚至比我还要了解我自己呢。” “因为我有在好好看着纳甘。” 脑海里浮现出微笑的纳甘、哭泣的纳甘、为各种事情奔赴而去的纳甘的身影，她们在绚烂的阳光下重合，成为了眼前这个纳甘，周身的一圈光晕。 如此耀眼。 “是吗？”纳甘笑了笑，走到我面前蹲下，伸手覆住了我放在膝盖上的手。 “那么，作为回报，我会一直见证着您的旅途的。” “我也会一直一直，看着您的。”

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