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Deep Oblivion - Part 2

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28 chapters · 2335 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

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CommanderAll systems aboard the Elmo are operating normally for now, though the road to Lviv isn't exactly smooth. We were winding through the mountains for some time and ran into some trouble earlier, but it's been dealt with—for now, at least.艾莫号目前行驶一切正常，只是前往利沃夫的路线不太顺，这段时间都在山里绕来绕去的，之前还遇到了点麻烦，不过暂时解决了。

CommanderThe convoluted route the Elmo is taking has probably made it hard to track. We've been worried about pursuers, but neither Darture nor Blusphere, the one who had attacked Klukai's team, ever showed up.但可能因为这个，艾莫号也不好被定位，我们之前担心的追兵就没出现，无论是黑眼或是袭击可露凯她们的蓝雪球，都没有露面。

KalinaThat's good. Keep moving toward Lviv.那就好，请继续向利沃夫前进吧。

KalinaThen this transmission will—那么这次通讯就——

CommanderKalin.格琳。

KalinaWhat?什么？

(Even though I already suspected as much when I learned of Helena's connection to Paradeus, I still want to hear it directly from Kalin.)（虽然在了解到海伦娜与帕拉蒂斯存在关联时，我就有所察觉，但我还是希望能够亲自与格琳确认。）

CommanderYou knew Paradeus had resurfaced, didn't you?你早就知道帕拉蒂斯再次出现的事了。

KalinaI...我……

CommanderYou even sent 404 to investigate. Why didn't you tell me?能让404去调查，为什么不告诉我？

KalinaI'm sorry. At first, all I had were vague rumors. I didn't want to cause unnecessary panic before anything was confirmed...对不起，最初我得到的只是一些捕风捉影的消息，没有确定之前，我不希望将影响扩大……

CommanderThat's all?只是因为这个？

Kalina...……

(Kalin lowers her eyes. Time has made her more mature, but to me, it's only a thin veil draped over her emotions. I can still see her guilt as clearly as ever.)（格琳低垂着眼，岁月确实让她变得成熟，可对我来说，也仅仅是在她的情绪上罩了一层薄纱，她现在的心虚我再清楚不过。）

KalinaAt first, I thought it was just about investigating illegal operations and private armed forces run by major corporations in the White Zones. It was only later that I realized it was much more dangerous than that.原本我只以为是调查白区巨型集团的不法经营与私设武装，后来却发现要危险得多。

KalinaI didn't know what this thread would unravel into... To be honest, I kind of regret forwarding Helena's request to you back then.我不清楚这根线头到底会牵扯出多少…… 说实话，我有些后悔当初将海伦娜的委托转接给你了。

CommanderI haven't fought a war in years, but I'm not as fragile as you think.虽然我确实很多年不打仗了，但也不至于软弱成你想的那样。

KalinaI mean, if you were in a safe zone, and with NOMFA still around... Even a company as dominant in Odesa as the Girard Group would think twice before targeting us.我的意思是，如果你在安全区，尚且还有非军事力量管理局……即使是在奥德卅州几乎一手遮天的吉拉尔集团，想要动我们，也要考虑再三。

KalinaBut the Yellow Zones are different. Out there, the highest god is nature—and beneath nature, the most ruthless and chaotic thing is humanity itself. The Elmo, traveling alone through the Yellow Zones, is like a ship adrift on the open sea. It could capsize at any moment.但黄区不一样，那里最高的神明是自然，自然之下最凶残无章的是人类。 独自行驶在黄区的艾莫号，就像是汪洋里的一艘轮船，倾覆也只是分秒之间。

KalinaI was afraid that if this kept up, both the Elmo and you would end up in some predicament where there's no way out... and I... I wouldn't be able to help. I wouldn't even be able to reach you in time if something happened.我很担心这样下去，艾莫号和指挥官都会遇到难以解决的事，而我……我帮不上忙……甚至连及时支援都做不到……

KalinaI didn't want to lose contact with you again. Back then...我不希望再失去你的消息了。那时……

(Kalin's voice trembles. The scar from that year still runs deep between us. A ravine that's never healed.)（格琳的声音有些哽咽。那一年造成的伤痕，像一道沟壑，至今横亘在我们之间。）

(I don't know how to comfort her. I can't explain everything yet either. Better to end this topic for now.)（我不知道该怎么安慰她，也还不能给出一个完整的解释，还是先停止这个话题吧。）

CommanderI... heard about ODE-01. The Girard Group's getting bolder. You need to be careful.我……听说ODE-01的事了。吉拉尔集团越来越嚣张，你要小心。

(The sudden change of subject brings a flash of disappointment to Kalin's eyes, but the veil of time quickly covers it again.)（强行转变话题让格琳眼中浮现出失落，而岁月的轻纱很快又再次将其掩去。）

KalinaSure... I'm not that little girl anymore, Commander.嗯……我不是当年的小女孩了，指挥官。

CommanderI know.我明白。

KalinaBut thank you for your concern. You take care too, Commander.但，谢谢你的关心，你也要注意安全，指挥官。

(The giant screen over the city plaza is playing the news.)（城市广场的大屏幕上正播放着新闻。）

News PresenterBreaking news: the large-scale chaos caused by the Girard Group's automatons continues, affecting the White Zone city of Odesa and all its subordinate Green Zones and purification zones.本台消息，由吉拉尔集团机械制造的大规模混乱仍在持续，影响范围包括白区城市奥德卅及其下辖的所有绿区、净化区。

News PresenterToday, at a press conference held at the Girard Group headquarters, Oblast Parliament member and chairman of the Girard Group, Rurik Girard, issued a formal apology and explanation.今日，吉拉尔集团于该集团办事处召开记者招待会，州议会议员、吉拉尔集团董事长，留里克·吉拉尔，在招待会上就此事郑重道歉并做出解释。

News PresenterHere's the live footage from the conference—以下为记者招待会的现场画面——

RurikThe recent malfunctions in Girard's automatons have severely impacted residents' lives and delayed the Purification Project. We extend our deepest apologies.由于近日吉拉尔机械制造的混乱，给居民们的生活以及净化工程推进造成了恶劣影响，我们深表歉意。

RurikThe cause of the mechanical malfunctions has been preliminarily identified. In our efforts to meet Odesa's industrial demands, we overemphasized production efficiency, which led to some technical vulnerabilities.目前，机械运行异常的原因已经初步锁定。此前，我们为确保满足奥德卅州工业需求，在快速生产的过程中，过于追求效率，因而产生了一些技术漏洞。

RurikWe are currently in the process of recalling all affected units.受影响的机械，我们正在逐步召回。

RurikAdditionally, our technicians are working with government agencies to resolve all related incidents as soon as possible. We believe order will soon be restored in the affected areas.此外，我方技术人员也正在配合政府力量，全力解决由此引发的各类事故，相信很快相关区域就能恢复原有秩序。

RurikOnce the cause is fully verified, we'll hold another press conference to explain in detail.异常原因完全确定后，我们会另外召开记者招待会进行说明。

RurikPlease rest assured that the Girard Group absolutely, and completely, has the ability to take full responsibility for this accident...请大家放心，吉拉尔集团绝对，也完全有能力承担本次事故的全部责任……

Lenna"Full responsibility" my ass! If they're so capable, why are we the ones pulling overtime because of it?!什么完全有能力，还不是让我们在这里加班！

(Lenna tears her gaze away from the plaza's big screen and looks toward the slowly moving crowd behind the police line.)（莱娜将视线从城市广场的大屏幕上收回来，看向警戒线后缓慢移动的人群——）

(Under Leva's command, the Dolls are assisting the PSA in dispersing the protest march.)（以莱娅为首的人形们，正在协助治安管理部门疏导抗议游行队伍。）

(The demonstrators carry banners denouncing Girard and protesting unchecked industrial expansion.)（队伍里，攻击吉拉尔，抗议激进发展的横幅比比皆是。）

LennaDealing with those automatons was already bad enough. Now we have to help keep protests under control too. Some people even yell at us, and we can't yell back!对付那些机械已经很麻烦了，隔三差五还要帮着维持抗议游行秩序，遇到脾气不好的还会挨骂，挨了骂也不能还嘴……

LennaIf you ask me, that Rurik should be dragged out into the street and face the people's anger himself!要我说，就应该把那个留里克议员拽到大街上来，自己承受居民们的怒火！

LevaIf he really showed up, things would only get worse for us. Just bear with it~他要是亲自现身，我们只会更麻烦，忍忍吧~

LennaHe deserves it! And the Oblast government's no better! Buying most of their security droids from Girard was bad enough, but even factory tools, vehicles, and household microwaves are all Girard-made! Isn't that insane?!那也是他活该！州政府也是，治安机械大部分从吉拉尔那里采购也就罢了，工厂器械、交通工具、甚至是家里的微波炉都是他们造的！ 这也太夸张了吧！

LevaThat's exactly what's scary. Girard's monopoly has quietly and insidiously made Odesa's residents dependent on it. If Girard collapses, their daily lives collapse too.就是这样才可怕，吉拉尔集团的垄断式发展，让奥德卅的居民在潜移默化中，已经离不开它了。 一旦吉拉尔瘫痪，自己的生活也会变得岌岌可危。

LennaNo wonder both the government and the public turned a blind eye before. Now they're paying for it.难怪之前奥德卅州无论是州政府还是居民都这么纵容吉拉尔，现在好了吧！

(Lenna glares at the packed protesters with exasperation.)（莱娜恨铁不成钢地瞟了一眼挤在便道上的游行队伍。）

LevaI bet Rurik's also having a rough time now~ Betrayed by his own third-gen Doll, with his servers sabotaged, and still having to keep the damaged data center hidden from the public—he's swallowing a very bitter pill.留里克议员，多少是比之前要头疼一些吧~遭到自己生产的三代人形背叛，服务器被蓄意破坏，遭受损失的机房还必须尽量在公众面前保持隐蔽，他只能选择吃下这个哑巴亏。

LennaHeh... only you could stay so optimistic, Leva.唔……也就莱娅姐能这么乐观。

LevaHow else could I cope if I didn't? That third-gen Doll beat me so badly my neural cloud got scrambled.不乐观还能怎么办呀，我之前被那名三代人形打得无法还手，心智模块都受到了影响。

LevaNow all I can do is help maintain public order~现在的我，只能在这里协助维持治安了~

(Leva shrugs and hands the end of a loose police tape to Robella, who reattaches it to a streetlamp.)（莱娅耸耸肩，将松掉的警戒线一端递给洛贝拉，对方将其重新系到路灯上。）

RobellaThat's not the real reason, is it? You're not the only one. I can't use cyberwarfare to shut down those rogue automatons anymore either.不是这个原因吧？现在不止是你，我也无法通过电子战制止那些运行异常的机械。

LevaWho knows~ Ever since this chaos started, those affected automatons have become almost impossible to hack from Level II. Everything has to be resolved through physical combat. It's sure got that old-school vibe.谁知道呢~反正自从这次动乱开始，这些受到影响的机械就变得很难从二级平层骇入，一切都要靠现实作战解决，挺有怀旧的那种调调。

LevaWell, at least my shooting accuracy's still decent, even if I can't keep up with you in combat... But how's that fair? Shouldn't we all be equally bad at it?还好还好，虽然我作战性能跟不上你们，但射击准度姑且还说得过去…… 怎么会这样呢，要差也应该一起差吧？

LennaOh... y-yeah...啊……是、是啊…………

LevaHm? What's with that reaction?嗯？你这是什么反应？

(Lenna squirms a little at Leva's puzzled look.)（看到莱娅疑惑的样子，莱娜有些心虚。）

(Robella quietly moves closer to Leva and asks in a low voice.)（洛贝拉不露声色地靠近莱娅，低声询问。）

RobellaLeva, do you think this chaos was staged by Girard... or caused by that mysterious Doll?莱娅，你觉得，这是吉拉尔的自导自演还是那名神秘人形做的？

LevaHmm... it's possible Girard's dragging things out to buy time and destroy evidence... But this mess is too big; it's even affecting construction in nearby purification zones.嗯……虽然有可能是吉拉尔在故意拖延，为自己毁灭证据争取时间…… 但这次的动静太大了，甚至影响到附近的净化区建设。

LevaAnd with the election at such a critical stage, I doubt Rurik wants this kind of scene right now.最近又正值留里克议员竞选的关键时期，他应该不想见到这样的情景吧。

RobellaThe investigation into that mysterious Doll and the third-gen prototypes has been forced to stop too...关于那名神秘人形以及三代人形的调查，也被迫中止了……

LevaYeah. Until Girard plugs the loopholes in its system, the chaos in Odesa won't end.是啊，吉拉尔的漏洞一日不修复，奥德卅区域的混乱就不会平息。

LevaTo maintain relations with the Oblast government, NOMFA can only prioritize keeping order—like we're doing now.非军事力量管理局想要维系和州政府的关系，也只能优先派遣人力来维持秩序，就像现在这样。

RobellaThat makes it even more likely that the Doll is behind all this.这样看，那名人形在从中作梗的概率就更大了。

LevaBingo~ As pathetic as it sounds, I really hope our dear Rurik turns out to be a bit more competent.Bingo~虽然有点不争气，但我现在是由衷地希望，我们的留里克议员能靠谱一点。

LennaHim? Competent? Even the government office equipment is like a time bomb now.他？他能靠谱什么，现在连政府办公室里的设备都像定时炸弹。

LennaJust yesterday, Major Fedya's mug almost exploded along with his coffee machine! Good thing Alva was nearby and put out the fire in time.就昨天，斐狄少校的杯子差点跟着咖啡机一起炸了！ 还好当时埃芙在那附近，及时制止了火势。

(Hearing her name, Alva, who is ushering the protest line along, turns her head.)（听到自己被提起，引导游行队伍有序前进的埃芙回过头来。）

AlvaThe fastest one to grab the fire extinguisher was Soppo.最快打开灭火器的是索普。

LennaBut 80% of the foam went all over Major Fedya. Soppo, you totally did that on purpose, didn't you?但索普的泡泡80%都喷到斐狄少校身上了，索普，你其实是故意的吧？

(Soppo jogs over from the back and shoots a glance at Fedya, who is managing order on the other side of the street.)（本来在最后边的索普两三步跑了过来，瞟了一眼在街道另一侧指挥部下维持治安的斐狄。）

SoppoThat guy just gives me bad vibes. Couldn't resist the chance.那家伙看着就不是什么好东西，难得有个机会。

RobellaYou're suspecting Major Fedya?你在怀疑斐狄少校？

SoppoNot exactly. It's just a hunch.说不上，直觉吧。

(Soppo sniffs the air, frowning.)（索普在空气中嗅了嗅，一脸嫌弃。）

SoppoHe smells like a bureaucrat. Yuck!他身上都是官僚的味道，不喜欢。

SoppoHe came away with only a broken mug and a ruined uniform—He got off lightly!只是弄碎个杯子，毁了一套制服，便宜他了！

LevaAlright, enough. Kalin told us to cooperate with Major Fedya, remember? How about cutting back on the pranks?好了好了，格琳可是特意嘱咐过我们，要好好配合斐狄少校行动的。 这种恶作剧还是少一点吧？

LevaGood thing Alva helped yesterday. Otherwise, how were we supposed to explain why you sprayed him without even putting out the fire?还好昨天埃芙出手帮忙，不然只喷少校不灭火就有点说不过去了。

SoppoI would've handled it even without Alva!就算埃芙不动手我也会处理啦！

(Knowing full well she's in the wrong, Soppo slinks back to Robella's side. Leva shakes her head helplessly.)（索普知道自己理亏，溜回了洛贝拉身边，莱娅无奈地摇摇头。）

LevaThanks, Alva.谢了，埃芙。

AlvaIt was nothing. It wasn't a serious incident.举手之劳，也并不是大事故。

LevaI don't just mean the fire yesterday. Protecting my body back in the underground lab, helping maintain public order here now—none of this is part of your mission, is it? You're supposed to be doing something "more important".不只是说昨天的火灾，之前在地下研究所保护我的素体，包括现在协助维持治安，都不在埃芙的行动计划内吧？埃芙应该去做“更重要”的任务。

Alva...…………

LevaSorry, I overheard you on the comms the day before yesterday. I thought you'd respond right away and leave us.抱歉，前天无意听到了你的通讯。 我原以为你会立刻响应，与我们告别呢。

AlvaYou're short on personnel, and I couldn't just ignore the chaos here, so... I postponed my operation.你们缺人手，我也不想放任这里的混乱不管，所以行动暂时推后……

LevaPutting personal judgment ahead of orders, eh... That's not like the old Alva.会把个人想法置于命令之前了吗…… 有点不像以前的埃芙了呢。

AlvaIt wasn't an order... But I'm not going to be a subordinate who just obeys anymore.那不是命令……但我也不会再当一个只会听命行事的附属品了。

AlvaThat's my promise to AK-12.这是我和AK-12的约定。

LevaMm~ I approve.嗯~这样也不错。

(The protest march ahead has finally moved out of the police line area. Leva turns back toward Lenna.)前方的游行队伍已经全部走出警戒线范围，莱娅回头看向莱娜。

LevaLooks like our work "here" is done for now~ But too bad, "today" is far from over.看样子，“这里”的任务暂时告一段落了~ 可惜，“今天”还远没有结束。

LennaHuh?诶？

LennaAh...啊……

(Lenna follows Leva's gaze.)（莱娜顺着莱娅的视线看过去。）

(Not far away, Major Fedya is in the middle of a call, brows furrowed, a few strands of hair fallen loose from his usually immaculate hairstyle.)（不远处，斐狄正在进行通讯，眉头紧皱，平时梳得一丝不苟的发型也散落下了几根碎发。）

LennaLooks like Major Fedya has received another mission... It seems serious.斐狄少校那样子，恐怕又接到新任务了吧…… 看起来，很严重的样子。

LennaLeva, are we heading to the next satellite city? But the public transport and medical systems here still haven't been restored.莱娅姐，我们又要去下一座卫星城了吗？ 但是这里的公共交通系统以及医疗系统都还没有恢复呢。

LevaProbably. Once the risk level of the protest drops, the local PSA can take over.大概吧，游行的危险性降低后，这里的治安管理部门就能接手了。

LevaIt won't be too dangerous if the public transport is temporarily suspended. As long as we can reduce civilian casualties, the pressure on the medical system will ease.公共交通只要暂时禁止通行，也不会太危险。 只要可以有效降低人员伤亡，医疗系统的压力就能缓解。

LevaWe and the Special Security Administration have to move to more chaotic areas to maintain order. We can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture.我们和特管处肯定是要去更混乱的地区维持秩序的，不能因小失大呀。

LennaYeah, you're right. I'll go inform everyone.嗯，也对，我去通知一下大家好了。

(Lenna glances unhappily at the big screen in the city plaza. The Girard Group's press conference broadcast is still ongoing.)（莱娜不开心地又看了一眼城市广场上的大屏幕，吉拉尔集团的发布会报道仍在进行。）

(The camera cuts to Rurik, who is answering reporters' questions with calm politeness.)（画面正好切到留里克，他稳重而礼貌地应对着记者们的提问。）

(Splat!)（啪！）

(Red suddenly blooms on Rurik's composed face.)（留里克不卑不亢的脸，忽然染上了红色。）

(Viscous liquid slowly drips down the screen, leaving comical streaks on his cheek—the big screen has been hit by a paintball.)（粘稠的液体顺着屏幕缓缓滑下，在他的脸颊上留下滑稽的痕迹——大屏幕被漆弹击中了。）

Agitated DemonstratorHypocritical capitalist! The mechanical riot was Girard's conspiracy!伪善的资本家！机械动乱都是吉拉尔的阴谋！

(With a shout from the crowd, the demonstration that has just quietened down erupts again. People raise their placards, shouting accusations in fury.)（随着人群中的一声呐喊，刚刚平静下来的游行队伍再次沸腾，人们纷纷举起手中的告示牌，愤怒地控诉。）

(Splat, splat, splat!)（啪、啪、啪！）

(More and more paintballs hit the screen.)（越来越多的漆弹打向大屏幕。）

(The security automatons, which have gone into standby mode, are reactivated by the gunfire, closing in on the crowd alongside the security officers.)（原本已经进入待机模式的治安机械被枪声激活，配合着治安人员向游行队伍包围过来。）

(Fedya's voice comes over the comm channel.)（通讯频道中也传来斐狄的声音。）

FedyaAll units, attention! Raise riot shields! Stop the crowd from crossing the line and restore order immediately! Fire warning shots if necessary!各单位注意！架起防暴盾！阻止游行队伍跨越警戒线，尽快维持秩序！ 必要时，鸣枪示警！

RobellaNo—不行——

(Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!)（哒哒哒哒——）

(Before Robella can finish, a burst of gunfire hits the concrete near the protest procession.)（不等洛贝拉说完，一梭子弹已经打在游行队伍附近的水泥地上。）

(The crowd gasps in shock.)（周围人顿时惊呼。）

FedyaI said if necessary! Nobody fires without orders!我说的是必要时！ 现在不许开枪！

(But the bullets, oblivious to Fedya's command, continue to spray forth mercilessly.)（子弹却并未听从斐狄的指挥，继续无情地射击。）

(Soppo snatches up a riot shield just in time, blocking the next wave of attacks.)（索普及时抢过防暴盾，拦下了这一轮进攻。）

Panicked DemonstratorM-murder! The security droids are killing people!杀、杀人了！治安机械，杀人了——！

(Although no one is injured, the crowd falls into panic. People shove and scramble to escape, screams and curses rising into chaos.)（虽然没有人受伤，但游行人群已经陷入恐慌，人们开始互相推搡、逃离，惨叫和辱骂声越来越大。）

RobellaThese droids aren't behaving normally!这些机械不正常！

Security RobotDanger. Purge. Danger. Purge—危险，肃清，危险，肃清——

FedyaThe security droids? Their firing protocols should've been locked!治安机械？它们的射击模式应该被锁死了才对！

Fedya...Don't tell me...!……难道！

(Realizing the situation, Fedya immediately changes orders.)（意识到情况不对的斐狄当即改变命令。）

FedyaAll units, priority one—suppress the droids! Destroy them outright! Civilian safety first!各单位注意，优先压制治安机械—— 直接击毁！保证民众安全！

FedyaLeva, command the Dolls to assist!莱娅，指挥人形们发起支援！

LevaUnderstood.嗯，我知道。

LevaSoppo, Lenna, Alva, support the SSA in destroying the rogue droids.索普、莱娜、埃芙，你们三人配合特管处击毁治安机械。

SoppoGot it!好嘞！

LevaRobella, you and I will help the security officers evacuate the crowd!洛贝拉，你我协助治安人员疏散游行队伍！

RobellaRight!明白！

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(The berserk automatons are eventually destroyed. Security staff load their wreckage onto transport trucks.)（混乱的机械被全数击毁，治安管理人员将机械残骸逐一抬上运输车。）

(The protesters have dispersed. Ambulances carry the injured away, leaving the city plaza in ruins.)（游行人群早已散去，救护车将伤者送走，城市广场一地狼藉。）

(The big screen, splattered in paint, is still playing Odesa News, but the report has long shifted from Girard's press conference to the breaking news of the ODE-01 security automatons going rogue and opening fire on protesting civilians.)（被油漆染得乱七八糟的大屏幕上，依然是《奥德卅时事》，只是播报内容早已从吉拉尔集团的记者招待会，转为了刚刚才平息的，ODE-01治安机械失控枪击游行市民事件。）

LevaLooks like Legislator Rurik will have to make another public apology~看样子，留里克议员又要出来道歉咯~

(Leva stacks up the scattered banners by the roadside. Fedya strides toward her.)（莱娅将散落的横幅堆放到路边，斐狄径直朝她走了过来。）

FedyaLeva, tell your team to depart in 15 minutes.莱娅，通知你的队员，0015后出发。

FedyaWe'll take the train to the next satellite city. It's not a scheduled departure but a special authorization. Don't be late.我们要坐轨道列车去下一座卫星城。现在不是轨道列车的发车时间段，这是特批的，时间不等你们。

LevaRoger that~明白~

(Fedya nods and turns to leave.)（斐狄点点头，准备离开。）

LevaOh, by the way, Major Fedya... I heard you're a native of Odesa?对了，斐狄少校，听说您是奥德卅州本地人？

(Fedya frowns at the question but nevertheless stops in his tracks.)（听到莱娅的问题，斐狄皱皱眉，但还是停下了脚步。）

FedyaYes. Why do you ask?嗯。怎么了？

LevaNothing, just asking~ Odesa hasn't been very peaceful lately... How's your family holding up?没什么，随便问问~奥德卅州，最近不太平，少校的家人还好？

Fedya...They're fine. Thanks for asking.嗯，谢谢你的关心。

FedyaMake sure your team is ready in 15.请通知人形们，0015后出发。

(Fedya ignores her after that and walks off briskly.)（斐狄不再理会莱娅，快步离开。）

(On the train, Lenna glances at Fedya, who has stepped out of the carriage for a remote report, then scoots close to Leva.)（轨道列车上，莱娜看了看走出车厢进行远程汇报的斐狄，凑到莱娅身边。）

LennaLeva, are you okay?莱娅姐，你还好吗？

LevaHm? My frame isn't damaged, don't worry.嗯？我的素体没有损伤，放心。

LennaThat's not what I'm asking... I mean what happened in the underground lab... Your neural cloud was damaged—不是说这个啦……我是指，之前在地下研究所…… 莱娅姐心智受损这件事……

LevaLeibnys has already performed the repairs. Most functions have been restored. Some neural data is still unrecoverable, but it's mostly old logs. Nothing important.莱布妮丝已经为我进行了检修，机能方面恢复得差不多了，只是一部分心智数据还无法修复，但大多是老数据了，不碍事的。

LennaReally? Nothing important?真的，不碍事吗……

(Lenna fidgets with her fingers.)（莱娜不自在地捏捏手指。）

LennaLeva...莱娅姐……

LevaWhat's with that face? As if I'd be shaken by something that insignificant.你这是什么反应？ 你的莱娅姐不至于会被这点小事影响。

LevaLosing those data blocks has actually freed up some processing space. Some messy redundant data got cleaned out too.那些数据丢失后，似乎反而释放出来一部分运算空间呢。 心智里一些混乱的赘余数据也被清除了。

(Leva gently pats Lenna's head.)（莱娅温柔地摸了摸莱娜的头。）

LevaWhat about you? ...Do you blame me?倒是你……怪不怪我？

LennaHuh? Ah, you mean what happened at the light rail station?唔？啊，莱娅姐是指轻轨站的事情吗？

LevaThere was... nothing else to do back then.当时……是真的没办法。

LennaMhm, I know. And if I were really in danger, you'd come save me no matter what, right, Leva?~嗯嗯，我理解的，而且，如果真的有危险，莱娅姐就算是一个人也会来救我呀~

LennaBut that Doll who attacked you in the lab... I'll make sure she pays the next time we meet!倒是那名藏在暗地里的人形，在地下研究所伤害莱娅姐，等下次见面，我一定要给她点颜色瞧瞧！

(Lenna leans on Leva's shoulder and claws at the air playfully like a little lion.)（莱娜靠到莱娅的肩膀上，对着空气摆出小狮子扑挠的动作。）

LevaThen I'll look forward to being avenged, Lenna~那我就等着莱娜替我报仇了~

LennaHehe, leave it to me! Love you, Leva!嘿嘿，交给我吧！ 最喜欢莱娅姐了！

(Lenna rubs her cheek against Leva's neck affectionately.)（莱娜在莱娅颈窝处蹭来蹭去，开心地撒着娇。）

LevaAlright, if you keep that up, the others will start laughing at you.好了，你再这样，别人就要笑话你了。

LevaRight, Robella?对不对，洛贝拉？

(Leva suddenly glances toward the opposite seat. Sure enough, Robella is watching quietly.)（莱娅冷不防地看向对面座位的洛贝拉，果不其然，对方正在安静地注视着这边。）

(Their eyes meet. Robella awkwardly looks out the window.)（视线交汇，洛贝拉不自然地看向窗外。）

RobellaNo, I won't.不会。

(Alva smoothly changes the subject.)（埃芙顺势接过了话题。）

AlvaLeva, I remember Kalin mentioning that some PMC forces and part of the Railway Corps from the purification zones were called back? Is the situation that bad?莱娅，我记得格琳娜提过，部分P.M.C.部队和净化区的轨道军都被借调回来了？影响这么严重吗？

LevaIt must be. Legislator Zimmerman's handkerchief nearly fell apart from soaking up all that sweat that day...是吧，毕竟那天，齐默尔曼议员的手帕，都要擦花了呀……

(In the house of parliament, Zimmerman wipes his brow, tucks his handkerchief away, and looks at Kalin seated beside him.)（议会间里，齐默尔曼擦擦额角的薄汗，将手帕放回口袋，看向端坐在旁边的格琳娜。）

(Fedya, Leva, and their team are once again on security duty.)（斐狄、莱娅一行再次担任警备工作。）

ZimmermanMs. Kalina, we are truly grateful... for the Non-Military Forces Administration's decision to dispatch troops to help the Oblast government restore order.格琳娜女士，非军事力量管理局愿意派遣部队协助州政府平息动乱，真是……太感谢了。

KalinaNo need for thanks, Legislator. We've already built a strong partnership with Odesa. NOMFA won't stand by while civilians are at risk.议员先生不必客气，我们与奥德卅州已经建立了良好的合作关系，非军事力量管理局不会置居民的安危于不顾。

Kalina...I've also learned that you've worked to clear my subordinates' names. You've been mediating connections, urging officials to collect evidence. I appreciate your trust deeply.……我个人了解到，议员先生之前都在为澄清我的部下们所遭受的诬陷奔走。 您积极疏通关系，督促有关人员取证，我很感激您的这份信任。

KalinaAnd I must also thank Major Fedya and the members of the Special Security Administration for continuing to pursue the investigation and gather evidence. My subordinates' vindication is thanks to all of you.也很感谢持续跟进此事，帮忙收集证据并展开调查的斐狄少校，以及特管处的成员们。 我的部下能够洗清嫌疑，也多亏了各位的帮助。

(Kalina smiles warmly at Fedya's direction. Fedya nods, lowering his eyes.)（格琳娜友善地朝着斐狄的方向看去，斐狄点点头，垂下眼睑。）

ZimmermanYou flatter us. That setup was a simple trap—anyone could see through it. But we still haven't identified the one behind it, and now we lack the manpower to review the ODE-22 light rail station surveillance...您言重了，那是最低级的陷阱，明眼人都能看得出来。 但我们还未能找出陷害您的幕后黑手，现在，也已经没有人力可以再去调查ODE-22轻轨站的监控……

KalinaStill, thank you for your trust.再次感谢您的信任。

KalinaThe truth will surface sooner or later. For now, let's focus all efforts on containing the Girard berserk automatons.真相总有水落石出的那一天，目前还是全力解决吉拉尔机械暴乱的问题吧。

KalinaAlso, about that underground lab discovered by my subordinates... The explosion may have destroyed all evidence, but I still hope you'll instruct security forces to conduct a full sweep.另外，我的部下们发现的那间地下研究所……虽然爆炸可能已经毁灭了全部证据，但还是希望议员先生之后能够督促治安人员进行彻底搜查。

ZimmermanOf course. In hindsight, the Chief's—pardon me, former Chief's—wariness toward Girard's reckless expansion wasn't unfounded.那是当然。唉，现在想来，首席……不，前任首席阁下对吉拉尔激进发展的提防不无道理。

ZimmermanThis large-scale automaton malfunction has made residents who depend on Girard's technology deeply uneasy. That anxiety will take time to fade.这一次机械的大规模失控，让一直依赖吉拉尔产品和技术生活的居民们，产生了极大的不安。 这种情绪需要一段时间才能消解。

KalinaIndeed. Yesterday's latest polling reflected that... Legislator Rurik's approval ratings have dropped.的确，这一点在昨天的最新竞选民调结果上有所体现……留里克议员的支持率，下降了。

KalinaAnd your calm, steady stance in public speeches has given citizens a sense of safety in this turbulent time. Your efforts to restore peace in Odesa will surely be remembered.而您在公开演讲中展现出的稳健态度，在目前这样的特殊时期，为公民们提供了安全感。 您为奥德卅恢复和平做出的努力，也一定会被公民们铭记。

(Zimmerman pauses for a moment at Kalina's mention of the election.)（听到格琳娜提起竞选，齐默尔曼停顿了片刻。）

ZimmermanDue to pressure from public opinion and practical concerns, the candidates have strongly demanded that the vote for the interim Chief be postponed. In the end, the central government agreed to their request, even going so far as to choose another day for the announcement of the voting period itself.迫于舆论和现实压力，候选人们强烈要求把决定临时首席的投票时间延后。 最后中央政府也确实对此作出了回应，甚至宣布投票时间将择日再行通知。

ZimmermanThe public will forget what I've done soon enough once the unrest is settled.我所做的那些事情，在动乱平息后，民众们也很快就会忘记……

KalinaThe "candidates", huh...候选人·们……吗。

(Understanding the nuance in Kalin's tone, Zimmerman doesn't respond; he only gives a weary smile.)（明白格琳娜弦外之音的齐默尔曼没有回应，只是无奈地笑了笑。）

ZimmermanBut perhaps that's for the best. I can put aside a few troubles for now and devote all my attention to the automaton malfunction issue. Allow me to once again personally thank NOMFA for your support.但这样也好，我可以暂时放下一些烦恼，将精力全部放到处理机械失控上。 我以个人名义，再次感谢非军事力量管理局给予的支持。

ZimmermanMs. Kalina, you and your subordinates have been caught in turmoil since arriving in Odesa. I failed to ensure your safety—my apologies.格琳娜女士以及您的部下们，从来到奥德卅后，就一直身陷动荡之中，我没有能确保您的安全，实在抱歉。

KalinaThere's no need, Legislator. You and Major Fedya have already given us plenty of assistance. However, even though NOMFA commands some combat units, our organization is primarily administrative in nature. The number of direct action personnel we can deploy nearby is limited.不用客气，议员先生以及斐狄少校已经给我们提供了不少支持。 只是，非军事力量管理局虽然下辖部分战斗力量，但主要职责还是在管理上，能够从附近调遣过来的直系作战部队并不多。

ZimmermanIndeed. That's why I've proposed requisitioning part of the Railway Corps temporarily from surrounding purification zones to provide support. But since the Girard automatons' influence has already spread to those zones, and the Railway Corps still has to carry out existing purification operations simultaneously... reinforcement will likely be quite limited...嗯，所以，我已经提议从周围的净化区临时借调部分轨道军前来支援，但吉拉尔机械的影响本就波及净化区，轨道军还要同期推进原先存在的净化任务，能够派来的增援……恐怕十分有限……

ZimmermanTherefore, I must ask another favor.因此，我还有一个不情之请。

KalinaPlease, go ahead.您请说。

ZimmermanI hope the Non-Military Forces Administration can cooperate with the Odesa government to jointly call upon local PMCs to support the current suppression operations, and to assist in dealing with the aftermath of the automaton malfunction.我希望，非军事力量管理局可以与奥德卅州州政府联合，号召奥德卅区域的P.M.C.对本次动乱平息行动提供支援，并协助处理机械失控引发的后续问题。

KalinaYou mean... to introduce incentive policies targeting the PMCs?议员先生的意思是，想要推出针对P.M.C.的激励政策？

ZimmermanExactly.正是如此。

KalinaI'll discuss the matter with my director. But NOMFA can only issue a joint call and coordinate with the Odesa government to provide limited rewards. The final decision still lies with each PMC individually.我会和局长商量此事，不过非军事力量管理局只能发起号召，并配合奥德卅州州政府提供一定的奖励措施，决定权还是在各个P.M.C.那里。

RobellaZimmerman's intention to win Kalina's support is becoming increasingly apparent.齐默尔曼议员这次想要争取格琳娜支持的态度更明显了。

LevaYeah. Incentivizing PMCs and requisitioning the Railway Corps—neither move is small. And a joint initiative with NOMFA will put their cooperation right in the public eye.是啊，激励P.M.C.、借调轨道军，动静都不会小。 与非军事力量管理局共同发起号召的话，更是将双方的合作关系放在了明面上。

LevaZimmerman's maneuver earns him publicity without costing the Odesa government a thing.齐默尔曼议员的这番操作，在奥德卅州州政府并不会付出更多代价的基础上，又给自己宣传了一手呢。

LennaSo he IS hoping to become the interim Chief after all!所以，他果然还是希望当选首席的吧！

LevaOf course. What politician ever runs just to lose?当然了，天下怎么会有甘愿陪跑的政客呀。

LennaSo... Kalin's just letting herself be used like that?那格琳姐就这么被他利用？

LevaIt's a mutually beneficial arrangement—each gets what they need.互惠互利，各取所需。

LevaFrom Kalin's perspective, things would be worse if power in Odesa really fell into Rurik's hands.在格琳的立场上来说，奥德卅州的权力如果真的落在留里克手中，会更麻烦。

LevaStill... as Zimmerman said, the situation isn't bad enough to shake Rurik's overwhelming lead in the election yet. He'll have to try harder.不过……就像齐默尔曼说的那样，现在的局势还不足以打破留里克在选举中的绝对优势，他还要更努力一点呢。

LennaUgh, politics is so complicated.唔，政治好复杂啊。

LevaDon't overthink it. For now, we just need to keep following NOMFA's orders—end the unrest, then resume our previous investigation into illegal armed forces.多余的事情先不要想了，现在我们只需要继续按照非军事力量管理局的命令行动，尽快平息动乱，重新继续之前针对非法武装的调查任务就好。

RobellaBy the time we get to reopen that investigation, the Girard Group will have wiped out every trace of evidence.恐怕，等我们可以再次展开调查的时候，证据也早就被吉拉尔集团销毁干净了。

RobellaIf only we had managed to destroy the prototype completely back then, then maybe the evidence in the server room could've survived...如果当时能够把原型机彻底击败就好了，机房中的证据也许就能保留下来……

LevaNo one could have stopped that outcome. Don't blame yourself too much, Robella. You were protecting my frame the entire time.那种情况，谁也阻止不了的，洛贝拉不要太自责，何况你们还一直保护着我的素体。

RobellaRight...嗯……

LevaIf my frame had been destroyed then, I wouldn't have been able to regain control of the security system.如果我的素体在那之前损毁，也就无法最终夺回安保系统的权限。

LevaIn that case, even if you, Soppo, and Alva had defeated the third-gen prototype, it might have self-destructed in the final moment, taking us all with it. All relevant neural records would've been lost.那样的话，就算洛贝拉、索普和埃芙战胜了三代原型机，它依然可能在最后时刻自爆，我们都会损毁在地下研究所里。相关的心智记录也会全部丢失。

LevaYou made a perfectly sound value judgment about me, Robella.洛贝拉对我的价值评估，非常合理哦。

RobellaValue judgment...?价值评估……？

LevaHm? What's wrong with that?嗯，有什么问题吗？

RobellaIt wasn't a value judgment at all. Even if you didn't have excellent EW abilities, I wouldn't have let you be destroyed.我没有做任何的价值评估，即使你没有出色的电子战能力，我也不会放任你被摧毁。

LevaI see... Well, this might sound ungrateful, but next time you're in command, I hope you'll weigh the risks and benefits more carefully before issuing combat orders, okay?这样嘛……虽然说起来会有些不识好歹，但我希望下次洛贝拉再做选择时，能够合理评估利弊，再下发作战指令哦？

RobellaYou mean, if you were me, your determination would be different?你是说，如果你是我，你的判断会不一样？

LevaDepends on the situation~要看具体情况了~

RobellaLeva!莱娅！

LennaH-how did it turn into an argument all of a sudden... Leva is very grateful that you protected her.怎、怎么好好的，突然就吵起来了…… 莱娅姐很感谢你们之前保护她的。

RobellaI know, but that's not the point.我知道，但这不是一回事。

LennaH-huh?欸、欸？

Alva...……

(Robella's persistence leaves Lenna feeling a little flabbergasted, while Alva remains silent, her stance unreadable.)（看到洛贝拉的坚持，莱娜有些不知所措，一旁的埃芙则态度不明，保持沉默。）

LevaOur judgment criteria may differ slightly, but given the situation back then, our conclusions were the same. Let's not dwell on it now.判断的过程和基准有微妙的差异，不过针对当时的情况，我们得出的结果是一样的，现在也没空计较太多。

LevaI just saw the conductor go into the next car. Robella, go get Soppo back, would you? If the conductor sees her trying to pry open the window and stick her head out, we'll have a problem.我刚刚看到列车员已经进到前一节车厢了，洛贝拉，你快去把索普叫回来吧。 如果让列车员看到她试图拆掉窗子把脑袋探出去，可就糟糕了。

Robella...Alright.……我知道了。

(Robella stands and leaves, her expression still stiff. Lenna looks back and forth between her and Leva, clearly worried.)（洛贝拉起身离开，但表情依然僵硬，莱娜担忧地在她和莱娅之间看来看去。）

LevaIt's fine. As long as nothing like that happens again, there won't be a problem.没事的。只要不再出现类似的情况，就不会有问题。

(Meanwhile, in a private compartment, Fedya finishes his report call. After a moment of hesitation, he dials another number and switches the call to voice only.)（同一时间，进入独立车厢的斐狄，在结束汇报通讯后，犹豫片刻，输入了另外一个通讯号码，并将通讯模式限制为语音。）

(A moment later, the line connects.)（片刻后，通讯接通。）

FedyaThe Non-Military Forces Administration and the Public Security Administration are fully cooperating on the automaton malfunction issue. Legislator Zimmerman is busy receiving the Railway Corps officers who just arrived from the purification zones.非军事力量管理局和治安管理部门，最近都在全力配合解决机械失控的问题。 齐默尔曼议员则忙于接待带队从净化区过来的轨道军军官。

CocoonMm~ Thank you for the update, Major. Though... I do hope next time you'll contact me at the agreed time. For now, it's best we stick to emails or text messages.嗯~感谢少校提供的消息。不过……希望少校下次还是能在我们约定好的时间进行通讯，平时我们还是保持邮件或是简讯联络比较好哦。

Fedya...…………

CocoonIs there something else, Major?少校还有其他事？

FedyaThe underground laboratory discovered by Leva's team in ODE-04... What's your connection to it?莱娅一行发现的，位于ODE-04的那间地下研究所，和你们是什么关系？

CocoonUnderground laboratory? This is the first I've heard of it.地下研究所？这我倒是第一次听说。

FedyaThere's no solid evidence yet, but NOMFA has implied that the lab is connected to the automatons going rogue. I want to know the truth.虽然没有确切的证据，非军事力量管理局还是隐晦地指出了地下研究所和这次机械动乱存在关联。 我希望知道实情。

CocoonThe truth is, the Girard Group knows nothing about it. You must have looked into it yourself, Major. The property and all related assets have no ties to us.实情就是吉拉尔集团对此一无所知，斐狄少校应该也调查过了吧？ 那块地、那里的所有产业，与吉拉尔并不存在从属关系。

FedyaBut NOMFA claims the lab contained high-lethality illegal weaponry, and that its servers were destroyed at nearly the same time the Girard automatons went haywire. You still want to call that a coincidence?但非军事力量管理局声称，那间研究所内存在高杀伤力非法武装，且内部的服务器损坏与吉拉尔机械失控几乎在同时发生。你难道还想说这是巧合？

FedyaGirard has shown up in too many coincidences like this.吉拉尔，已经不是第一次出现在这种巧合里了。

Cocoon...Perhaps it really isn't a coincidence.……的确，可能不是巧合呢。

FedyaGirard is making a joke out of Odesa!吉拉尔这是在拿奥德卅州开玩笑！

CocoonOh no, you misunderstand, Major.没有没有，少校您误会了。

CocoonIn fact, based on recent technical analyses, it's highly likely the automaton malfunction was man-made.其实，根据最近的技术排查来看，吉拉尔机械失控，很可能是一起人为事件。

CocoonOur engineers discovered evidence of a breach in our data servers... If that underground lab really was researching high-lethality illegal weapons, as you say... Then someone targeting the Girard Group becomes the far more likely explanation.我方技术人员发现，我们的数据服务器存在被入侵的痕迹……如果那间地下研究所真如少校所说，是用于研究高杀伤力非法武装的话…… 有人针对吉拉尔集团的可能性就更高了。

CocoonIf we dig deeper, we might even find that the lab was deliberately storing Girard automatons to frame us.细查下去，那间研究所搞不好还会故意停放一些吉拉尔制造的机械呢。

FedyaThe whole site was destroyed. There's little chance of finding clues.那里已经全部炸毁，很难找到线索。

CocoonA pity... If evidence linking the two events did exist, it would mean someone's deliberately trying to sabotage Girard's growth. Or worse, to interfere with Chairman Rurik's election campaign.可惜……如果有证据表明这两件事确实存在关联，那一定是有人故意从中作梗，想要干预吉拉尔的发展。 不，很有可能是想要阻挠留里克董事长的竞选。

CocoonIf the Chairman learned that all this chaos across Odesa was merely a ploy to disrupt his candidacy, his headaches would only get worse.如果让留里克董事长知道，发生在奥德卅州全域的事故，竟然只是为了影响他的政途的话，他的头疼病一定又要加重了。

(Hearing Rurik's name, Fedya's tone softens slightly.)（听到留里克的名字后，斐狄的态度略微缓和了一些。）

Fedya...That's speculation. There's no solid proof that the two are connected.……这只是推测，目前没有充分证据证明两者存在关联。

CocoonThe Chairman would appreciate your concern, Major.董事长知道少校为他着想，会很感激的。

CocoonHe's said more than once that Girard's management and technical systems have their flaws, and that it's only thanks to your past friendship that you've shown leniency. Otherwise, he might've lost his chance to run for interim Chief entirely.之前他就经常说，吉拉尔集团在管理和技术上存在疏漏，多亏了少校念及旧情，时常网开一面，不然他恐怕连竞选临时首席的资格都没有。

Fedya...I do owe a great deal to Legislator Rurik.……留里克议员对我确实有知遇之恩。

FedyaI assist with these matters because I believe Girard's development benefits Odesa, but you must remember where the line is. I won't help with anything that harms Odesa's long-term stability and growth.我协助处理一些事情，是出于对吉拉尔集团帮助奥德卅州发展的认同，但前提是你们必须知道什么能做。 我不会协助你们做出任何不利于奥德卅州长期发展的行为。

CocoonMy apologies, my previous statement was poorly phrased...抱歉，是我的表述有误……

CocoonThe Chairman is proud to have sponsored your education, Major. He hopes you'll continue contributing to Odesa's safety and progress. Both he and the Girard Group will always support you unconditionally.董事长很高兴，自己能够资助少校这样的人才完成学业，更希望未来奥德卅州的治安与发展能够有少校的一份力量。吉拉尔集团以及董事长，都会无条件地继续支持您。

Fedya...Understood.……我知道了。

FedyaIf Girard has nothing to do with the illegal weapons, then there's no longer a direct conflict between you and the Non-Military Forces Administration, and I won't need to intervene again, right? After all, my repeated "assistance" in undermining Counselor Kalina has likely drawn her suspicion already.既然吉拉尔集团与高杀伤力非法武装无关，那你们和非军事力量管理局就不存在直接冲突，以后我不需要再干预她们了吧？之前接二连三协助你们为难格琳娜参事，她应该已经有所察觉了。

CocoonWell... if possible, we'd still like you to maintain the current arrangement for now.嗯……可以的话，还是希望少校能够暂时维持原计划哦。

CocoonNOMFA's misunderstanding of Girard has not been resolved, and now there may even be hostile parties trying to frame us. The Chairman hopes to prevent mounting animosity between the two sides. For now... please, Major, just delay their investigation a little, to keep things from being twisted by malicious actors.非军事力量管理局对吉拉尔集团的误会还没有解除，现在还可能出现了想要针对吉拉尔集团的不法分子，董事长不希望双方的关系继续恶化。 短期内……还是希望您能够稍微牵制一下她们的调查，以免被心怀不轨的人恶意挑拨。

FedyaI don't see how that will ease any misunderstanding.我不认为这能够解除误会。

CocoonIt's only a temporary measure, but this is a critical time. Girard is under siege on all sides. Surely, Major, you don't wish to see the Chairman's campaign fail?确实是权宜之计，但目前是关键时期，吉拉尔集团已经腹背受敌了。 少校……应该也不希望看到董事长竞选失败吧？

CocoonOnce everything settles, he'll personally give NOMFA a full explanation.等一切尘埃落定，董事长一定会亲自给非军事力量管理局一个交代。

Fedya...Very well.……好吧。

CocoonThat's wonderful. Please keep in touch, Major Fedya.那太好了，之后，就请继续保持联络吧，斐狄少校。

(The call ends, but Fedya doesn't return to the carriage immediately.)（通讯结束，斐狄并没有马上返回车厢。）

(Through the window, he sees the lush greenery of the Green Zone, and beyond them, the "City of Steel".)（他透过窗子看向外边，首先映入眼帘的是原生绿区的葱郁，而后是被其遮掩着的“钢铁都市”。）

(This is Odesa—his home. One of the few safe zones humanity has reclaimed after several nuclear blasts, through sheer resilience and advanced technology.)（这里是奥德卅州，是他的家乡，是几次原爆后，人类凭借着顽强的生命力以及高度发达的科技文明，争取到的为数不多的安全地带。）

(Compared to the images of the contamination zones, it's comfortable, developed. Much of that strength is thanks to the Girard Group. Their contribution is Odesa's pride. It is also Odesa's future.)（和影像中的污染区相比，它舒适、发达，而这份强盛少不了吉拉尔集团的贡献。它是奥德卅州的骄傲，也是奥德卅州的未来。）

(Girard is like a great umbrella, shielding Odesa from the storm, or perhaps a sail, pushing it ever forward. Even if it gathers some dust, so what? No one should—or can—take it down.)（它如同一把巨伞，为奥德卅州遮挡着风风雨雨，又像是一面风帆，助推着奥德卅州不断前进，那么即使它沾染了些许灰尘，也无妨，不该也不能有人将其摘去。）

(This world holds no absolute purity. To seek collective prosperity, sacrifices must be made. I can't expect ordinary people to understand that. As long as I understand, that's enough.)（这个世界，没有什么是绝对纯净的，想要追求集体的繁荣，固然需要个体的牺牲，我不能追求一般民众理解这些，但我理解就可以。）

(—So thinks Fedya, as he pockets his terminal.)（——斐狄这样想着，收起了终端。）

(The train speeds on. The steel-and-glass carriage is silent and secure, so quiet that there is no sound to tell him what's true or false.)（轨道列车飞速行驶，被钢铁与隔音玻璃包裹的车厢十分安静且安全，以至于没有任何声音能够告诉他真假对错。）

Cashflow 现金流

(In the Girard Group's office, Rurik leans back in his chair, rubbing his temple with one hand.)（吉拉尔集团办公室中，留里克靠坐在椅子上，单手揉着太阳穴。）

Rurik...……

(Knock, knock, knock...)（叩叩叩——）

(The heavy wooden door sounds. Rurik composes himself, though his expression remains troubled.)（沉重木门被敲响，留里克收敛了疲态，但脸上依旧笼罩着阴霾。）

RurikEnter.进来。

(Cocoon strolls in unhurriedly and closes the door behind her.)（茧不紧不慢地走进来，将门再次关好。）

CocoonI've compiled today's closing prices for the stock market and sent them to you, sir.今天股市的收盘价格，我已经统计完成发给阁下了。

RurikJust tell me. I don't have time to look.直接说结果，我没空看。

CocoonIt's still... showing a downward trend.依然……是下跌走势。

(Bam!)（砰！）

(Rurik slams his fist against the table.)（留里克一拳砸在桌子上。）

CocoonThe board's opinion is... to delay the new stock issuance, to wait until the average price rises a bit before—董事会的意见是……延缓新股增发，等均价上涨一些之后再——

RurikDelay? How can they delay it! Do those fools on the board not know how much the automaton malfunctions are costing us in penalties and compensations?!延缓？怎么延缓！ 那些机械失控造成的麻烦，要付多少违约金和赔偿金，董事会的废物们不知道吗！

(Rurik's chest heaves violently. He can no longer suppress his anger.)（留里克的胸口剧烈起伏，已经无法继续压抑自己的怒火。）

(He grabs the ashtray beside him and hurls it hard toward Cocoon.)（他抓起身边的烟灰缸，朝着茧的方向狠狠扔了过去——）

(Thunk! The ashtray hits Cocoon on the shoulder; she catches it just in time before it falls to the floor.)（咚！烟灰缸砸在了茧的肩膀上，茧及时将其接住。）

(She calmly approaches and places the ashtray back where it belongs.)（她不动声色地靠近，将烟灰缸放回了它原本的位置。）

CocoonAt least the election has been temporarily suspended. As long as we cooperate with the government's efforts and calm the citizens, once Odesa regains order, the stock price will rise again. The public support you lost will also return.至少，选举已经暂时中止了，只要我们积极配合政府行动，安抚居民，等奥德卅州恢复秩序后，股价就会涨回来。那些离阁下而去的支持率，也会回来。

RurikEasy for you to say!说得容易！

RurikWhat did "it" say about what was discussed in the periodic meeting?周期会议上说的事情，“它”怎么回复？

CocoonThere's been no response yet... Although some Families have verbally agreed to assist, no major buyers have appeared in the secondary market. Some of the promised contracts haven't even been formally submitted.暂时，还没有回复……虽然有些家族已经口头答应协助，但在二级市场中，还迟迟没有大庄家出现。 承诺的一些合约，也并未正式提交过来。

CocoonBesides that, a few Families just happen to have no liquid capital left.除此以外，还有一些家族，恰好，没有可流动资金了。

RurikThose bastards! Is Lullaby not going to proceed anymore?! If Girard collapses, none of them are getting away!这群混账！摇篮曲不推了吗！ 吉拉尔出问题，他们一个都别想跑！

CocoonIt won't come to that. "It" will never abandon its arrangements in Odesa. The Lullaby Project will certainly continue; please be patient, sir.不会的，“它”绝不会放弃在奥德卅州的布局，“摇篮曲计划”，也一定可以继续推行下去，阁下不要太心急。

RurikOnce things settle, we'll make sure they remember exactly who holds the core profits and the true technological power of the future!等事情平息后，有必要好好让他们回忆起来，未来的核心盈利点和技术力到底在谁的手里！

CocoonYes. I believe they'll understand.嗯。我想，他们会明白的。

(Rurik regains his composure and looks back at Cocoon.)（留里克平复情绪，再次看向茧。）

RurikContact the representatives of Cecht FABN. Now.帮我联系赛诺菲与法本的代表，现在。

CocoonUnderstood. One moment, please.好的，请稍等。

(Cocoon deftly inputs a series of numbers and soon connects the call.)（茧熟练地输入一串通讯号码，稍顷，成功接通。）

Mysterious FigureHello, Mr. Rurik.您好，留里克先生。

RurikSpare me the pleasantries. Are the funds I asked for ready?客气话就省了，我要的资金准备好了吗？

Mysterious Figure...The Cecht FABN Group recently purchased a batch of laboratory equipment and materials to assist Paradeus in handling their recent issues. At the moment... I'm afraid our liquid capital cannot meet your needs.……赛诺菲与法本集团，为了协助帕拉蒂斯应对近期出现的问题，一个月前才采购过一批实验器械与物资。目前……可流动资金恐怕无法满足您的需求。

RurikI don't want excuses. Don't forget what gives you the right to speak to me directly in the first place!我不想听借口。你不要忘了，你之所以能够有资格和我直接对话，靠的是什么！

Mysterious FigureAs an experienced businessman, I'm sure you understand the group's internal operations better than I do.留里克先生是老到的经营者，对于集团的运作应该比我清楚。

RurikHmph. From what I see, your "secretary" was transferred back to Girard, and now you can't even keep your own books straight, can you?哼，照我看，是你的“秘书”被调回吉拉尔，让你连基础的账目都搞不清楚了吧？

(Rurik glances meaningfully at Cocoon.)（留里克意有所指地看向茧。）

RurikI don't care how you do it, but you must deliver the funds I asked for, and soon. Otherwise, the Cecht FABN will lose everything "it" granted you.我不管你用什么方法，近期必须把我要的资金给过来，不然，赛诺菲与法本集团将会失去“它”给予的一切。

Mysterious Figure...…………

Mysterious FigureWe truly can't provide cash flow, but our group does have certain fixed assets and real estate holdings that could partially meet your needs, though they're not located in Odesa.流动资金确实无法提供，但是，我们集团存在部分固定资产和不动产，可以一定程度上满足您的需求，只是它们并不在奥德卅州。

RurikI don't care where they are.在哪都无所谓。

Mysterious FigureVery well, I'll arrange for them to be transferred to Girard's name... as a gift.好，我会安排将它们转到吉拉尔名下……以赠予的方式。

RurikYou idiot! You want Girard's connection with you exposed?!蠢货，你是希望吉拉尔和你们之间的关系暴露吗！

Mysterious FigureI believe my "secretary" can handle it discreetly.我想，我的“秘书”可以妥善处理。

(At the mysterious man's instruction, Cocoon smiles and nods.)（听到神秘人的命令，茧微笑着点点头。）

CocoonI'll also assist in liquidating those assets. You can rest assured.资产变卖我也会协助处理完成，请您放心。

RurikHmph.哼。

RurikDo it quickly, and keep it clean.尽快，处理干净一些。

Mysterious FigureUnderstood, then—明白，那么——

(Rurik ends the call abruptly.)（留里克粗暴地结束了通讯。）

RurikPush him to complete the transfer, then sell everything off. Recover the cash flow.催他尽快转让，然后变卖掉，回收现金流。

CocoonYes, sir.好的。

Multiple Pile-Up I 连环车祸I

Special Security Administration MemberHere! There are wounded here! Hurry!这里！这里有伤员——！快来——！

(The site of the incident is a scene of chaos. Several ambulances are parked along the road, with medics and security personnel moving between crumpled vehicles, pulling out the injured one by one.)（事故现场一片混乱，多辆救护车停在路边，救护人员和治安人员在撞成一团的车辆之间穿梭，将一名名伤员拖拽出来。）

(Groans, cries, and shouts for help fill the air. Blood and gasoline stain the asphalt, but no one has time to care.)（呻吟、哭嚎、求救——痛苦浸染了整条街道，血和汽油一起浸染了沥青路面，但人们无暇顾及。）

FedyaMedical personnel, evacuate the wounded as fast as possible! Firefighters, remain on standby and watch for open flames!医护人员，尽快把伤员运走；消防队保持待命，注意明火。

(Over the comms, Major Fedya directs the rescue with steady calm.)（通讯频道中，斐狄冷静地指挥着现场营救。）

(Leva leads her Dolls back from their mission.)（莱娅带领人形们执行任务回来。）

LevaMajor Fedya, the intersections to the east and south are sealed off. Civilians and pedestrians have been evacuated.斐狄少校，东、南两个方向的路口已经完成封锁，居民和行人也都先清走了。

FedyaGood.嗯。

LevaShould I lead the Dolls to secure the west and north intersections next?我带着人形们继续处理西、北两个方向的路口？

FedyaNo—不用——

??Sir! Sir!报告——报告——！

(Before he can finish, a stocky middle-aged man runs up from a distance.)（斐狄话没说完，就看到一名身材敦实的中年男性从远处跑来。）

(He waves his thick arms wildly, his belly jiggling beneath his shirt. Even the surrounding hubbub can't drown out his booming voice.)（他夸张地挥舞着粗壮的手臂，肚子上的赘肉若隐若现，周围的嘈杂都没能盖住他洪亮的声音。）

(The man halts in front of Fedya, snapping a perfectly formal salute, though his greasy head and panting breath make him look rather ridiculous.)（男人跑到斐狄面前站住，极为标准地敬了个军礼，然而气喘吁吁的样子和油腻腻的脑袋却让他显得有些滑稽。）

PavelExternal Support Squad 7, Captain Pavel—reporting in!外援第7小队，队长，巴维尔，特来汇报！

Fedya...Mission completed?……任务完成了？

(Pavel's spittle sprays with each word, making Fedya frown, but the man doesn't notice at all. After lowering his hand, he leans even closer.)（巴维尔喷出来的唾沫星子让斐狄皱眉，但他似乎浑然不觉，放下手后凑得更近了一些。）

PavelSir! The western intersection's locked down tight! Civilians all relocated to safety!报告少校，西边方向的路口我们封锁好啦！ 人也都安排去了安全区域！

PavelAwaiting your next orders!下一步，等您指示！

FedyaLeva, take two Dolls and go with Captain Pavel to secure the northern intersection.莱娅，你带两名人形，和巴维尔队长去封锁北边的路口。

LevaUnderstood. Robella, Lenna, you're with me. Soppo, Alva, stay here and assist with the wounded.好，洛贝拉、莱娜你们和我去吧。 索普、埃芙，你们留在这里协助收治伤员。

(After arranging her team, Leva turns to Pavel, catching the awkward grin on his face as he fumbles for the right words.)（莱娅安排好队员后，转向巴维尔，正好看到对方想要打招呼又不知道该如何开口的表情。）

LevaLeva, auxiliary Doll of NOMFA. I don't hold a military rank; you can just call me by name.莱娅，非军事力量管理局的编外人形。 我没有军衔，你直接喊我的名字就好。

PavelY-you may have no rank, but you're still my superior!没、没有军衔，那也是领导！

(The moment he hears they're from NOMFA, Pavel's face changes. He rummages through his pockets, pulls out a pack of cigarettes, and offers them eagerly.)（听到人形们的来历，巴维尔瞬间变了脸色，他在身上的各个口袋里一番摸索，掏出一盒香烟，谄媚地递了过来。）

PavelWould you like a smoke, ma'am?领导们，抽烟、抽烟！

LevaWe don't have that habit. Let's just focus on the task.没这个习惯，我们还是先执行任务吧。

PavelRight, right! Whatever you say, ma'am!对、对，都听领导们的！

PavelThis way, please.领导们这边请——

(Pavel jogs ahead, clearing a path for them and barking orders through his terminal in an exaggerated show of diligence.)（巴维尔一路小跑，为人形们开路，同时夸张地利用终端派遣着自己的队员们，摆出一副忙碌干练的样子。）

LennaLeva... this guy's weird...莱娅姐……这人，好怪哦……

LevaExternal support squad... Judging from his eagerness to please, he's probably part of the PMC forces that responded to the joint call. NOMFA oversees them, after all. Being obsequious is normal.外援小队……加上这个态度，看样子应该就是响应号召来支援的P.M.C.武装吧。 非军事力量管理局是专门管理他们的政府机关，殷勤点也正常。

LevaDon't mind it. Let's seal the intersection first.不用在意，我们先去封锁路口。

(With the help of Pavel and his team, the road is quickly blocked off.)（在巴维尔及其队员们的帮助下，很快道路便封锁完毕。）

(When a lull comes, Pavel sidles back over. Lenna hides behind Leva awkwardly.)（逮到空隙，巴维尔再次凑了过来。莱娜别扭地闪到莱娅身后。）

PavelYou must be exhausted from all the work lately, ma'am?领导们最近累坏了吧？

LevaDolls don't feel fatigue as long as we're maintained properly.人形只要及时维护就不会觉得累。

PavelR-right, of course.也、也是。

PavelUh... such a major incident right at a downtown crossroads—rough, huh? Who'd think the traffic lights would just go haywire and the security droids start charging into traffic like mad?呃，这么大的事故发生在闹市区的十字路口，真够呛的哈。 谁知道怎么红绿灯突然就乱了，治安机械还冲到机动车道上乱跑。

(Pavel squirms uneasily at the lack of response from the Dolls. He scratches his growing paunch but keeps jabbering away.)（发现人形们没有回应，巴维尔感到有点尴尬，他抓了抓自己微微隆起的啤酒肚，但嘴巴也没停下。）

PavelThis chaos in Odesa's been going on for over a week now, huh? Half the security gates are busted. Gave us quite the scare when we got back the other day...奥德卅这波闹腾了得有一个多礼拜了吧？安检闸机都坏了好几排，我们前天回来的时候吓了一跳……

RobellaYou came back from the Yellow Zone?各位是特意从黄区回来的？

PavelYeah! Answering the call, of course!是啊是啊，这不是，响应领导们号召嘛。

(Getting a reply makes Pavel brighten immediately.)（得到回应，巴维尔明显来了精神。）

PavelOnce we got the notice, our company gathered everyone we could and came right back. It's everyone's duty to protect Odesa!接到通知后，我们公司马上就把能回来的人都叫回来了，保护奥德卅州，人人有责！

RobellaHm... Your teammate over there seems to have something to say.嗯……那边，您的队员，似乎有话要说。

PavelWhat is it? Don't interrupt while I'm talking to our superior!有什么事？打扰我跟领导说话！

(Pavel turns and scolds the waiting teammate.)（巴维尔回身责怪等在一边的队员。）

External Support Squad MemberYou told me to remind you... It's about time. Leave this to us and go on ahead.这不是你让我提醒你的…… 快到点了，这交给我们，你先撤吧。

PavelIt's fine, I just spoke to the teacher at school. I've still got time.没事，我刚和学校老师联系过了，还有时间。

PavelForget it, just check with the medics to see if they need more hands.你不用管了，去看看医护人员还有什么需要帮忙的吧。

External Support Squad MemberRight.行。

(Having received an order, the support squad member calls over his teammates and heads toward the site of the incident.)（得到命令，外援队队员招呼身边的队友，前往事故地点。）

RobellaGot other plans?您还有其他安排？

PavelNo, no, just that my kid's getting out of school soon.没有没有，就是孩子要放学了。

RobellaSo early?这么早？

PavelWell, we have Girard's unreliable equipment to thank for. The school decided to end classes ahead of schedule.嗐，这不是吉拉尔的设备不靠谱，搞得学校也提前下课了。

PavelBut that's fine. This place is only two streets away from the bus stop. I told the teacher to message me when they're close. I'll pick the kid up directly.不过正好，这边和校车的路线就差两条街，我跟老师说好了，快到站的时候联系我，我直接去车站接人。

PavelMy wife's workplace is nearby too. Once I drop the kid off, I'll come straight back.我老婆工作的地方离这也不远，我把孩子送过去就马上回来。

PavelDon't worry, ma'am. It won't affect the mission.领导放心，绝不影响任务。

RobellaYou don't need to come back. We'll stay here and—您不用回来，这里我们留下就……

Special Security Administration MemberAll units, emergency!各单位注意，紧急情况！

(The voice of a Special Security Administration officer cuts in over the comms.)（通讯频道中，特管处人员的声音打断了二人的谈话。）

(Beep! Beep! Beep-beep-beep-beep!)（嘟——嘟——嘟嘟嘟嘟————）

(A piercing siren blares from the distance.)（刺耳的鸣笛声从远方传来。）

RobellaWhat's going on?怎么回事？

Special Security Administration MemberSecurity just reported—a large vehicle about one kilometer from the site suddenly went out of control! It's now speeding toward the site! If not intercepted, it'll reach the center from the north street in six minutes!接到治安人员报告，距离事故地点一公里的位置，一辆大型车辆忽然失控，目前正在向事故地点高速行驶！如无法截停，预计0006后会从北侧街道抵达事故中心！

PavelThe north side? That's right where we are!北、北侧？那不就是我们这边吗？

FedyaContact the driver! Patch the comms through! All units of SSA Squad 3, move with me to the north street!联系司机！把通讯接过去！ 特管处第3小队，全体，跟我去北侧街道！

(A burst of static comes through the comms, followed by screams, cries, and a man's desperate voice pleading for help.)（一阵电流杂音后，通讯频道中传来尖叫和哭喊以及成年男性求援的声音。）

School Bus DriverH-help! The vehicle suddenly switched to autopilot, and the handbrake's not working! I-I can't control it!救、救命！车子突然切换到自动驾驶，手刹也没用！ 我、我控制不住它——！

FedyaStay calm! Get everyone in the vehicle, fasten their seatbelts!保持冷静，让车内人员系好安全带！

(Major Fedya and the Special Security Administration team arrive quickly where Leva's group is stationed on the north side.)（斐狄和特管处人员很快来到了莱娅几人所在的北侧。）

FedyaDriver, share the internal camera feed!司机，把车内监控画面共享过来！

(The projection appears before them. A young woman is stumbling through the vehicle, checking the children's seatbelts.)（画面投射在众人面前，只见一位年轻女性跌跌撞撞地在车内行走，检查着孩子们的安全带。）

(The driver, panicked but determined, keeps trying to tug on the handbrake and blares the horn again and again.)（司机虽然慌乱，却依然在尝试拉动手刹，并不断鸣笛。）

(Screams echo from down the street.)（行人的尖叫声从远方街区传来。）

Pavel...Miss Olga?……奥莉加老师？

RobellaThey're all children!都是小孩子！

LevaOh boy...麻烦了……

FedyaLeva, can you hack in?莱娅，能骇入吗？

LevaAlready tried—no luck. It's the same old malfunction from Girard's defective droids.刚刚就试过了，不行。还是吉拉尔这批失控机械的老毛病。

Fedya...We can't let that bus break through the barricade.……绝不能让车子突破封锁。

FedyaAll north-side units, listen up! Position your vehicles right before the barricade, stat! Snipers, get ready! Once the runaway vehicle enters range, open—北侧街道各单位注意，现在、立刻将载具横停到封锁线前！ 狙击手准备，失控车辆一旦进入射程范围，立刻——

PavelNo!不行！

(Pavel, who has been staring at the footage, suddenly snatches Fedya's communicator, but even he looks startled by his own action. He clutches at the communicator, not knowing what to do with it.)（一直盯着车内画面的巴维尔突然一把夺过斐狄的通讯终端，但他显然也被自己的行动吓了一跳，抓着终端的手不知该放到哪里。）

FedyaWhat are you doing?!你做什么！

PavelI-I mean, sir, please think again! At that speed, if you blow a tire, the bus could flip!我、我的意思是，少校您再考虑考虑！时速这么高的车，车胎突然被子弹打爆，很可能翻车啊。

FedyaIf it crashes into the site of incident, it'll trigger a chain explosion! Everyone nearby will die! I'm ordering you—Give me the terminal!它冲进事故中心必定会引起连锁爆炸，周边区域的所有人都会被波及！ 我命令你，把终端给我！

PavelBut that's a school bus! It's all kids on that thing! You've got to find another way! S-speed bumps or something! Surely we can—但那是校车啊，上边都是孩子！总得再想想其他办法！ 减、减速带什么也可以的吧？

FedyaIt's too fast! There's no time to lay them down! The quickest way to force an emergency stop right now is to blow the tires!车速太快，时间不够，铺不完！ 现在，让失控大型车辆紧急制动的最快方式就是直接爆胎！

(Pavel tries to argue again, but Fedya's patience snaps. He grabs another communicator from his subordinate.)（巴维尔还想辩驳，但斐狄显然失去了耐心，他将部下的通讯终端拿了过来。）

FedyaSnipers, once the runaway large vehicle enters range—ugh!狙击手，失控大型车辆一旦进入射程范围——唔！

(A heavy fist smashes into Fedya's face, sending the communicator flying.)（重重的拳头砸在斐狄脸上，通讯终端也摔出去好远。）

FedyaYou—!你——

(Pavel grabs Fedya by the collar, shouting so hard his spit sprays all over Fedya's cheek.)（巴维尔猛地揪起斐狄的领子，他怒吼着，唾沫星子彻底喷到了斐狄脸上。）

PavelYou what?! Don't feed me your goddamn textbook theory! You himbo prick, listen up! That! Is! A! Fucking! School! Bus! Not a "large vehicle", you son of a—!你什么你！别跟我咬文嚼字说你那些狗屁理论！ 小白脸你给我听清楚了，那是、一辆、校车！不是你他妈说的、大·型·车·辆！

FedyaI don't have time for this!想吵架之后再吵！

(Fedya struggles to free himself. Both men tumble to the ground as they grapple with each other.)（斐狄试图挣开巴维尔，扭打中，两人摔倒在地上。）

(The usually stoic major loses composure and roars to his subordinates.)（一向冷淡的斐狄也再顾不得形象，大声朝着自己的部下下令。）

FedyaDon't just stand there! Follow your orders! Snipers, prepare to fire!其他人愣着干嘛！按照命令行动！狙击手，准备爆胎！

(The SSA personnel rush to comply. Two others move in to restrain the shouting and cursing Pavel.)（反应上来的特管处人员立刻行动，另有2人走过来把咒骂的巴维尔架开。）

PavelYou motherfuckers! Stop it, damn it!你们这群混蛋——住手！住手啊！

??Wait!等一下！

(A jeep suddenly skids to a halt before them. Robella leans out from the driver's seat.)（忽然，一辆吉普车停在众人面前，洛贝拉从驾驶位探出头。）

RobellaI can slow it down! Give me two minutes!我有办法让校车减速！给我2分钟！

(Fedya looks to Leva.)（斐狄看向莱娅。）

LevaOne minute. My team can do it. If we can't do it in one minute, you fire. Deal?1分钟，我的队员可以做到的。 超过1分钟，少校就开枪，怎么样？

Fedya...You have one minute.……就1分钟。

RobellaLeva, Lenna! Help me set up the speed bumps! On the sidewalk!莱娅、莱娜，帮我铺减速带！装在便道上！

LevaGot it, got it! Robella, go full throttle~!好好好，洛贝拉放心冲吧~

FedyaTell the driver to brace all passengers for impact!通知司机，让所有乘客做好冲击应对准备！

FedyaAmbulances, stand by! Firetrucks, standby!救护车准备！消防车准备！

(Fedya raises his communicator again.)（斐狄拿起了通讯终端。）

(While Fedya issues orders, Pavel breaks free and jumps into the passenger seat.)（趁斐狄发指令的工夫，巴维尔挣开了束缚，蹿到副驾驶上。）

PavelI'm coming too! Take me with you, Miss Robella!我也去！带我去吧，洛贝拉小姐！

RobellaAlright!嗯！

(Robella slams the pedal and the jeep roars forward. The careening school bus quickly comes within view.)（洛贝拉一脚油门，吉普车快速冲了出去，很快就看到了疾驰的校车。）

(In a flash, they pass it head-on.)（只是一瞬间，吉普车便与校车擦肩而过。）

RobellaUgh!唔！

(Robella jerks the wheel. The tires screech as the jeep spins. It tears forward again, running parallel with the bus.)（洛贝拉一个打轮，随着车胎摩擦的尖锐噪音，吉普车快速调转方向与校车并驾齐驱。）

RobellaHold on tight!抓紧了！

(Robella slams the accelerator and yanks the steering wheel—Crash! The jeep rams the bus' front corner.)（洛贝拉再次猛踩油门同时转动方向盘，吉普车轰的一声从侧面撞上校车前部。）

(The bus veers slightly off course.)（校车的行驶方向稍稍偏转了一些。）

RobellaAgain!再来！

(Bang! The bus jolts, swerving more sharply toward the sidewalk, but still it doesn't stop.)（又是一声巨响，这次校车晃动了几下，偏离了方向，向着便道驶去，然而倾斜着车身的它，依然没有完全停下。）

(The one-minute mark is approaching fast.)（1分钟的时限，眼看就要到了。）

PavelLet me!我来！

PavelThree... two... one—Hit it!3——2——1——！踩油门！

(Pavel grips the wheel with her, forcing it hard. The jeep slams the bus again, even harder.)（巴维尔伸手握住方向盘，帮助洛贝拉一起打轮。吉普车再次狠狠撞到校车的前侧面。）

PavelDon't let go of the gas!别松油门！

(With Pavel's help, the jeep grinds against the bus' side, pushing it toward the curb.)（在巴维尔的协助下，吉普车和校车车身猛烈摩擦，逼着校车彻底驶上便道。）

(The bus barrels through a line of market stalls, crates, and tarps wedging under the tires. Finally, its speed begins to drop.)（校车狠狠撞过路边的一排小商摊，堆放着的货品卡在轮胎前或是拖在轮胎后，疾驰的校车终于放慢速度。）

(Using the brief delay, Leva's team finishes setting up the speed bumps, while under Fedya's command, the SSA vehicles form solid rows in front of the barricade.)（利用时间差，莱娅等人也将便道上的减速带快速装好，特管处在斐狄的指挥下，将载具全部横停在了封锁围栏之前。）

PavelStop, you motherfucker—STOP!快他妈停下——

(The spikes on the speed bumps puncture the tires. The bus slows even more—but not completely.)（减速带的钉子扎进轮胎，校车进一步减速，但并未完全停下。）

Fedya...Robella, pull out! All non-essential personnel, fall back!……洛贝拉，你们撤退！无关人员全部散开！

FedyaSnipers, reposition! Aim for the rear tires! Do not fire without command!狙击手调整位置！瞄准后胎，没有命令不许开火！

(Thunk! The bus slams into the first row of vehicles.)（哐！校车撞在了第一排载具上。）

(The second row, the third... The vehicles are all shoved aside as the bus plows forward.)（第二排、第三排——校车将载具们撞开，继续行驶。）

(Fedya watches the speedometer readings drop, his face tight. Finally—)（斐狄盯着校车不断下降的时速，表情凝重，终于——）

FedyaFire!射击！

(The bullets hit their marks. The tires burst, rubber shredding, the metal rim scraping sparks across the asphalt.)（子弹打中了校车后轮，车胎快速泄气开裂，金属轮毂露了出来，在路面上擦出电火花——）

(When the bus finally hits the last row of vehicles at the barricade, it stops. Everyone exhales at once.)（校车撞到最后一排载具上时，终于停了下来。所有人都松了口气。 ）

FedyaFiretrucks!消防车！

(At Fedya's order, the firetrucks surround the bus, extinguishing every flame.)（听从斐狄的指令，消防车快速包围了校车，很快就扑灭了所有起火点。）

PavelAlina!阿丽娜——！

(Pavel rushes forward and helps the rescuers pry open the warped door.)（巴维尔快速冲到校车旁，帮助救护人员将已经变形的车门撬开。）

(The door gives way, and the cries of children come pouring out.)（车门开启，孩子们的哭喊声彻底传了出来。）

PavelAlina, where are you? Papa's here to save you!阿丽娜，你在哪？爸爸来救你了！

Alina...P-Papa!……爸、爸爸！

(Pavel spots his little girl trapped in the seats.)（巴维尔循着声音，看到了卡在座位上的小女孩。）

AlinaPapa, I'm... scared...爸爸、我、怕……

(The driver and the young teacher are both unconscious.)（司机和年轻的老师已经陷入昏迷。）

(The little girl peers up at Pavel through tears. Her arms are wrapped protectively around a smaller child next to her.)（小女孩正泪眼汪汪地看着自己，双臂却牢牢地保护着她身边一个更小的孩子。）

PavelDon't be afraid. Papa's here. Papa's with you!别怕，别怕，爸爸来了，爸爸在！

(Pavel smashes the window. He pulls his daughter and the younger child free, and hands them to Robella waiting outside.)（巴维尔快速将车窗砸碎，把她和身边的女孩交给了在车外接应的洛贝拉。）

PavelMiss Robella! Please take care of her for me!洛贝拉小姐！麻烦帮我照顾好她！

RobellaI will.嗯。

(After helping the paramedics escort everyone out of the vehicle, Pavel finally jumps down himself and looks around for Robella and Alina.)（巴维尔协助救护人员将车内人员完全护送出去后，自己才跳下车子，左右张望着寻找洛贝拉和阿丽娜的身影。）

(Robella is standing on the sidewalk, holding Alina in her arms. Alina's injuries aren't serious. The paramedics have already given her basic treatment.)（洛贝拉抱着阿丽娜站在便道上，阿丽娜伤势不重，医护人员已经给她做好了应急处理。 ）

(When Alina sees Pavel emerge, she waves frantically.)（阿丽娜看见巴维尔出来赶忙挥手。）

AlinaPapa!爸爸！

PavelAlina!阿丽娜！

(Pavel hurries over, takes Alina from Robella's arms, and carefully looks her over. Once he's sure she's fine, he hugs her tightly.)（巴维尔赶紧跑过来，将阿丽娜从洛贝拉手中接过来，仔仔细细地瞧了一遍。确认没大事之后，抱紧了她。）

PavelThank heavens... Oh, thank heavens...谢天谢地……谢天谢地……

(Relief floods through him, and his legs give out. Still holding his daughter, Pavel sinks to the curb.)（一口气松下来，巴维尔因为腿软，搂着女儿坐到了马路边上。）

RobellaDon't worry, your daughter's condition isn't serious.别担心，您的女儿情况不严重。

Pavel...Thank you, thank you, Miss Robella.……谢谢，谢谢您，洛贝拉小姐。

RobellaDon't mention it.不用。

RobellaThe doctor still recommends taking her to the hospital for a more thorough exam, but Alina was worried about you and refused to get in the ambulance.医生还是建议送去医院做进一步检查，但阿丽娜担心你，一直闹着不肯上救护车。

PavelThis kid... Papa is fine. Be a good girl and go to the hospital, alright?这孩子……现在爸爸没事了，一会要乖乖去医院，知道了吗？

AlinaOkay!嗯！

PavelCome on, Alina, say thank you to Miss Robella.来，阿丽娜，谢谢洛贝拉姐姐。

AlinaThank you, Miss Robella!谢谢姐姐！

RobellaYou don't need to thank me. It's your father who saved everyone.不用谢，是你爸爸救了大家。

AlinaHeehee, Papa has always been a big hero!嘿嘿，爸爸一直是大英雄！

RobellaAlways been... a big hero?一直是……大英雄？

PavelJust kid's talk, Miss Robella, don't mind her.小孩瞎说的，洛贝拉小姐别在意。

AlinaThat's not true! Mama said so! Papa went to war—to protect our home and our country!才没有！妈妈说了！爸爸打仗！保家卫国！

(Realizing there's no dodging the subject, Pavel scratches his head awkwardly.)（看话题绕不过去，巴维尔不好意思地挠挠头。）

PavelUh, yeah, I used to serve in the Neo-Soviet forces... That's actually how I met my wife, on campaign.呃，我以前参过军，是新苏联部队的……我和老婆也是在行军途中认识的。

PavelI was lucky and managed to survive the war. Later, I brought my wife and Alina's elder sister to settle down near Odesa. After saving up a little money, we finally had Alina.我运气好，打仗期间没死，后来就带着老婆和阿丽娜的姐姐来到了奥德卅附近，有了点积蓄之后，才又生了阿丽娜。

LevaIt can't be easy raising two kids in the Green Zone. Does PMC work really pay that well?在绿区养两个孩子可不容易，P.M.C.收入这么好吗？

(With the danger around the school bus fully cleared, Leva walks over. Pavel instantly switches back to his smooth-talking demeanor. He tries to stand, but his legs buckle and he drops back down.)（校车的危险因素彻底排除，莱娅也走了过来，巴维尔马上又换回了那副圆滑的模样。他想站起来，脚下一软却又跌坐了回去。）

PavelNo, no, no, please don't get the wrong idea, ma'am! Our company's honest and fully legitimate! Our boss doesn't have a single bad record!没有没有没有，领导别误会！我们公司，诚信经营，老板一点不良记录都没有！

LevaIt's alright. We're just auxiliary Dolls; we don't do audits.没事，我们只是编外人形，不负责查账。

RobellaYeah, we're just asking out of curiosity. And please, call us by our names.嗯，我们只是问问。另外，您用名字称呼我们就可以。

(Pavel glances around, then sighs in relief.)（左右看了看，巴维尔松了口气。）

PavelPhew, good thing I came back. I'd never be at ease leaving my wife and kids to live here alone.唉，还好我回来了，老婆孩子自己在这地方生活我可不放心。

PavelI thought this job would be easy money, but turns out even the Green Zones are a mess these days... But at least it's better than fighting monsters and bandits in the Yellow Zones.原以为能躺着赚钱，过来才知道，绿区都乱成这样了…… 但好歹是比在黄区跟“怪物”和“土匪”打交道要好。

RobellaYour job sounds dangerous. Doesn't your wife worry?您平时的工作这么危险，太太不会担心吗？

PavelOf course she does, but what can we do? The pay's better.当然担心了，但有什么办法，钱稍微多点呗。

PavelBesides, if I hadn't had combat experience from the contamination zones, I probably wouldn't even have been qualified for this job... I really envy you government folks, though...而且，要不是我有以前在污染区作战的经验，还不一定混不混得上这份工作呢……真羡慕给政府干活的啊……

(Pavel glances toward the Special Security Administration personnel. Major Fedya is directing them as they move the wrecked vehicles aside.)（巴维尔看向特管处人员——斐狄正在指挥他们挪走那些被撞烂了的载具。）

PavelEducated people like them... Even when they're angry, they don't curse. And even when covered in dust, their uniforms still look clean and sharp...上过学，生起气来都不怎么会骂脏字。 就算粘了土，那制服也是漂漂亮亮的……

RobellaThen why didn't you stay in the army? That's still serving the government.那您为什么不继续待在军队里？那也是在帮政府做事。

PavelW-well...这、这个嘛……

PavelMiss Robella, you work in the Green Zone most of the time, right?洛贝拉小姐大部分时间都在绿区工作吧？

Robella...Recently, yes.……近期，是的。

PavelThen you've seen the Railway Corps? You know...那您见过轨道军吗？就是……

(Pavel looks around furtively and lowers his voice.)（巴维尔左右看看，压低了音量。）

PavelThe remnants after the Neo-Soviet hardliners fell...新苏联强硬派倒台后剩下的那些……

Robella...Since they were reorganized into the "Railway Corps", we've had little contact.……从他们改制为“轨道军”后，接触很少。

PavelExactly. These folks working at the SSA have it much better than them. Some in the Railway Corps are worse off than even us private outfits these days.那就是了，他们，可不比特管处这些人，落魄点的还不如我们这些私人武装呢。

PavelWe all served to protect the country, yet the ones who fought instead of studying ended up with nothing...都是保家卫国，那些在该读书的时候，跑去打仗的，反而没落到什么好处……

LevaYou think it's not fair?你是觉得不公平吗？

PavelI'm not that resentful. Who could've known things would turn out like this? I just hope no one ever has to fight another war again.那倒没有，当时谁能想到会变成现在这样呢。 我是希望，最好大家一辈子都别再去打仗了。

PavelHey, ma'am—I mean, Miss Leva—you and the Major get along, right?哎，领导……哦不，我是说莱娅小姐，您跟少校是不是关系还行？

LevaWe have a normal working relationship, I guess.算是正常合作吧。

PavelThen... could you do me a favor? Maybe talk to him for me? Just now—那……您能不能帮个忙？带我过去说和两句，刚刚……

LevaI doubt the Major cares enough to hold a grudge—or has the time to. But fine, let's go.虽然我觉得少校不会在意，也没空理你，但，走吧。

(Pavel follows Leva to Major Fedya.)（巴维尔跟莱娅走到斐狄身边。）

LevaMajor Fedya, could we have a moment of your time?斐狄少校，占用你一点时间好吗？

FedyaWhat is it?什么事？

(Fedya looks as cold and impassive as ever.)（斐狄依旧是那副冷淡的样子。）

PavelUh... Major, I'm sorry about before. My kid was on the bus. I panicked.呃……少校，刚刚对不住，孩子在车上，着急了。

PavelPlease— Uh, tsk.您——哎，啧。

(Pavel pats himself down, then pulls out a crumpled pack of cigarettes.)（巴维尔又在身上一顿乱摸，把皱巴巴的烟盒掏了出来。）

PavelDon't be mad. Here, have one?别生气，抽根烟、抽根烟？

FedyaYou can save it. But if this happens again, I'll charge you with obstructing official duties.不用。但是如果下次再出现同类情况，我会以妨碍公务罪起诉你。

PavelIt won't, I swear!不会，保证不会了！

PavelEh, it's all the Girard Group's fault anyway! If not for those bastards, Odesa wouldn't be like this, and you wouldn't have to work so hard, Major!哎，都是吉拉尔这个垃圾集团的错，没他们奥德卅州也不至于这样，少校也不用这么辛苦！

Fedya...It was just an accident.……这只是意外。

PavelHuh?啊？

FedyaOdesa owes much of its peace and prosperity to Girard's contributions.奥德卅州的繁荣与和平，离不开吉拉尔所做出的贡献。

(At Fedya's defense of the company, Pavel's expression darkens, but he swallows his anger.)（听到斐狄的辩解，巴维尔脸色又变得不好看起来，但最终还是压住了火气。）

PavelWho keeps Odesa peaceful—that's not so easy to say.奥德卅州的和平靠谁，哪是这么容易说清楚的啊。

PavelI don't know how you see peace, Major, but for us civilians, peace means the family can live steady, ordinary lives. Do you think this counts as peace?我也不知道少校怎么看和平这事，对我们这些平民来说，和平就是一家人能踏踏实实过日子，您看现在这样算是吗？

Fedya...……

PavelO-of course, everyone's got their own opinion. You've studied a lot more than me; you consider things from a wider perspective, I'm sure.当、当然了，每个人都有自己的看法，少校您书读得多，眼界肯定比我们这种人要高了。

(Noticing Fedya's face tightening, Pavel quickly tries to smooth things over.)（发现斐狄表情不善的巴维尔赶忙圆场。）

PavelDon't mind me, Major. My team and I will keep assisting the PSA and follow every order!少校您别和我一般见识，之后我会带着队员们继续协助治安管理部门行动，绝对听指挥！

Fedya...Hm. PSA will take it from here. Your work today is done.……嗯。这里后续交给治安部门处理，你们今天的工作已经结束了。

(Fedya glances briefly at Alina.)（斐狄看了一眼阿丽娜。）

FedyaYou can go now. You'll get your next assignment tomorrow.你先走吧，明天的安排等通知。

PavelFantastic. Thank you, Major. Come on, Alina, say goodbye to the Major.好好，谢谢少校。来，阿丽娜，跟哥哥说再见。

AlinaNo! He's got a mean face! And he said nice things about the awful Girard Group! He's just as b—不要，哥哥一张臭脸！还夸讨厌的吉拉尔！哥哥也讨——

PavelTh-the ambulance is here! Come on, Alina, let's get you checked again!救、救护车来了，走，阿丽娜，爸爸再带你去检查检查！

(Pavel abandons all subtleties and clamps a hand over Alina's mouth. He scoops her up, nods hurriedly to the others, and rushes off.)（巴维尔再也顾不得体面，捂住阿丽娜的嘴巴，抱起她，朝众人点点头，一溜烟跑了。）

Fedya...……

RobellaMr. Pavel is a Neo-Soviet veteran. It wasn't easy for him to survive the war. His experiences are... different from yours, Major.巴维尔先生是新苏联部队的退伍兵，他好不容易熬过战火活下来，经历和少校不同……

FedyaAre you implying that because I didn't fight in a war, I can't understand what he's saying?你是想说我没有参与过战争，所以不懂他在说什么吗？

RobellaI—我——

LevaWhat Robella means is that the rules were different then and now. She's just gently asking you not to take Pavel's words personally.洛贝拉的意思是，以前和现在的规则不一样，劝少校你别在意巴维尔的话。

FedyaI didn't.我没在意。

FedyaOur next mission just came in. We'll take the train to the next satellite city tonight at seven.我们的后续任务也发布了，今晚7点，搭乘轨道列车前往下一座卫星城。

LevaGot it. (Sigh) Looks like it'll still be a while before order can be restored in Odesa.好的，唉~看来奥德卅州想要恢复秩序，还要一段时间了。

LevaC'mon, Robella. Let's go find Soppo and Alva.洛贝拉，走吧，去找索普她们。

Robella...Alright.……好。

Clues Resurgent 再现端倪

(A few days later.)（几日后——）

(After confirming that her location is secure, Kalina connects to the comms. The Dolls appear on-screen.)（确认环境安全，格琳娜接入通讯，人形们出现在镜头前。）

LennaMiss Kalin! Long time no see!格琳姐！好久不见啦！

KalinaLong time? You've been away from Odesa for barely half a month.很久吗？你们离开奥德卅才半个月不到。

LennaBut it feels like forever~ I missed you, Kalin~但我就是觉得很久了嘛~想格琳姐了~

KalinaYou're just happy following Leva around. You've probably forgotten all about me.你跟着莱娅早就开心得把我忘了吧。

LennaN-no, I haven't...才、才没有……

KalinaAlright, I'll stop teasing.不逗你了。

KalinaWith the emergency response efforts in the past few days, the chaos in Odesa has mostly subsided. I just received word that the oblast's security risk level has officially returned to the safe range. Good work, everyone.经过这段时间的紧急处理，奥德卅州的混乱已经基本平息，我刚刚接到消息，奥德卅州的治安风险等级已经回归安全范围。辛苦大家了。

LevaThat's something to celebrate.可喜可贺呀。

LevaBut honestly, you don't even need to say it. The Girard Group already rushed out a special feature on Odesa News.但其实不用你说，吉拉尔集团就已经迫不及待地安排《奥德卅时事》播放特别报道了。

SoppoInformation sure reaches Rurik fast, huh.这个留里克消息知道得很快嘛。

AlvaNot just fast, but accurately to boot. If he can arrange media coverage so quickly, it means he got the news much earlier. That's not something a regular legislator could pull off. Someone's feeding him information.不仅快，也很精准。能够安排媒体第一时间播报，他们得知消息的时间一定更早，这不是普通议员可以做到的，有人在向留里克传递消息。

SoppoIt's gotta be HIM! That major with the bureaucrat stink all over him!一定是那家伙吧！那个身上散发着官僚味道的少校！

RobellaHis attitude is a bit strange for an informant of Rurik's...如果他是留里克的内应，态度又有些奇怪……

SoppoHm? What's strange about it? Every time we make a move, Rurik knows right away.唔？哪里奇怪了？每次我们有点风吹草动，留里克就知道了。

SoppoThere were things that only we, he, and Zimmerman knew about. But according to you, Zimmerman's supposed to be Rurik's rival, right? It wouldn't make sense for him to leak info to his competition, no?有些事情，只有我们、他，还有齐默尔曼知道，但按你们说的，齐默尔曼不是想和留里克竞争吗？ 总不能一边竞争，一边透消息给他吧？

KalinaI'm guessing what Robella means is that, with Major Fedya's rank and ability, he could've gone much harder if he wanted to?洛贝拉的意思是，以斐狄少校的能力和地位，可以做得更强硬彻底一些？

RobellaExactly. The automaton malfunction aside, we've had allegations mounted against us multiple times, and Fedya's Special Security Administration was always leading the investigation. If he truly wanted the Non-Military Forces Administration out of the picture, he could've easily manufactured more damning evidence.是的。先不说机械失控这件事，我们多次遭到指控，主要负责调查的都是斐狄以及他带领的特管处，想要让非军事力量管理局彻底出局的话，明明可以制造更多不利证据才对。

LevaBut he has been obstructing us in other ways. Those illegal armed droids were released too easily; that's not something a small security department could pull off. And when we were mislabeled as suspects, wasn't it he who kept stalling and delaying the process?但他确实也在从中作梗。那些非法武装机械被轻易放过，可不是小小的治安部门能够做到的。 我们被错误标识的时候，也是他在推三阻四拖延处理进度吧？

LevaBesides, the Girard Group's been running Odesa for years. I don't believe they've kept their hands that clean all this time.而且，吉拉尔在奥德卅州横行多年，我不信他们一直滴水不漏。

RobellaI know. Maybe... he's conflicted?我知道，只是……他也许在犹豫？

LevaI really don't think someone from Odesa would hesitate to side with Girard. The protesters who took to the streets all calmed down and went back to their lives once the crisis ended and the compensation rolled in.我可不觉得他作为奥德卅州人，会在支持吉拉尔这件事上犹豫哦？ 之前游行的市民，危机一过，又拿了不错的补偿，现在已经渐渐冷静下来，各过各的了。

RobellaBut maybe it's because he's from Odesa that he's conflicted.但也许就是因为他是奥德卅州人，才会这样。

LevaYou think so?这样吗？

KalinaBased on my past interactions with the Major, I must say I've come to the same conclusion as Robella.基于之前与斐狄少校的接触，我与洛贝拉得出的结论一致。

KalinaMajor Fedya doesn't hold an entirely hostile attitude toward us. However, he is most definitely the one feeding intel to the Girard Group. For now, we should remain on our guard.斐狄少校对我们并非是绝对敌对的态度。但将我们的动向告知吉拉尔集团的，应该就是他。现阶段，我们还是要继续保持戒备。

RobellaRight.嗯。

KalinaApart from that, there's something else that's been bothering me lately.除此之外，最近，还有一件事让我很在意。

LennaHuh? There's more?诶？还有吗？

KalinaYes. Honestly, I was surprised too... While sorting through personnel recently reassigned to us, I found that their E.L.I.D. infection rate has gone up.嗯，其实我也很意外……在整理最近借调回来的人员信息时，我发现，他们的E.L.I.D.发病率升高了。

LevaIf they're PMC operators, maybe it's because of the recent missions involving contamination zones?如果是P.M.C.的人，嗯……因为近期涉及污染区的委托比较多？

KalinaNo, the personnel from the Railway Corps too.不，还有轨道军。

LevaIs the data reliable? Could it be a screening error?统计数据可信吗，会不会是因为安检失误？

KalinaWe can't verify it yet.现在无法查证。

KalinaAfter the Girard automatons went rogue, most functioning checkpoints were damaged, so inspections, record-keeping, and tracking all shifted to manual processing. It hasn't been easy to trace.之前因为吉拉尔机械失控，导致能够正常运行的闸机数量很少，大量的检查、统计以及跟踪工作都转为人工处理，追溯起来并不容易。

LevaThen what do you want to do next, Kalin?那，下一步，格琳你希望怎么做？

KalinaOn one hand, the data's reliability is uncertain; On the other, if we announce this prematurely, Odesa might fall back into chaos just as it's recovering.一方面，数据可信度存疑； 另一方面，贸然公布这一消息，可能会让动乱刚刚平息的奥德卅州再次陷入混乱。

KalinaAfter discussing the matter, the Oblast government has decided to isolate and treat all confirmed E.L.I.D. patients at a single facility in ODE-07, the coastal satellite city.经过商议，州政府决定将这些罹患E.L.I.D.的人员进行集中收治，收治地点定在ODE-07，那座临海的卫星城。

KalinaLeva, I want you to lead the Dolls there to investigate... Major Fedya will accompany you.莱娅，我希望你能带领人形们前往调查……斐狄少校会与你们同行。

LevaThat arrangement wasn't your idea, was it?这个同行，恐怕不是格琳的想法吧？

KalinaNo... but refusing wasn't an option. Still, maybe this could be a chance to make Major Fedya finally choose a side.嗯……但不好拒绝。而且，这或许是让斐狄少校不再犹豫的契机。

LevaLet's hope so. We'll depart tomorrow.希望如此。那我们明日启程。

KalinaAlright. I'm counting on you.好，拜托了。

AlvaWait...等一下……

KalinaWhat is it?怎么了？

AlvaNow that the unrest's over, I need to resume my own assignment. I won't be joining your investigation.既然动乱已经平息，我也要继续自己的任务，之后的调查就不和你们一起了。

LennaHuh? We're splitting up again already...? Alva, you'd better keep in touch!啊？这么快就又要分开了呀……以后埃芙要常联系呀！

Alva...I might have to change my comms ID frequently.……我可能会频繁更换通讯号码。

LennaAwww...唔……

LevaDon't make it hard for her. We in 404 do the same thing, don't we?不要为难埃芙，我们404不也是这样的吗？

LennaB-but... we at least have internal channels!但、但是……我们内部总还是有联络方式的。

AlvaOnce... things settle down, I'll give you my new number.等……稳定一些后，我会把号码告诉你。

LennaGreat! Then you take care too, Alva! Say hi to the others for me!嗯嗯，那，埃芙之后也要加油哦，帮我和其他人问好！

Alva...Alright. You all be careful out there.……嗯，你们也要小心。

LennaDon't you worry, we will!放心吧!

Second Spread 二次扩散

SoppoAhhh...呼——

(The jeep drives across the sea bridge. Sitting in the back seat, Soppo leans her head against the open window, happily letting the ocean breeze hit her face.)（吉普车行驶在跨海大桥上，坐在后座的索普将脑袋靠在打开的车窗边，满足地享受着海风。）

SoppoBrrrrrrr—噗噜噗噜噗噜噗噜——

RobellaSoppo, get back inside! You'll cause an accident!索普，回来，会出车祸的。

SoppoHuh? Can't hear youuuuu... Brrrrrr—啊？我听不清——噗噜噗噜噗噜噗噜——

Robella(Sigh)...哈……

LevaIt's rare we get to cross the sea. Let her have her fun. I'm keeping an eye on the road.难得跨海，让她玩吧，我会注意对面车辆的。

(With that, Leva smoothly changes lanes, bringing the vehicle closer to the ocean's edge.)（说着，莱娅灵巧地切换了车道，离海面更近了一些。）

LennaODE-07 isn't just near the sea; it's an island, huh... It's not common to build a satellite city on one. Is there something special about it?ODE-07不只是临海，整个就是座岛呀…… 在海岛上建卫星城好少见啊，这里很特别吗？

LevaMm~ You could say it's lucky. It used to be just a small island near Odesa, but once they discovered phosphate mines, it started to grow.嗯~应该说是运气好吧。这里本来只是奥德卅附近的一座普通海岛，后来发现了磷矿才渐渐发展起来。

RobellaAccording to the data, offshore oil fields were later found nearby too, attracting more investors and job seekers. Cargo ships, transport planes, and trucks travel between ODE-07 and the other satellite cities every day.根据资料显示，小岛周围的海域还发现了海底油田，吸引了越来越多的投资商人和求职者上岛。 货轮、运输飞机还有货车，每日在ODE-07和其他卫星城之间往来。

LevaI've heard that many of Odesa's supplies come straight from ODE-07's factories. Even that coffee machine that exploded in Major Fedya's office came from here~听说奥德卅所需的产品，不少也是由ODE-07的生产厂直供。 之前斐狄少校办公室里，那个炸掉的咖啡机也是哦~

LennaNo wonder they built a sea bridge directly connecting it to Odesa's suburbs!难怪要建跨海大桥直通奥德卅近郊呢！

LevaYeah, with the Odesa Bay Bridge, transport costs dropped significantly. Now, without it, the only route to Odesa would be by air.嗯，有了这座奥德卅湾大桥，运输成本就能降下来，现在，要是不走这座桥，去奥德卅就只能走空中航线了。

LevaAnd thanks to the bridge, job seekers no longer have to live on ODE-07 itself. Many locals even moved to more comfortable satellite cities after getting generous relocation compensation from the developers.而且，有了这座桥，求职者也就没有必要一定要居住在ODE-07，甚至当地不少的原住民，都在商人们拆迁补偿的诱惑下，搬到了更加宜居的卫星城。

LennaLiving space shrank, industrial space expanded... so the island's covered in factories now?居住面积减少……工业面积增加……那这座岛上应该全都是工厂啦？

RobellaPretty much. Most of ODE-07 is taken up by factories, mining sites, and warehouses. Two years ago, they even did a land reclamation project that expanded usable space by 30%.嗯，现在的ODE-07，大部分区域都被各类工厂、采矿场以及仓库所覆盖。这里前两年还进行过一次填海造陆，让使用面积扩大了30%。

LennaWow, a mega industrial hub!哇，超级·工业中心呀。

LevaIndeed. To ensure a sufficient energy supply that can sustain the city's development and livelihood, the Oblast government built the Selene Solar-Tidal Hybrid Smart Power Plant here. Rumor has it they've even been researching new energy sources, and one of their key topics is Collapse radiation.是啊，为了保证开发与日常生活的能源供给，州政府还在岛上建立了塞勒涅潮光互补型智能电站。 那里听说近年甚至还在研究新型能源，坍塌辐射就是他们的研究课题之一。

LennaCollapse radiation? That's a dangerous field...坍塌辐射？好危险的研究啊……

LevaDangerous, yes, but if it succeeds, Odesa's economy will take another leap forward. The Oblast government would also gain more influence within the URNC.危险是危险，但如果成功了，整个奥德卅州的经济又会进行一次质的飞跃。 掌握着核心技术的奥德卅州州政府，在罗联的发言权也会提高。

RobellaOdesa's getting too radical... Aren't the locals scared?奥德卅州太激进了……这里的居民都不怕吗？

LevaIf their immediate interests aren't hurt, it's hard for them to care.切身利益没有受到影响，很难有感觉吧。

LevaBefore the unrest, they all enjoyed the convenient lifestyle brought to them by Girard, didn't they? And now that the unrest is over, they'll soon forget it ever happened.在这次动乱发生前，居民们不也都享受着吉拉尔提供的便利生活吗？ 等事件平息，人们也很快就会忘掉这次不愉快。

LevaLegislator Rurik knows this perfectly well. See how he's been busy showing off his "sense of responsibility" and deep pockets lately to repair his reputation.深知这一点的留里克议员，最近不就在积极地展现自己的责任感与财力，挽回声望嘛。

LevaGirard's compensation payments to the residents far exceed standard rates, too.吉拉尔提供给居民们的赔偿金，可是远远超过常规水平了。

LennaBut if ODE-07 is an industrial city like Robella said, why relocate the patients here? Does it even have that many hospitals?但如果像洛贝拉说的，ODE-07是座工业城市，那为什么要把病患们移到这里啊？这儿的医院很多吗？

LevaWe'll find out soon enough~这恐怕等我们到了才会知道了~

LevaThe reception team's waiting for us at the end of the bridge. We'll ask when we get there.接待人员就在大桥的另一端等我们，到时候再仔细问问吧。

Robella...Something tells me ODE-07's worse off than we think.……恐怕，ODE-07比我们想象得还要糟糕……

(Robella leans against the window and watches as hospital ships glide slowly over the sea.)（洛贝拉靠在车窗上，看着海面上的医疗船只，缓缓驶过。）

(Once they reach the other shore, the Dolls see the reception team already reporting to Major Fedya.)（车辆抵达对岸，人形们发现接待人员已经在和斐狄汇报情况。）

LevaOh dear, the Major looks even more glum than usual. Come on, let's listen in.哎呀呀，少校的脸色，更不好了呢。 走吧，我们去听听看。

(The Dolls approach. Fedya doesn't stop them.)（人形们来到斐狄身边，对方并未阻拦。）

FedyaHow could it have gotten this bad? Didn't the safety screenings for returning personnel catch this?!情况怎么严重到这个地步，借调人员进入绿区的安全检查没做好吗！

ReceptionistWe only received the order to admit the patients...我们也只是接到命令收治患者……

ReceptionistDoctors have come from every satellite city, including medical inspectors. They all said the returnees from the Yellow Zones underwent proper radiation decontamination and health checks according to the regulations...各大卫星城都派了医生过来，其中也有负责临检的人。 他们说，他们所收治的人员自黄区回来后，都有按规定，进行过正规的辐射检查与清理……

ReceptionistTheir vitals were all normal at the time.当时也检测过他们的健康状况，数据一切正常。

ReceptionistBut... most of them fell ill a week later, and 25% of them are showing E.L.I.D. progression faster than the average rate.但是……他们大多都在一周后发病，甚至有25%的患者E.L.I.D.恶化速度超出了平均值。

FedyaIs that common?这种情况常见吗？

ReceptionistNot at all. The only large-scale delayed onset occurred during an extreme weather anomaly. After that, all White Zones and key Green Zone sectors were covered with Collapse radiation filtration grids. Rapid E.L.I.D. acceleration is usually rare...不常见。在此之前，大规模延迟发病只出现过一次，那次是因为突发性气象变化。 从那以后，各个白区城市和绿区关键区域，都覆盖了坍塌辐射过滤网。快速的E.L.I.D.病程恶化更是个例……

Fedya...The number of patients you're reporting already exceeds the total number of reassigned personnel. Has there been secondary spread?……你提供的病患人数，已经超过了借调人员的总量，是发生二次扩散了？

ReceptionistYes... after returning to the Green Zones, many of them joined the external support units sent to quell unrest. They moved frequently between cities. And with recent automaton failures lowering the number of working detection systems... By the time their symptoms appeared, the secondary spread had already happened...嗯……这些病患回到绿区后就加入了平息动乱的外援队伍，在城市与城市间频繁活动，最近的大面积机械失控也让坍塌辐射检测装置的覆盖率下降…… 等到患者真正病发时，二次扩散已经成为事实了……

FedyaDo you have a projection or treatment plan?有总人数预期和收治计划吗？

ReceptionistMore or less... yes...大概……是这样……

(The reception staff projects a set of calculations for everyone to see.)（接待人员将演算结果通过设备展示给众人。）

LennaMy god...天啊……

FedyaI see... Please wait a moment.我知道了……请稍等一下。

(Saying that, Fedya steps away and opens a comms channel.)（说着斐狄快步走远了一些，接入通讯。）

LennaHe's... reporting this? D-don't tell me he's calling that...他这是……去汇报了？不、不会对面又是那个……

LevaI doubt he'd do it that blatantly. He's probably just talking to his superior.这么明目张胆不至于，大概率是在和高层通话吧。

LevaMight as well contact our own "superior" as well.正好，我也和我们的“上司”汇报一下吧。

LevaMm, got it. Don't worry.嗯，我知道了，放心吧。

(Leva ends the call just as Fedya returns.)（莱娅结束通讯，斐狄正好也走了回来。）

FedyaLeva, I just received instructions from my superiors. Personnel from the SSA will be dispatched to other satellite cities to conduct a full inspection of those recently returned from the Yellow Zones.莱娅，我刚才和上级请示了，接下来，特管处人员将前往其他卫星城，针对近期黄区归来人员进行彻底排查。

FedyaYou and your team will assist the local authorities in maintaining order here in ODE-07 for the time being.ODE-07这里，暂时由你和你的队员们协助有关人员维持秩序。

FedyaAt present, all patients are arriving in ODE-07's emergency treatment centers via air and sea routes, then via ground transport. You just need to assist the staff at those centers.目前，病患全部以空、海路转陆路的方式抵达ODE-07的各个应急收治中心，你们只需要在收治中心提供协助。

LevaUnderstood.嗯，我明白。

Fedya...I'm leaving this place to you, then. Keep in contact.……这里，就交给你们了。保持联络。

(Major Fedya gives each of the Dolls a somber look, then calls his subordinates and departs quickly.)（斐狄认真地看过每一名人形后，叫上部下快速离开了。）

SoppoHe's leaving just like that? Isn't he gonna keep an eye on us?他就这么走了？不盯着我们了？

LevaThe situation doesn't allow it, but that's a good thing. We can now act without restrictions.情况不允许吧，但这也是好事，免得之后束手束脚。

LevaEveryone, we also have orders from Kalin to head to the treatment center immediately, provide necessary assistance, and investigate the cause of the abnormal outbreaks.各位，格琳也命令我们，即刻前往收治中心，提供必要的协助，同时查明病发异常的原因。

Load Limit 承载极限

(Guided by the staff, Leva and her team arrive at one of ODE-07's emergency treatment centers. It's a vacant warehouse hastily converted into a medical facility.)（在接待人员的引导下，莱娅一行抵达了ODE-07的应急收治中心。这是一所由空置仓库临时改建出来的收治点。）

(Medical personnel hurry in and out, triaging the newly arrived patients according to the stage of their illness and leading them to different sections.)（医护人员进进出出，将刚刚送来的患者根据病程分组，带到不同的区域。）

RobellaNo wonder they picked ODE-07... An island is naturally isolated, and warehouses are easy to convert.难怪要选ODE-07……海岛本身就是天然的隔离场所，仓库也方便临时改造。

LennaJudging from their uniforms, most of them are PMC members or troops of the Railway Corps, but soon they might all...看他们的着装，大部分都是P.M.C.成员和轨道军，但可能很快就会……

LevaWe can worry about that later. For now, let's help out.担心的话之后再说吧，我们先去帮忙。

LevaSoppo, Lenna, you two assist the medics with patient intake. Robella, you're with me. We're heading over there.索普、莱娜你们两个协助医护人员接待患者。 洛贝拉，你和我去那边看看——

(Leva points toward what looks like a reception counter, which is essentially a makeshift table made by stacking several supply boxes together. It is covered with electronic devices.)（莱娅指向了一个像是接待台的地方，那是由几个集装箱临时搭建的台面，多台电子设备摆放在上边。）

(Behind the counter, a lone nurse is frantically tapping away at a terminal while being surrounded by impatient patients.)（接待台后唯一的一名医护人员，在患者们的催促下，手忙脚乱地操作着电子设备。）

LevaLooks like it's time for our technical skills to shine.大概率是到我们用上专业技能的时候了。

Annoyed PMC MemberWhat's going on? The system just told me to come get my meds, and now you say it's not my turn?怎么回事，系统刚提示让我来领药，你们这又说没轮到我？

Medical StafferO-one moment, please. The system...请、请稍等一下，系统……

Frail PMC Member(Coughs)... Have you found out my discharge time? I'm so dizzy I can't remain standing for much longer... (coughs)...咳咳……我刚刚问的出院时间您查到了吗？我有点头晕，站不了多久……咳咳……

Medical StafferUh, the system is running the search, but it's going to take a while...啊、系统在查了，但还没有结果……

Annoyed PMC MemberHow long is this going to take?还要等多久啊？

(The patients crowd closer, pressing the poor nurse as she taps at the screen in panic.)（患者们将这名可怜的医护人员团团包围，她焦虑地在界面上点来点去。）

RobellaYou're just clicking at random. You'll make the malfunction worse...你这样胡乱点击，故障只会更严重……

(Robella stops the nurse's fumbling hands and begins inspecting the terminal.)（洛贝拉拦住医护人员的操作，检查起来。）

Annoyed PMC MemberHey! What's a Doll doing meddling here? Shove off—喂，你个人形在这掺和什么，让开——

(Leva catches the PMC member's hand before he can touch Robella.)（莱娅抓住了P.M.C.成员伸向洛贝拉的手。）

Annoyed PMC MemberAnd who are you supposed to be? Don't get in the way!你又是从哪冒出来的？别捣乱！

LevaOh, I agree completely. You're absolutely right—the Non-Military Forces Administration sent us here just to cause trouble, after all~嗯嗯，我也觉得。您说得太对了，“非军事力量管理局”派我们过来就是添乱嘛~

(With her other hand, Leva flashes her ID.)（莱娅用另一只手掏出了证件。）

(NOMFA's insignia gleams prominently at the top of the badge.)（证件最上方，非军事力量管理局的标志非常醒目。）

Annoyed PMC MemberNOMFA...?非军事力量管理局……？

Annoyed PMC Member...I-I didn't say anything!……我、我什么都没说！

LevaOh? Then I must've misheard. Now, would you mind stepping aside?哦？那可能是我听错了，能麻烦您让一下吗？

(Leva effortlessly sends the restless PMC member away and circles behind the counter.)（莱娅轻松地将捣乱的P.M.C.成员驱逐，绕到接待台后。）

LevaOh dear, the system is basically paralyzed.哎呀呀，系统基本瘫痪了。

LevaMa'am, is this medical backend system also developed by the Girard Group?护士小姐，你们这个后台医疗系统也是吉拉尔集团开发的吗？

Medical StafferI-I'm not really sure... It's what we've been using since I started working here...我、我也不是很清楚，从入职以来就用的这套……

LevaLooks like we'll have to access Level II and take a look. Robella, let's get to work.看来只能切入二级平层看看再说了，洛贝拉，干活吧。

Load Limit 承载极限

(After a brief check, both Leva and Robella sigh in relief.)（简单排查过故障原因后，莱娅与洛贝拉都松了口气。）

LevaGood thing it's not the same kind of bug that affected Girard's automatons before. That would've been a nightmare.还好不是之前吉拉尔机械产生的同类漏洞，不然就麻烦了。

RobellaRight. Looks like the overload came from too many simultaneous operations exceeding capacity.嗯，看样子只是同时运行的指令太多，超过系统的承载极限了。

LevaThen let's finish this in one go.嗯，一鼓作气解决它们。

Vaccine 疫苗

(They fix the malfunction and exit Level II.)（故障解决，莱娅与洛贝拉切出了二级平层。）

LevaTry it now. The system should be stable again.您看下，现在系统应该恢复正常了。

Medical StafferThank you!谢谢！

(Sparing no time for words, the nurse dives right back into her work. The PMC member who was causing trouble earlier returns as the Dolls finish up.)（没时间说更多，医护人员将脑袋再次埋回屏幕前，刚刚走开的P.M.C.成员看人形们的任务结束，也绕了回来。）

LennaRobella! Leva! We just finished settling the new batch of patients!洛贝拉！莱娅姐！我们刚刚把新来的一批患者都安置好啦！

(Lenna and Soppo push through the crowd. Following Leva and Robella, the four gather around a screen.)（莱娜和索普穿过人流挤了过来。跟在莱娅和洛贝拉后面，四人围到了一台屏幕前。）

SoppoVaccination... records?接种……记录？

RobellaThis is data we sorted out while fixing the system malfunction.这是刚刚帮助处理系统故障时整理出来的数据。

SoppoAnd why are you looking at that?你们看这个干嘛？

RobellaSince the returning personnel's routine checks upon entering the Green Zones didn't show anything unusual, then there are two likely scenarios if they still got sick later:既然那些借调人员在进入绿区时的例行检查里，没有查出问题，那么如果他们后续会病发，大概率有以下两种情况：

RobellaFirst, they skipped the required vaccination before being deployed to contamination zones or purification zones, leaving them unprotected against any infection. They returned during the incubation period and fell ill afterward.第一，他们在前往污染区或驻守净化区时，没有按要求接种疫苗，导致防护不够，发生感染，在潜伏期回到绿区，之后病发。

RobellaSecond, they did get vaccinated as required, didn't get infected during deployment, but later came into contact with an infection source after returning to the Green Zones.第二，他们在前往污染区或驻守净化区时，正常接种了疫苗，没有发生感染，但在回到绿区后，接触到感染源，之后病发。

SoppoO-oh...哦、哦……

(Soppo nods gravely.)（索普煞有介事地点点头。）

LevaLet's hope it's not the latter. Those people are spread across every city in Odesa. If they got infected within the Green or even the White Zones... Odesa's in real danger.希望不是第二种，这些人分散在奥德卅州各座城市，如果都是在绿区甚至白区内接触到感染源的话…… 奥德卅州，就真的危险了。

LevaThe doctors probably realized that too. That's why they compiled the patients' vaccination records for the past year.医生们应该也意识到了这一点，所以才统计了患者们近一年的接种记录吧。

LennaI see. So, did the records show anything unusual?原来如此，那记录有问题吗？

LevaYes—and no.有，但也没有。

LennaWhat's that supposed to mean?什么意思？

LevaRobella, explain it to them. I'll go ask the doctors something.洛贝拉，你和她们两个解释一下吧，我去找医生问点事情。

RobellaRight.嗯。

(Leva walks toward the control station not far away.)（莱娅向不远处的中控台走去。）

RobellaThe PMCs that returned from temporary deployment are all officially registered with NOMFA and receive regular health checks. And the Railway Corps, even in decline, are still part of the URNC military, so most of them did receive standard vaccinations.本次借调回来的P.M.C.，都是在非军事力量管理局正式注册并且定期接受检查的公司，轨道军再落魄也是罗联的正式部队，所以大部分还是按照要求，接种正规疫苗的。

RobellaThose who didn't, ironically, are mostly civilians who got caught up in the chaos, but they're few.没有按时完成接种的，反而是被不幸波及的一般居民，但人数其实很少。

LennaHm... Kalin did say the White and Green Zones have regular safety inspections, right? Vaccination records are part of those.嗯……因为我记得格琳姐说过，白、绿区是有着定期安全检查的吧？接种记录也在检查范围里。

LennaThen what did Leva mean by "yes and no"?那莱娅姐说的“有，但也没有”是什么意思？

RobellaWe found that the vaccine manufacturers and batch numbers differ widely among the patients. We don't know if that had any effect.是我们发现这些人接种的疫苗生产商、生产批次都存在差异，不知道这会不会产生影响。

RobellaSo we considered a third possibility—these people were vaccinated, but the vaccines didn't provide effective protection.因此，我们想到了第三种可能——这些患者接种过疫苗，但是疫苗没有起到有效的防护作用。

LennaI see... So that's why Leva went to consult the doctors.原来如此……所以莱娅姐就是去找医生问这个了吧？

LennaAh—she's back!啊，莱娅姐回来了！

RobellaWhat did the doctors say?医生怎么说？

LevaAccording to them, because Odesa covers such a large area and has many neighboring purification zones, the government established multiple authorized E.L.I.D. vaccination sites.按照医生的说法，因为奥德卅州占地面积较大，附近净化区又多，政府就在不同地方设置了E.L.I.D.疫苗接种点。

LevaEach site is allowed to select approved pharmaceutical manufacturers from a government list and purchase vaccines within regulated price ranges to provide local inoculations.这些接种点拥有授权，可以在政府提供的名单上自行选择医药厂商，采购疫苗，并在政府规定的价格范围内，提供疫苗接种业务。

LevaBut those manufacturers were all licensed by the Oblast government. If the vaccines didn't work...但那些厂商也都是经过了州政府审批的正规企业，如果疫苗无效……

RobellaWouldn't there still be quality checks on the vaccines before they're shipped out?疫苗出厂后，应该也有检测流程吧？

LevaYes, but given the massive production volume, the government can only do random inspections.嗯，但是生产量大，政府也只能抽检。

RobellaSo there is a chance the vaccines did not meet production standards?所以还是存在疫苗质量不佳的可能性吗？

LevaExactly. The problem is, with so many different companies and production lines, pinpointing the faulty batch is extremely difficult.是的。问题在于，这些疫苗，生产厂家多，生产线也多，要想精准定位有问题的疫苗，难度很高。

RobellaAnd according to the staff we met earlier, some patients' disease progression doesn't match typical cases, meaning we can't backtrack infection timing from symptoms... nor can we precisely identify vaccination dates. We can only define a rough range at best...按照之前的接待人员所说，部分患者的病程发展与以往病例有异，也没办法用病情现状反向推测感染时间……更没办法定位接种时间，最多只能划分一个大致范围……

LennaTh-then what do we do now?那、那我们接下来该怎么做呀？

LevaHonestly, I don't have a more efficient plan. For now, we'll sort the data, group them by illness stage, and start eliminating possibilities one by one.说实话，我也没有更高效的办法。总之先将数据分类整理，然后根据当前病程姑且划分一下，逐一排查。

SoppoThat sounds like a real chore... Is there really no other way?听起来好麻烦啊，就没有别的办法吗？

LevaI wish there were.我也希望有呢。

Robella...Before that, though, I want to pay someone a visit.……在此之前，我想先去找个人。

LevaOh? You've got a contact here in ODE-07, Robella?哦？洛贝拉在ODE-07还有熟人？

RobellaYou all know him.你们都认识。

(She brings up an interface and pulls up a medical record. Leva glances at it and lets out a soft whistle as she recognizes the patient's name.)（说着洛贝拉操作界面，将一份病历调了出来。识别出对方身份的莱娅，轻巧地吹了个口哨。）

Leva...……

LennaIsn't this Mr. Pavel? He's sick too?!这不是巴维尔先生嘛！他也生病了？！

RobellaAccording to the records, he was brought in the day before yesterday. He's currently in Ward E of this emergency treatment center—that's where they house patients in relatively good condition.根据记录来看，他是前天被送来的，目前就在这所应急收治中心的E区病房，那里收治的都是情况还算良好的患者。

RobellaMaybe we can get more information from him... and I'd like to check up on him as well.也许我们可以从他那里获取更多情报……而且，我也想去看望他一下。

LevaMm, let's go see him.嗯，去看看吧。

(The Dolls follow the directions to Ward E and find Pavel leaning against the temporary reception desk. He isn't wearing a hospital gown, just an old but clean jacket.)（人形们根据指引来到E区病房，发现巴维尔凑在临时接待台边。他没穿病号服，套着一件老旧但干净的夹克。）

PavelNurse, could you check again? Have my wife's and daughters' test results come out yet?护士小姐，您再帮我查查，我老婆和女儿的检测结果出来了没有。

Medical StafferIt takes time to process test reports. Asking ten times a day won't speed it up.检测报告输出需要时间，您一天问10次也加快不了进度的。

PavelBut my own results came out really fast last time! My younger daughter's still little. If there's anything wrong with her, she needs treatment right away.我之前结果出来得就很快啊，我二女儿还小，要是真有什么问题得赶紧治。

Medical StafferMedical resources are tight right now. Once the results are ready, the system will automatically send them to you and your wife. Please be patient.现在医疗资源都比较紧张，结果出来后，系统会自动发送给您和您的太太，您耐心等等吧。

PavelBut—但是——

(Seeing that Pavel is about to argue further, Leva steps forward and pats him on the shoulder.)（看到巴维尔还想纠缠，莱娅走过去拍了拍他的肩膀。）

LevaThe wounded from the Girard automaton incident still haven't recovered, and now the E.L.I.D. outbreak hits. It's natural for the hospital to be overwhelmed. Don't make things harder for the nurse.吉拉尔机械失控导致的伤患还没有治好，E.L.I.D.又突然爆发，医院忙不过来很正常，不要为难护士小姐了。

RobellaMr. Pavel.巴维尔先生。

PavelMiss Robella, Miss Leva... and the other Doll ladies? What brings you here?洛贝拉、莱娅小姐……还有其他的人形小姐们？您几位怎么来了？

RobellaWe received orders to assist the local authorities, and when we found out you were admitted, we came to check on you.我们接到命令，过来提供协助，正好发现你也入院了，就来看看你。

LevaAnd to get a better sense of the situation.顺便，也了解一下情况。

PavelSure, no problem. Actually, I've got something I wanted to report. Let's talk over there.行啊，没问题，正好我也有情况要反映，我们到旁边聊吧。

(The Dolls follow Pavel to a bench by the corridor. As soon as they sit down, he starts rambling.)（人形们跟巴维尔来到走廊边的椅子旁，刚坐下，巴维尔就开始絮絮叨叨。）

PavelYou tell me, ladies—how did I come back just to run into this mess...? My team and I cooperated fully with the PSA, and a few days later, every one of us fell ill.人形小姐们，你们说说，怎么我一回来就遇上这种事…… 我和队员们积极配合治安部门工作，结果没几天，全都病倒了。

RobellaAnd your family?您的家人呢？

PavelI barely got home before we had to run all over with the external support squads. My wife and kids haven't shown any symptoms yet—just waiting for the test results.我回家时间不长，又跟着外援队四处跑，老婆孩子目前倒是没症状，都在等检测报告呢。

RobellaThat's good. They'll be fine.那就好，她们会没事的。

Pavel(Sigh) This homecoming's been a disaster...唉，这次回来亏大了……

(Pavel rubs his head in frustration.)（巴维尔懊恼地搓了搓自己的脑袋。）

PavelThe Yellow Zone mission got suspended, so my pay's gone down the drain. I thought I'd use the break to visit my family, but I barely got to see them... and now I might've even infected them.黄区任务中断，酬金全都打了水漂。想说当个休假回来看看老婆孩子，结果压根没怎么回家……搞不好还会把她们也感染了。

PavelLuckily, those garbage Girard droids in the satellite town they're living in have stopped acting up... Otherwise there's no way I'd have left them behind to come stay here at the hospital myself.所幸现在她们住的卫星城里，吉拉尔那些破机器也不闹腾了……不然说什么我也不能丢下她们自己来这住院。

LevaYou said you had something to report. What is it?你刚刚说有情况要反映，是什么？

PavelHuh? Oh! Miss Leva, look—When we were tested before entering the Green Zone, we were all perfectly healthy, but once we came back, we all got sick. What does that tell you? It means there's something wrong in Odesa! Someone's got to investigate!啊？哦！莱娅小姐您看，我们进绿区前做检查的时候很健康，但回绿区后就全病了，这说明什么？ 这说明奥德卅州有问题啊！得赶紧查查！

LevaHmm... And?嗯……然后呢？

PavelAnd? What do you mean by "and"? Isn't that serious enough?然后？什么然后，这还不严重吗？

Leva...It is rather serious.……是挺严重的。

RobellaHow are you feeling now?您的身体还好吗？

SoppoHe's talking this much; he's clearly fine.他这么有精神，看着就没事。

RobellaSoppo...索普……

PavelI'm alright. My symptoms aren't bad. The first couple of days were rough, but I'm much better now. Some of my colleagues still can't even stand, though. When E.L.I.D. gets bad, people go crazy. Let me tell you, Miss Robella, back when I was in the Yellow Zone—我是还行，症状不严重，刚送来那两天挺难受的，现在好多了，但我有些同事现在都还站不起来呢。 E.L.I.D.这种病，严重起来人就疯啦，洛贝拉小姐，我跟你说，之前我在黄区的时候——

LevaBefore you went to the Yellow Zone, did you get vaccinated?你去黄区之前，有接种疫苗吗？

(Seeing Pavel about to go off on a tangent again, Leva quickly cuts in.)（眼看着巴维尔又要将话题扯远，莱娅赶忙制止。）

PavelOf course I did.那是当然。

LevaOn schedule?按时按剂接种的？

PavelUh... more or less.唔……算是吧。

LevaMore or less?算是？

PavelWell, you know, in the Yellow Zone, missions sometimes have tight deadlines, so I might've gotten my jab a few days late... b-but that isn't a common occurrence, I swear!就，黄区嘛，任务有时候催得急，可能会晚上个几天接种……但、但我保证，这是偶然情况，真的！

LevaBut according to your vaccination record, you got every dose on time.可我看你的接种记录，都是按时完成的啊？

PavelUh, well, you get fined if you're late... As long as it's just a short delay, it doesn't cause issues... As for the records—you can, uh, fudge them a little.呃，迟了会罚款……就差那么点，只要时间不长，就不会出问题…… 记录嘛，糊弄一下就过去了。

LevaHmm~ I see. Then do you know which manufacturer made the vaccine you received?嗯~这样啊，那你知道你们接种的疫苗是哪个厂商的吗？

PavelUh... What? Which manufacturer...?啊……啊？哪个厂商……

(The usually chatty Pavel grows hesitant under Leva's calm questioning, his eyes darting nervously.)（健谈的巴维尔在莱娅的一系列询问下变得支支吾吾起来，眼神有些闪躲。）

(Just then, one of Pavel's coworkers happens to walk by.)（就在此时，另外一名巴维尔的同事正好经过。）

PMC MemberYo, Pavel, chatting again? You even bragging about your old army stories to Dolls now?哟，巴维尔，又在这聊上了？你那点从军时期的陈芝麻烂谷子跟人形也要吹啊？

PavelWatch your mouth! These ladies are from NOMFA! They even saved my daughter before!你胡说什么呢，这几位可是非军事力量管理局的人形小姐！ 之前还救过我女儿的！

PMC MemberOh, oh...哦，哦……

PavelDon't mind him, Miss Leva. He was with another support squad, so he hasn't met you all before.莱娅小姐，你们别在意，他之前在其他外援小队，没见过各位。

LevaIt's fine.没事。

Robella...…………

LevaWe weren't finished talking about the vaccine.刚刚疫苗的事情还没问完呢。

PMC MemberVaccine?疫苗？

(The coworker's expression stiffens for an instant before he slaps his forehead theatrically.)（同事的表情一瞬间僵硬，然后拍了拍自己的脑袋。）

PMC MemberOh dang, I nearly forgot. Pavel, the boss just sent a message—online meeting, ASAP. I came to get you.我这记性，差点被你岔开了。巴维尔，老板刚刚发来消息，让我们赶紧去开个在线会议，我就是来找你的。

PMC MemberLadies, our boss has no patience. Pavel and I really gotta hurry. If you've got questions, we can talk later, alright?人形小姐们，我们老板没什么耐心，我和巴维尔得赶紧过去。 有什么问题之后再聊，可以吗？

LevaAlright, we've learned enough for now. Thank you both for your cooperation.好吧，我们也了解得差不多了，谢谢你们的协助。

PavelThen we'll be off. Thanks again for stopping by. Once I'm discharged, please come visit us at our place.那，我们先走了，谢谢各位特意过来看望我。 等我出院后，请一定赏光来家里坐坐。

LevaWe'll see about that~看时间吧~

PavelMiss Robella, my wife and I are truly grateful. Thank you for saving Alina.洛贝拉小姐，我和我老婆都很感谢你，谢谢你救了阿丽娜。

RobellaDon't mention it.没事。

(Pavel nods and leaves with his coworker. The Dolls watch their backs disappear down the corridor.)（巴维尔点点头，跟同事离开了。人形们看着他们二人的背影。）

LennaHe sure can talk, but he didn't actually tell us anything useful...他可真能聊，但这么半天，都没说出什么有用的……

Robella...He wasn't telling the truth.……他没有说实话。

LevaYeah.是啊。

LennaHuh?诶？

LevaDidn't you see his coworker's reaction? They're definitely hiding something about the vaccine... We'll have to find another way to make him talk.刚才看他同事的反应，疫苗的事情，他们一定隐瞒了什么…… 有必要再想办法撬开他的嘴。

(Leva's face hardens as she looks toward the direction Pavel went.)（莱娅沉下脸，看着巴维尔离开的方向。）

(Understanding her intent, Robella steps in front of her.)（明白她的意图后，洛贝拉挡住了莱娅的视线。）

RobellaI'll handle it.我来。

LevaOh? I'd say I'm the better interrogator here.哦？我倒是觉得，问话这件事我更擅长一些。

LevaYou're too soft, Robella.洛贝拉太容易“心软”了。

Robella...I won't be. I'll find another chance to talk to him myself. There's something else I need to confirm with him too.……不会，我再找机会去找他聊聊，而且，我还有一件很在意的事情要和他确认。

(The two lock eyes for a moment until Leva finally shrugs and smiles again.)（二人对视了片刻，莱娅耸耸肩，恢复了笑容。）

LevaAlright, rare to see you this motivated.好吧，难得洛贝拉这么积极。

LevaBut tonight is all you've got. We don't have much time left.但只限今晚哟，留给我们的时间可不多。

Ripples of Truth 真相的涟漪

(Robella leads Pavel into a small room tucked away in a corner.)（洛贝拉走在前面，带着巴维尔走向一个位于角落处的房间。）

(The sign on the door reads "Consultation Room".)（房间门口的标示牌写着“问诊室”。）

PavelMiss Robella, you're too kind! You knew I was worried sick about my family and even pulled some strings to expedite the test results... Knowing they're fine really puts my mind at ease.洛贝拉小姐，您真是太好了！知道我替家里人着急，还特意托关系帮我催了检测报告…… 知道她们都没事，我踏实多了。

Robella...…………

PavelI really should thank your doctor friend properly.您这位医生的朋友我可得好好谢谢他。

PavelHe's in here, right? Huh? Where is he?他就在房间里是吧——诶？他人呢？

(The door opens. Pavel stares at the empty room in confusion.)（房门打开，巴维尔看着空荡荡的房间愣住了。）

(Robella closes the door and plants herself in front of it.)（洛贝拉将门关上，并挡在了门前。）

RobellaI'm sorry, Mr. Pavel.对不起，巴维尔先生。

PavelMiss Robella, what's this about?洛贝拉小姐，您这是什么意思？

RobellaI brought you here to continue our talk from earlier... about the vaccine.我请您过来，是希望能够继续今天白天的话题……关于疫苗。

Pavel...I've told you everything I can.……我、能说的都说了啊。

RobellaWe've already secured this room. Here, I'd like you to tell me what you couldn't say before. Your information is very important.这个房间我们已经处理过，在这里，我希望巴维尔先生能够告诉我，那些您之前不能说的内容。 您的情报十分重要。

(Seeing the earnest look on Robella's face, Pavel seems torn.)（看着洛贝拉认真的模样，巴维尔显得很为难。）

PavelMiss Robella, you saved my family—I don't want to lie to you, but... my whole household depends on this job. I can't afford to lose it.洛贝拉小姐，您是我家的恩人，我不想骗您，但是……我们一家主要都靠我这份工作撑着，我真的不能失业啊。

Robella...I understand your concern. But perhaps, after you meet my friend, your concerns will be alleviated.……我明白您的顾虑，但也许，在您见过我的朋友之后，就不会担心了。

PavelYour friend?您的朋友？

RobellaYes. Please wait a moment.嗯，请稍等。

(Robella walks to the desk, switches on the display terminal, and enters a communication code.)（说着洛贝拉走到桌边，将显示设备打开，输入一串通讯号码。）

(Pavel glances at Robella's back, then at the unguarded door. In the end, he decides to stay put.)（巴维尔看看背对着他的洛贝拉，又看了看无人把守的房门，最终还是没有行动。）

(The call connects.)（通讯接通。）

PavelK-K-Kalina? No, I mean, Miss Kalina!格、格格琳娜？不、我是说，格琳娜女士！

KalinaIt's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Pavel. I didn't expect I was so well-known.很高兴见到您，巴维尔先生。没想到我这么出名。

KalinaPlease, have a seat first.先请坐吧。

PavelY-yes, ma'am...好、好……

(Pavel sits down on the chair.)（巴维尔坐到椅子上。）

PavelYou're the head of the Non-Military Forces Administration's oversight office here in Odesa, responsible for monitoring PMCs. Of course we know who you are.您是非军事力量管理局派来奥德卅州监管P.M.C.的负责人，我们肯定知道您的。

KalinaI see. There's no need to be nervous. Robella and Leva are both trusted subordinates of mine—and my most loyal friends.原来如此，您不用紧张，洛贝拉和莱娅她们都是我可信的部下，也是我最忠诚的朋友。

KalinaI asked you here today simply because we want to understand what's been happening with all these PMC personnel falling ill after the callback.今天约您过来，真的只是希望了解近来P.M.C.回调人员接连患病的事情。

KalinaThe support mobilization was jointly initiated by the Non-Military Forces Administration and the Odesa Oblast Government. Naturally, we're responsible for both the recalled personnel and the safety of Odesa.支援号召是由非军事力量管理局和奥德卅州州政府联合发起的，我们自然需要对回调人员以及奥德卅州的安全负责。

PavelYes, yes, of course...那是那是……

KalinaSo, the investigation will be handled entirely by the Non-Military Forces Administration, and all information will be consolidated through us. Individuals and organizations providing intelligence will become cooperative partners of NOMFA, and we'll ensure their protection.所以调查也由非军事力量管理局负责，所有的情报都会由我们汇总。 提供情报的人员及其单位都会成为非军事力量管理局的合作对象，我们会保护好我们的合作者。

PavelUh... what?呃……啊？

(Pavel looks helplessly toward Robella.)（巴维尔无助地看向洛贝拉。）

RobellaWhat Kalina means is, we'll guarantee your personal safety, keep your identity confidential, and, if necessary, help you find better work.格琳娜的意思是，我们保证您的人身安全，也会保证您的身份不被泄露，必要时也会为您提供更好的工作。

PavelR-really?真、真的？

KalinaPlease, trust me.请相信我。

Pavel...…………

PavelA-alright...好、好吧……

(Pavel licks his lips, then steels himself.)（巴维尔舔舔嘴巴，下定决心。）

PavelActually, it's no big secret. All of us in the small PMCs know about it...其实，这不是什么秘密，我们这些小P.M.C.的人都知道……

PavelThe vaccines—the ones supplied to the vaccination sites—they're not all from the oblast-approved manufacturers...疫苗，接种点采购的疫苗，不是完全来自州政府指定厂商……

RobellaWhat?什么？

PavelThe official vaccines are too expensive, and the supply is limited. It's hard to even get an appointment.正规的疫苗太贵了，产量也不多，预约起来相当费劲。

PavelThere are long queues, and all the available slots get taken by those big-shot travelers who just pass through the contamination zones. People like us never even get a chance...大把的人排队等着，就算有预约名额，那些外出只是途经污染区的有头有脸的大人物们，早就给占得差不多了，哪还能轮得到我们……

PavelFor those of us going to the Yellow Zones who want to return, or for the poor folks in the Green Zones who want to stay, we have to show vaccination records and prove we're healthy... If we catch E.L.I.D... Best case, we end up here under oblast quarantine. Worst case, we lose everything, maybe even die, and then get expelled from the Green Zones under the excuse of "infection control".我们这些去黄区的人想要回来，绿区没有什么钱的贫民想要留在绿区，不但要有接种记录，而且也必须要保证自己的健康……一旦感染了E.L.I.D.，好点就像现在这样，被州政府统一收治，差点那就是倾家荡产，病也不一定能治好，最后还会被以防治感染源的名义，赶出绿区。

Robella...…………

PavelBut if it's only for the vaccination record, that's simple. A little "work" goes a long way.但如果只是为了接种记录，倒也简单，稍微操作一下，还是有些门道。

PavelAfter all, we do go to places like the Yellow Zones, sometimes on long-term assignments that exceed the vaccination cycle. It's not like you can get proper vaccines in the contamination zones. So in those cases, the company gets special authorization to purchase vaccines ahead of time and gives them to us for self-injection.……好歹，我们还真是要去黄区那种地方，有时候会赶上一些超出接种周期的长期任务，污染区接种疫苗那可远没有绿区方便。 所以这种情况下，公司会拿到特批，提前采购疫苗，给到出任务的人，让大家自己接种。

PavelWhere there's demand, there's a market... and that's how this kind of "cheap vaccine" came about—sold specifically to private PMCs and the poorer citizens of the Green Zones.所以，有需求就有市场嘛……一种特殊的“廉价疫苗”就出来了，专门卖给我们这种民间P.M.C.和绿区的贫民。

RobellaAnd these vaccines can still be officially registered in the system?这样的疫苗，能够正常进行接种登记？

PavelWhere do you suppose those vaccines come from?洛贝拉小姐觉得这些疫苗是怎么来的？

RobellaUnderground brokers?暗商？

PavelThat's only one of the sales channels.那只是销售渠道之一。

PavelMost of these vaccines come from the Yellow Zone's medical resource backflow. Either leftovers or defective batches straight off the production line. The fact that they even make it back instead of being destroyed means someone's covering the tracks...这些疫苗，大多是来自黄区医疗资源的返流，或者是生产线出来的残次品，这些东西能回来或者没被直接销毁，都是有人帮忙清理痕迹的……

PavelFor the people who can wipe evidence like that, falsifying vaccination records is nothing.接种记录这种这么好糊弄的东西，对那些能做到清理痕迹的人，它会是难事吗？

RobellaI see...原来是这样……

KalinaSo you're saying a lot of small PMCs are using these cheap vaccines?所以你的意思是，不少民间小型P.M.C.都在接种这些廉价疫苗吗？

PavelYeah. They mix cheap and officially-approved doses together to cut costs.嗯，廉价的和正规的混着来，降低成本嘛。

PavelWe don't go to high-risk areas anyway. With proper protective suits, it's not that easy to get infected. A few unlucky ones in the Yellow Zones—that's normal. No one cares as long as no one dies.我们这些人也去不了高危区域，只要防护服穿好，也不是多容易就会感染，偶尔有几个倒霉的，在黄区也是正常情况，不弄出人命就没人在意。

PavelBesides... this is just my personal guess, but even the Railway Corps units in the purification zones aren't necessarily using anything better than us.而且……这个只是我的个人猜测，那些净化区的轨道军，也不一定用得就比我们好。

RobellaBut they're official URNC troops.但他们都是罗联正规军。

PavelHaha, Miss Robella, you're a Doll; maybe you don't get how humans think. But Miss Kalina, you understand, don't you?哈哈，洛贝拉小姐您是人形，可能不清楚人类的那些想法，但是格琳娜女士，您应该明白吧？

PavelThey're leftover hardliner units from the Neo-Soviet Union; you think they get good treatment? It's just forced labor under a new name.新苏联强硬派的残留部队，能有什么好待遇？换个方式服劳役罢了。

Kalina...……

Pavel(Sigh) The more times I pass through the purification zones, the more I feel for those soldiers, who have always protected Odesa, protected the cities behind them, past and present. They just once chose the wrong method, stood on the wrong side.唉，我路过净化区的次数越多，就越觉得，那些人，从过去到现在，都保护着奥德卅，保护着他们身后的城市，只是一度选错了方法，站错了立场。

PavelBut now, the people of Odesa have forgotten both the flames of war and those soldiers who fought in it... Sometimes I wonder, if war broke out again, would anyone still volunteer to fight...? You go to the front, maybe die, and you might get disposed of for some stupid reason even if you live. Might as well stay home...然而现在，奥德卅州的这些人，早就在好日子里，把战火连同着那些人，一起都给忘了……我有时候会想，如果现在又打起来了，还会不会有人愿意参军…… 上战场可能丢了性命，好不容易活下来又可能会因为乱七八糟的原因被处置，还不如躲在家里……

Robella...……

PavelThat's just me rambling. Don't take it to heart. For a civilian like me, peace is always best. Whatever those bigwigs are planning, I just want to live my days in peace.这都是我的胡话，别往心里去，对于我这种平民来说，和平永远是最好的。 不管那些大人物们想要干什么，我只想过好现在的日子。

PavelI've told you everything I know...我知道的也就这些了……

KalinaThat's very helpful information. Thank you for cooperating.这是很重要的线索，谢谢您的配合。

PavelIt's nothing. But please, don't ever let my name out. I didn't study much. The White Zones will never be within my reach... And with Dolls taking all kinds of jobs now, it's hard enough for us humans to find decent work in the Green Zones.没什么，但真的，千万别把我说出去啊。我读书少，白区肯定是去不了的…… 现在人形又什么都能干，在绿区也很难找到更好的工作了。

KalinaYou have my word.请您放心。

RobellaMr. Pavel... there's one more thing I'd like to confirm with you.巴维尔先生……我还有一件事想要和您确认。

PavelWhat is it? Go ahead and ask.什么？您尽管问。

(Relieved after the confession, Pavel casually slouches back in his chair and bounces his leg.)（将秘密吐露出来的巴维尔不再紧绷，随性地靠在椅背上，一下一下地颠着脚。）

RobellaIt's about your military service—是关于您的从军经历——

Pavel(Cough) W-what?!咳咳咳——什、什么？

RobellaYou seem rather reluctant to talk about it.您看起来并不想向我们提起您的从军经历。

RobellaAt first, I thought you simply didn't want to revisit the past... But from what your coworker said, I might've misunderstood.之前，我以为是您不愿意回忆那段过去…… 但是根据您同事的说法，似乎我理解得不对。

PMC MemberYo, Pavel, chatting again? You even bragging about your old army stories to Dolls now?哟，巴维尔，又在这聊上了？你那点从军时期的陈芝麻烂谷子跟人形也要吹啊？

PavelUh...呃……

RobellaAnd besides, with the exception of certain special units... most veterans receive government placement. There's always work in the White or Green Zones. Not exactly a glamorous lifestyle, but it's at least enough to survive.而且，除了部分性质特殊的部队……退伍军人，一般都会有政府安置，白、绿区总能得到一份工作，就算不体面，也至少可以维持生存。

RobellaI'm just curious. You don't have to answer if you'd rather not.这只是我个人好奇，您如果不愿意回答也没关系。

Pavel(Sigh) Since you've already noticed, I won't hide it anymore.唉，既然被洛贝拉小姐发现了，我就不瞒着了。

PavelActually... I was a deserter...其实……我是逃兵……

RobellaA deserter?逃兵？

PavelYeah, b-but it's not like I meant to run! There was a skirmish, and my trench got shelled. I blacked out.嗯，也、也不是我故意逃走的！但是那次小型战役，我待的战壕被炮弹袭击了，当时我就晕过去了。

PavelWhen I came to, I found myself buried under rubble. There were dead bodies everywhere. The cleanup crews must've missed me... The unit was long gone by then.等醒来的时候，我发现自己被压在一堆建筑废料下，周围都是死人，清点战场的战友没发现我……大部队那会已经走远了。

PavelM-my first thought was to regroup! But when I crawled out, I tripped over a leg and fell flat on my face... And that fall made me think of Alina.我、我当时第一反应是要归队的！但我爬出来之后，被一条大腿绊了个狗啃泥……这一摔，就让我想起了阿丽娜。

RobellaAlina? She wasn't born yet at that time, was she?阿丽娜？她那时应该还没有出生吧？

PavelNot my daughter—my wife. Her name's Alina too. Ah... back then, she wasn't my wife yet... Well, that's not the point. Anyway, we were already seeing each other by then.不是我女儿，是我老婆，我老婆的名字也叫阿丽娜。 啊……当时她还不是我老婆……哎，这个不重要，反正就是那会我们已经好上了。

PavelI wasn't lying before—I really did meet her while on campaign. Our unit passed through a village; she was the prettiest girl there.之前我也没骗您，我和我老婆确实是在我行军途中认识的，那时部队路过一个村子，我老婆是里面最漂亮的姑娘。

PavelShe brought us bread, sang for us. Everyone liked her, but she slipped me a jar of jam, just me...她给我们送面包，还给我们唱歌，大家都喜欢她，但她只给我一个人塞了瓶果酱……

(Pavel blushes as he reminisces about his wife.)（巴维尔回忆着自己的妻子，老脸一红。）

PavelAfter the unit left, we kept in touch. Communication wasn't easy during wartime, but whenever we stayed in one place long enough, I'd write to her. If conditions allowed, she'd reply. Her handwriting was beautiful...部队离开后，我们就一直保持联络。我在打仗，通讯是不可能了，但只要驻扎时间长一点，我就给她写信。条件允许的话，她也能给我回信，我老婆的字可漂亮了……

(Robella glances at Kalina, who doesn't interrupt.)（洛贝拉看了一眼格琳娜，确认对方没有打断巴维尔的意思。）

PavelBefore that battle, I hadn't gotten a letter from her in a long time. I didn't know if my last letter ever reached her, or if she'd gotten married, or maybe her village... well.那次战役之前，我很久都没有收到她的信，我不知道是不是上一封信她没有收到，还是她要嫁人了，就不给我写信了，要么，就是那个村子……

PavelThankfully, it was a false alarm, but I think something changed in me from that point on...但还好，后来发现是虚惊一场，但似乎从那个时候开始，我的想法就有了点变化……

Pavel(Sigh) Anyway, that fall scrambled my head. When I came to my senses, I was already running away from the battlefield, madly sprinting in the opposite direction from my unit... Things like national honor or the safety of our people—none of it mattered compared to marrying Alina.唉，反正那一摔，弄得我脑子乱七八糟的，等反应上来的时候，自己已经离开了战场，像疯了一样地朝着大部队行军的反方向跑…… 什么国家荣誉，人民安危，都比不上把阿丽娜娶回家。

RobellaDoes your family know?您的家人知道吗？

PavelNo. The villagers didn't know army rules. I told them I earned an early discharge for distinguished service, and they believed me.不知道，村里的人哪懂部队的规矩。我就说因为我立了军功，长官奖励我提前返乡，他们也就信了。

RobellaAnd no one ever followed up on it?后来也没有人追究这件事吗？

PavelWho had the time? So many went missing during the war. My officers probably just marked me dead. Later, I exaggerated my service record a bit and pulled a few strings to get my family residency in the satellite city.哪里顾得上，战争里失联的人太多了，长官也只会认为我死了吧？反正我就这样混了过去。 再后来，我靠着夸大曾经的从军经历，然后也走了点小关系，让全家都拿到了卫星城的居住权。

PavelOf course, I never dared apply for veteran benefits... I do envy the real heroes returning home, but I don't regret it.但我肯定没胆子去申请退伍军人安置的……虽然看着那些真正荣归故里的人有些眼红，但我也不后悔。

PavelWhen I had nothing to lose, I charged into war full of passion. When I did have something to lose, I realized... if I died, no number of victories would matter. From the start, the peaceful life I wanted only counts if I'm alive—together with Alina and the kids.无牵无挂的时候，我也一腔热血上战场，有了牵挂的时候才明白，要是人没了，打多少场胜仗都没用。 从头到尾，我想要的太平日子，是必须要活着和阿丽娜她们在一起才算数。

Robella...……

(Pavel's words resonate within Robella's neural cloud. She tries to grasp and analyze that feeling—it seems to untangle something deep inside her, something uncertain and unresolved.)（巴维尔的话让洛贝拉的心智产生共鸣，她试图捕捉并理解这种感觉，这似乎能够解开她的一些困惑和犹豫。）

(Pavel misconstrues Robella's silence.)（看着沉默的洛贝拉，巴维尔产生了误解。）

PavelMiss Robella, please don't be angry.洛贝拉小姐，您别生气。

PavelI know you work for the government... The punishment for an old deserter is neither here nor there; it's better to avoid trouble. I wasn't even planning to bring it up... You're not going to hand me over to a military tribunal now, are you?您几位毕竟是政府机关的人……逃兵的处置现在可大可小，多一事不如少一事，我之前就没想说…… 各位……不会这个时候了还要把我告发了送上军事法庭吧？

RobellaKalina...格琳娜……

KalinaThis matter itself no longer stands. The statute of limitations has long expired, and with the recent reorganizations, even identifying a prosecuting authority would be difficult.这件事本身已经不成立了，因为早就过追诉期了，加上近年来部队的改编，追诉方可能都无法确定。

PavelThat's a relief to hear.您这么一说，我就放心了。

KalinaBut, Mr. Pavel, legal "forgiveness" does not mean moral "rightness".但是巴维尔先生，法律上的“宽恕”并不代表绝对的“正确”。

KalinaI don't condone desertion, nor can I—or have the right to—pardon you in the name of your comrades or the army you once served.我不认可做逃兵，也绝对不可能并且没有权利代替您的队友、您曾经归属的部队来赦免您。

PavelI understand... I... never expected that...我知道……我也……没想过这个……

Pavel(Pavel looks down awkwardly, avoiding Kalina's gaze.)（巴维尔有些尴尬，低垂着眼睛不敢直视格琳娜。）

KalinaBut I also can't entirely condemn you.但，我一样无法完全地否定您。

PavelHuh?诶？

KalinaMr. Pavel, I, too, have experienced war firsthand. When flames and smoke separated me from those I cared for, I felt that same bone-deep fear.巴维尔先生，我也曾亲身经历过战争……当战火与硝烟将我和重要之人分隔时，我也曾感到彻骨的恐惧。

KalinaI understand how hard it is to keep fighting, even for a day—even for an hour—when your heart is weighed down by that kind of fear.我能够明白，带着这样的担忧，面对着战场，坚持一天甚至是一个小时的不易。

KalinaTo me, war is cruel. It grinds everything equally. The decision to enlist may take a moment, but every minute spent on the battlefield after witnessing blood and death—that's real courage.对我个人而言，战争是残酷的，它平等地倾轧着一切。参军的决定是一瞬间的，但见证过鲜血淋漓的战场后，在部队中度过的每一分钟，都是真实的勇敢。

KalinaI can't condone your escape, but I won't deny the danger you faced or the effort you gave.我无法认同您的逃离，但也不会全盘否认您在战场上遭遇的危险与付出。

Pavel...……

KalinaYou should understand—during wartime, armies punish deserters harshly to preserve order, to ensure commands are carried out.您应该明白，战争时期，部队严惩逃兵，是为了保证秩序，保证作战指令能够被更好地执行。

KalinaBut war itself is only a brutal means to earn lasting peace for more people.可是战争本来，就是为了给更多人，去争取长久平安的残酷手段。

KalinaNow that we live in peacetime, I won't expose this matter publicly...既然现在已经是和平年代，我不会刻意将此事公开……

KalinaBut please, in every moment from here on, let your actions be worthy of the "forgiveness" granted to you by law and by time.但是，请您在未来的所有时刻，让您的所作所为，能够对得起这份来自法律和时代的“宽恕”。

PavelI understand... Thank you, Miss Kalina. Thank you for saying that.我明白……谢谢您，格琳娜女士，谢谢您说的这些。

(Pavel's eyes moisten slightly. He hesitates for a moment, then speaks again.)（巴维尔的眼眶有些湿润，他犹豫片刻，再次开口。）

PavelI... I just remembered something—something that might help with your investigation. Can you wait a moment?我……我突然想起来，有个东西可能会对各位的调查有帮助，能稍等一下吗？

KalinaOf course.好。

(Pavel sniffles and leaves the room.)（巴维尔吸吸鼻子，离开了房间。）

(A moment later, the door opens again. Pavel furtively slips back in, clutching a small bundle.)（不一会，房门被再次推开，巴维尔抱着一个小包裹鬼鬼祟祟地溜了进来。）

PavelI'm back, I'm back! Almost got caught!回来了回来了，差点被发现！

PavelHere it is.这个，就是这个。

(Pavel sets the small bundle on the table and unwraps it.)（巴维尔将小包裹放在桌面上打开。）

RobellaThis is... the vaccine?!这是……疫苗？！

PavelYeah... I secretly saved these. They're from the last batch I received—the one right before my most recent long-term mission. The company gave it to me to take along.嗯……我之前，偷偷省下来的。就是前阵子，我最后一次接种的那一批。 正好赶上长期任务，所以公司发给我路上带着的。

RobellaHow did you keep them?您怎么留下来的？

PavelSince these vaccines don't come through official channels, the inoculation process isn't exactly strict... Delay one shot by three days, the next by half a month, and you can stash a few away that way. Been doing that for a while, never had a problem...疫苗都不是正规渠道来的，接种流程也就没这么严格了……这针拖三天，下针拖半个月，不就匀出来了。 一直这么做，也没出现问题……

RobellaWere you planning to sell them?是要拿回来卖吗？

PavelNo, I wouldn't dare. I just kept some for my family, in case something happened.那不敢，就是给家里备着点，万一有什么事呢？

PavelI hadn't had the chance to give it to them yet when I got sent to ODE-07. I was going to keep hiding them... Uh, the vaccination records still exist, after all. I'll be in trouble if my boss finds out...这次我还没有来得及给她们，就被带到ODE-07了。本来我还想继续藏着…… 呃，毕竟这疫苗发放记录还是在的，万一让老板查到我就不好办了……

(Pavel looks a bit sheepish after admitting to several deceptions.)（巴维尔因为自己的几次隐瞒显得有些不好意思。）

PavelBut I trust you both.但，我相信二位。

PavelFrom what you said earlier, this batch might not just be defective, right? Whoever's making this harmful stuff needs to be caught!照刚才说的，这批疫苗很可能不光是次品的问题吧？ 做这种害人东西的人，一定要把他们抓出来才行！

KalinaThank you for your help, Mr. Pavel.谢谢您提供的帮助，巴维尔先生。

PavelNo problem at all. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. If my colleague suspects anything and tells the boss, I'm done for...哪里哪里，要没什么事，我就先回去了，同事要是起了疑心告诉老板那事就大了……

(With that, Pavel leaves the room again.)（说完，巴维尔再次离开了房间。）

KalinaRobella, thanks to you we got a very valuable lead. Targeted investigation will save a lot of time.洛贝拉，多亏了你，让我们得到了非常有价值的线索，有针对性的调查可以节省许多时间。

RobellaIt was just a lucky find.这只是意外发现。

KalinaDon't be modest. If it weren't for you, Mr. Pavel never would have opened up; he's full of reservations.不用谦虚了，如果没有洛贝拉，巴维尔先生根本不会开口，他的顾虑太多了。

RobellaBut I think what finally made him come clean was your response.但我认为，最终让巴维尔先生坦诚的，是格琳娜给予的回应。

KalinaMy response?回应？

RobellaYeah, what you said about Mr. Pavel having fought and then fled the battlefield.嗯，对于巴维尔先生曾参与而又逃离战场的回应。

RobellaI could sense his conflict; he doesn't know how to face that past...我隐约能感到，他是矛盾的，他不知道该如何面对那段过往……

RobellaIt was your words that moved him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have handed the vaccines over.是你的回答打动了他，不然巴维尔先生原本是不准备将疫苗交出来的。

RobellaThis also makes me all the more certain... Kalina, do you know about Persica overturning the original third-gen Doll design?这件事，也让我变得更加肯定……格琳娜，你知道帕斯卡推翻原本三代人形设计方案的事情吗？

KalinaHm?嗯？

(Kalina looks puzzled at Robella's sudden change of subject.)（对于洛贝拉突然开启的话题，格琳娜有些不明所以。）

KalinaYes... back then, Persica's third-gen Doll tech was stolen, so she was forced to change research directions.是……当时帕斯卡的三代人形技术被窃取，不得不更换研究方向。

KalinaI also heard from Lenna that she participated in the new experiments as a test Doll. Still, even without external factors, it wasn't the first time Persica had overturned her own design. You yourself assisted in her endeavors, didn't you?我还听莱娜说过，她作为受试人形参与过新的研发实验。 不过，就算没有外因，帕斯卡亲手推翻自己的设计方案也不是一次两次了，洛贝拉曾经也有协助过她吧？

RobellaYes. I was once considered a successful modification... With Persica's help and guidance, I saw my own wishes. I freed myself from a Doll's shackles and learned how to follow my "heart" and make my own choices.是的，我曾经一度被认定改造成功了……我在帕斯卡的帮助和引导下，看到了自己的愿望，摆脱了人形的桎梏，发自“内心”地做出选择。

RobellaBut later, Persica said I wasn't the third-gen Doll she envisioned. The modification scheme by Lyco succeeded, but she hadn't. Even if the tech hadn't been stolen, the plan would have been entirely scrapped. And I can just live on freely as Lyco's "third-gen Doll".可是后来，帕斯卡说，我不是她所希望的三代人形，设计改造方案的莱柯是成功的，但她还没有……就算技术没被偷，方案原本也要全部推翻。 而我，则可以作为莱柯的“三代人形”，自由地生活。

KalinaDid Persica explain why?帕斯卡有解释理由吗？

RobellaHm. Persica said a Doll simply made to resemble a human wasn't what she expected a third-gen Doll to be. I regret not being able to help Persica, but even to this day, I still rejoice in the change of my own neural cloud.嗯，帕斯卡说，单纯像人类的人形，不是她所期待的三代人形。没有能够帮到帕斯卡，我很遗憾，但我现在依然和当时一样，为自己心智的变化感到欣喜。

RobellaTonight's events make me even more convinced of this... Human sensibility is a weakness, but also an opportunity. That's something all Dolls, myself included, should strive to consider.今晚的经历，让我更加坚信了这一点……人类的感性是弱点，但也是契机，这是包括我在内的所有人形们，都应该要努力去考虑的因素。

Kalina...……

(Robella's musings leave Kalina a little astounded. It seems to her that the boundary separating Doll and human has grown very blurry.)（听到洛贝拉的话，格琳娜感到有些惊讶。她隐约感到，人形与人类的边界，变得模糊。）

(Robella may still be immature, but she is learning—and learning makes her all the more human-like.)（洛贝拉也许还不成熟，但她在学习，学习本身就令她与人类更加相似。）

KalinaIt's a pity Lyco is gone and Persica gave up using you as a prototype for her research... Human-Doll cooperation could've looked very different.唉，可惜莱柯已经离开人世，而帕斯卡也放弃了继续将洛贝拉作为原型…… 不然，人类与人形的合作模式，说不定会就此发生改变呢。

RobellaIs that what you'd like to see, Kalina?格琳娜期待这样吗？

KalinaMe? Of course. To me, you Dolls are both subordinates and friends—that's not just lip service. And I look forward to a time without combat missions or orders, when we can simply chat and go shopping together.我？当然了，对我来说你们是部下，也是朋友，这并非是场面话。 而且，我更期待着不再有作战任务，不再有指挥命令，单纯是与你们一起聊天、一起逛街的日子。

RobellaHm... until then, Kalina, you can keep being our superior.嗯……在那之前，格琳娜继续作为我们的上司就好。

(Kalina chuckles at Robella's earnestness.)（洛贝拉认真老实的样子，令格琳娜忍俊不禁。）

KalinaTime is short. Then as your superior, I'll now issue your orders.时间紧迫，那我这个上司就要下命令了。

KalinaRobella, please send me the manufacturer info and serial numbers of the vaccines that Mr. Pavel has kindly provided, and share the intelligence with Leva and the others. After that, wait for me to get in touch.洛贝拉，麻烦你把巴维尔先生提供的疫苗上的生产编号、厂商信息发给我，然后将得到的情报同步给莱娅她们。之后，就等我的联络吧。

RobellaGot it.好。

Manufacturing Plant 制造工厂

KalinaCommander, I've traced the factory address from the vaccine serial numbers and synced the coordinates to you.指挥官，我根据疫苗上的生产编号，追查到了工厂地址，坐标也已经同步给你了。

CommanderHm, this place is pretty close to where I am. Does Odesa use vaccines from Lviv?嗯，这地方离我挺近啊。奥德卅州会用到利沃夫州的疫苗？

KalinaLviv grew into a White-Zone city built around a native Green Zone. It's now a hub for the Intercontinental Railway. For transport convenience, satellite cities around Lviv have various manufacturing plants and warehouses.利沃夫是基于原生绿区建设而成的白区城市，现在作为洲际列车中转的枢纽都市。为了方便运输，围绕利沃夫建立的卫星城确实存在各类制造工厂以及仓库。

KalinaBut... it is somewhat far.但……确实有些远了。

CommanderHm, but look at it this way, if this batch really is problematic, hiding the manufacturing plant in a small place like that is safer than building it in Odesa.嗯，不过换个角度想，如果这批疫苗当真有问题，把制造工厂藏在这种小地方，比建在奥德卅州要安全。

CommanderKalin, the vaccine itself still needs lab testing.格琳，疫苗本身的化验也不能落下。

KalinaI know. Soppo has already taken the vaccine to a testing facility.我知道，索普已经带着疫苗前往检测机构了。

CommanderGood. That's all we can do for now. I'll contact you when we have results.行，先到这吧，等有了调查结果我会联系你。

KalinaGreat.好。

(The call ends. I look at the coordinates and feel a bit agitated.)（通讯结束，我看着收到的坐标，心里有些烦躁。）

(Angelia, Vladimir... Faces flash through my mind.)（安洁莉娅、弗拉基米尔……一个个面容出现在脑海中。）

(Some people made sacrifices to bring about peace; others defended this fragile tranquility with flesh and blood—but the devil is always lurking in the shadows.)（一部分人用牺牲换来和平的开始，一部分人用血肉捍卫这脆弱的安宁，但魔鬼也永远隐匿在皮囊之下。）

CommanderGroza, change the Elmo's course to LVI-14.闪电，调整艾莫号行进方向，去LVI-14。

CommanderKlukai, make preparations with Andoris and Belka.可露凯，你和安朵丝、比悠卡准备一下。

KlukaiUnderstood.嗯。

(The factory windows are gently removed from the outside; three Dolls slip in lightly. Klukai connects to the comms channel.)（工厂的窗户被从外侧轻轻地拆卸下来，三名人形轻巧地翻越进来。可露凯接入通讯频道。）

KlukaiCommander, we have successfully infiltrated the target factory. Preparing to begin the investigation.指挥官，我们已成功潜入目标工厂。准备开始调查。

CommanderGood. Stay safe.好，注意安全。

(Belka hugs the wall and peers up at a surveillance camera. She observes it for a while, then tilts her head in puzzlement.)（比悠卡贴墙走到监控摄像头下，仔细观察一番后，疑惑地歪了歪脑袋。）

Belka...This is way too easy, don't you think?……这、这也太轻松了吧？

BelkaNot only are there no patrol droids, even the factory's surveillance system is offline? It's like charity for thieves!这个地方不设置巡逻机械就罢了，连工厂内的监控设备都停了？这是要给小偷做慈善呀！

KlukaiIt's not that someone's careless; they just don't need to bother anymore.不是放心，是已经不需要操心了。

BelkaHuh?诶？

AndorisEquipment and some leftover production materials are sealed and stored.设备，还有部分剩余的生产材料都被封存起来了呢。

AndorisBut look—不过，你们看——

(Andoris points at some equipment wrapped in thick plastic.)（安朵丝指着眼前被厚厚的塑料膜包裹起来的设备。）

BelkaWhat? Let me see... Gi-Girard?什么什么？我来看看……吉……吉拉尔？

BelkaBig Sis! Isn't this the one that bullied Kalin and the others—可露凯姐姐！这不就是欺负格琳娜她们的那个——

(Belka clamps her hand over her mouth at her own loudness.)（意识到自己音量过高的比悠卡赶紧捂住嘴巴。）

BelkaThe storage tag says "Girard Group asset pending disposal"! How can this be?! This factory belongs to Girard?封存标签上印着吉拉尔集团待处置资产！怎么会这样啊，难道这家工厂是吉拉尔的？

AndorisLooks like it.看来是呢。

AndorisI checked online before we came. This factory is undergoing an asset transfer. The legal representative and other info show "under change review", so it's hard to find out who owns it now.来之前我在网络上查过，这家工厂正在进行资产转让，法人代表以及其他的信息目前都显示变更审查中，查不出是谁呢。

BelkaSo... has Girard sold this factory?那现在这种情况，是……吉拉尔集团把这家工厂给卖了？

CommanderFacing huge compensation and penalty costs, it's normal for Girard to "drop their tail" and convert assets to liquid funds, but...面对高额的赔偿金和违约金，吉拉尔集团“割肉”换取可流动资金倒是正常，不过……

KlukaiYou're also wondering why Girard would own a vaccine plant in the first place?你是想说，为什么吉拉尔集团会是这家疫苗工厂的持有方？

CommanderYeah, their main business is industrial manufacturing.嗯，他们的主营业务应该是工业制造。

CommanderHow likely is Girard—an industrial conglomerate—to invest in a new sector outside its domain?以工业见长的吉拉尔，在自己的势力范围之外投资新产业的概率能有多大？

CommanderAnd they're producing an anti-E.L.I.D. vaccine. According to Kalin's intel, they're campaigning for Odesa's interim Chief.而且生产的还是抗E.L.I.D.疫苗，按照格琳的消息，对方正在竞选奥德卅州临时首席。

CommanderIf they're doing something so "noble", surely Rurik would be blasting this all over the place for brownie points.有这种“好事”，我可不信留里克不会拿出来自我标榜。

KlukaiMaybe this actually proves the production line is problematic.也许这反而证明了这里的生产线有问题。

CommanderHm. Keep investigating and share any findings.嗯，你们先继续调查，有结果随时同步。

KlukaiUnderstood.明白。

KlukaiBelka and I will sort through the materials and equipment. Andoris, you hack the electronics and try to find more valuable info. Be thorough, don't miss anything.安朵丝，生产材料和生产设备我和比悠卡负责，你来骇入电子设备，争取找到更多有价值的信息，细致一些，不要有遗漏。

Echo Tracing 残响追踪

(Andoris exits Level II after finishing her probe.)（安朵丝结束调查后，切出了二级平层。）

KlukaiHow is it?怎么样？

AndorisThere's very little valuable information... What I can tell is that production in this factory was halted suddenly. The wrap-up was rushed. Some of the equipment still holds leftover production logs.有价值的信息很少呢……能够看出来的是，这家工厂的生产是被突然叫停的。收尾处理很仓促，设备中还残留有部分生产记录。

BelkaLooks like that Rurik fellow is in quite a hurry this time, trying to sell off the entire factory so hastily.看来那个什么留里克议员，这次是着急了呀？这么仓促地就准备把工厂整个打包卖掉。

AndorisAnd you? Did you find anything?你们呢？有查到什么吗？

KlukaiNothing. Belka and I checked the production materials and equipment carefully... They're all standard supplies. The machine models are the most common on the market. Nothing useful.没有。我和比悠卡仔细检查了这些生产材料和设备……都是些常规用料，设备型号也是市面上最主流的，没什么有用的线索。

Narration(Klukai sweeps her eyes over the machines coolly, as if she wants to cut them open.)（可露凯冷淡扫视周围的设备，仿佛想把它们切开。）

AndorisThis is only the first workshop. Let's check the others. There might be more clues.这只是第一车间，再看看吧，万一有其他线索呢？

AndorisI just found the factory's digital floorplan. We can split up to search.我刚刚找到了这家工厂的电子导览图，我们可以分头搜查哦。

Narration(Andoris syncs the floorplan to the others.)（安朵丝将导览图同步给另外二人。）

KlukaiThere are too many workshops. Let's start with the lab.车间太多了，先去实验室。

KlukaiGirard shut things down in a hurry; that's where we'll most likely find residual data.吉拉尔处置得仓促，那里最容易留下残余数据。

AndorisGot it.好的。

BelkaWhatever you say, Big Sis! Let's go!全听姐姐吩咐！出发啦！

Login Privileges 登录权限

(Following the floorplan, the team arrives at the lab.)（根据布局图，一行人来到了实验室。）

(Andoris tears off a thick plastic sheet and powers up the terminal.)（安朵丝将厚厚的塑料布扯下来，启动设备。）

AndorisAs expected, it requires login access.果然也需要登录权限呢。

KlukaiThat's normal. Lab equipment usually needs higher-level authorization.正常，实验室的机器一般会需要更高级的权限。

BelkaThey're still this strict, even after a full shutdown and transfer... If all we find are junk files again, I'm gonna be real mad.都停工转让了还这么讲究……要还是只能找出点垃圾文件来，我可要生气了。

KlukaiPrepare to enter Level II.准备一下，进入二级平层了。

Nonexistent Date 不存在的日期

(Once they successfully log in, Klukai's team exit Level II.)（成功登录后，可露凯一行切出了二级平层。）

BelkaOh come on! After all that, it's just standard inspection records, and the results all look fine!什么嘛！……找半天也就是些常规的抽检记录呀，结果也都挺正常！

BelkaAnd the produced vaccines are not around anymore. We can't even take samples for verification! We came here for nothing!生产出来的疫苗还都不在了，不然还能带走核验一下……现在不是白来了！

(Unable to find clues, Belka storms off from the terminal and sits on the huge lab table, drumming her fingers on its surface.)（没有找到线索的比悠卡气冲冲地从设备前走开，靠坐到房间中巨大的实验台上，嗒嗒地敲着实验台台面。）

KlukaiQuieten down.你安静点。

BelkaO-okay!哦、哦！

(Belka quickly stuffs her hands into her pockets.)（比悠卡快速把手揣进口袋。）

AndorisThe data are all indeed standard test results... but they're not entirely useless.虽然都是常规的化验数据……不过，也不是完全没有收获哦？

BelkaHuh?欸？

(Belka hurries back over.)（比悠卡赶紧又跑了回来。）

KlukaiWhat have you found?发现什么了？

AndorisLook at the timestamps, Leader.队长你看，这里的时间。

Klukai...Hmph. Boring trick.……哼，无聊的把戏。

BelkaHuh? Isn't that just the last activation log? What's odd about it?嗯？这不是最后一次的启动记录嘛，有什么奇怪的？

BelkaThe timestamp... that's around half a month ago. But since they were preparing the asset inventory, stopping early isn't unusual, right?时间……大概在半个月前的样子。但是，这里要进行资产盘点，提前停下也很正常吧？

(Klukai sighs at Belka's confusion.)（看到比悠卡迷茫的脸，可露凯无奈地叹了口气。）

KlukaiDo you remember when the production machines outside stopped operating?你还记得外边生产设备是什么时候停工的吗？

BelkaUmm... If I recall, a few days after this... So the lab stopped first, and the workshop carried on to finish up orders? What's wrong with that?唔——我记得，是比这里要晚几天……所以就是实验室先停工了，车间可能要把订单完成再停？有什么问题吗？

KlukaiThere's nothing unusual about a normal factory ceasing production in stages, but if the factory's producing faulty goods, what would you do?常规的生产线，分段停工很正常。但如果真是生产问题产品的工厂，你会怎么做？

BelkaI'd destroy the evidence... Oh!那肯定是消除证据了……啊！

(Belka finally catches on.)（比悠卡如梦初醒。）

BelkaBig Sis Klukai, are you saying the technicians could've rewritten the lab's activation logs to hide their tracks?!可露凯姐姐，你是不是怀疑，为了进一步隐藏痕迹，所以技术人员把实验室设备的启动日志也改写了？！

(Klukai nods.)（可露凯点点头。）

BelkaHehe, I got it right!嘿嘿，猜对啦！

KlukaiWhy are you so pleased with yourself? You practically had to count it out on your fingers like a kid... Even Andoris figured it out instantly.有什么可高兴的？这样的问题也要像个小孩子一样掰手指……连安朵丝都是瞬间明白的。

BelkaUhh... I'm not sure she did. She might've just noticed something else. Look~唔……我可没有觉得她明白了，可能只是发现了而已。不信你看嘛~

Andoris...……

(Klukai glances at Andoris, who appears to have crashed, and sighs again.)（看到陷入宕机的安朵丝，可露凯再次叹了口气。）

KlukaiLet's try to reboot the activation logs first...我们先试着恢复吧……

Nonexistent Date 不存在的日期

(When Klukai and Belka return from Level II, Andoris has already recovered from her crash and waves at them like nothing happened.)（等到可露凯与比悠卡切出二级平层，安朵丝已经从宕机中恢复了过来，仿佛什么都没发生一样挥挥手。）

AndorisLeader, any findings?队长，有什么发现吗？

KlukaiYeah. The terminal logs show traces of deletion, modification, and backup transfers...嗯，这台设备的数据记录有过删除、修改以及备份转移的痕迹……

KlukaiThe concealment was clever. Without your hint, we might have missed it.不用说设备中的原始数据，单是这些痕迹，就被藏得很隐蔽，如果不是你的提醒，很可能会被我们忽略掉。

AndorisHm? I contributed?嗯？和我的发现有关系吗？

Klukai...……

BelkaSee? I told you Andoris didn't actually get it!看嘛，我就说安朵丝一定也不明白的！

AndorisHmm, I totally blanked out. Probably crashed after the first two sentences.嗯嗯，完全不懂，好像没听两句就宕机了呢。

Klukai...Forget it, it's not important.……算了，不重要。

KlukaiThe wipe done in the outer workshop was really sloppy, but it's a totally different story here. Whoever deleted these data clearly didn't want us to notice what was erased and transferred. Your timing discovery gives us a new angle for rechecking.外边车间里的设备，信息删除得很潦草，与这里所用的手法完全不一样…… 很显然删除者并不希望我们发现那些被删除、转移的内容。你发现的时间差是我们再次进行排查的契机。

AndorisRight... Under normal logic, you'd trace the logs backward from the activation timestamp. No one would think to search for a date that "doesn't exist".是哦……正常思维的话，都会根据启动日志向前排查，谁会用“不存在”的日期进行检索呢~

BelkaSuch a sneaky bastard! Good thing you're clever, Big Sis!好阴险的家伙，还好可露凯姐姐聪明！

KlukaiDon't celebrate just yet. If we can't recover what was deleted, then it proves nothing.别高兴得太早了，如果无法恢复删除内容的话，也不能说明什么。

AndorisI'll help too. Let's reverse-trace the operation logs and restore as much as we can~!嗯嗯，我也来帮忙。顺着操作痕迹来反向检索，能恢复多少是多少~

Ruined File 破损档案

(Klukai's team works together to recover the deleted data.)（可露凯一行合力对删除数据进行了恢复。）

AndorisThis is all we could get. Some files were overwritten—gone for good.这是所有能够恢复的内容了，有些已经被覆盖过，再也找不回来了。

KlukaiLet's see what we managed to salvage...先看看抢救回来的内容……

BelkaMe, me! I'll open it!我来我来！

(Belka quickly opens a file.)（比悠卡抢先打开一份文件。）

Belka"Pharmaceuticals... something something list?" The rest is all garbled... Next one!药品……什么什么清单？ 后边都是乱码了……再看看下一个……

BelkaUgh! This one won't open at all.啊！这份完全打不开。

(Belka tries to open more recovered files, but most are too corrupted to view.)（比悠卡试着开启恢复回来的文件，但由于损坏程度过高，大部分都无法查看。）

BelkaOh! This one works! It's a procurement list! Must be important data!啊，这份可以打开！是进购清单！一定是重要数据！

BelkaLet me see... V... something... ka... Ugh, too much gibberish. Some kind of chemical compound?让我来看看……V……V什么，KA……乱码好严重，看不出来，这是什么化学物质吗？

KlukaiVodka. Five crates.Vodka，5箱……

BelkaVodka? Isn't that alcohol? How do you know?伏特加？那不是酒吗？姐姐你怎么知道的？

KlukaiCheck page two.自己看第二页。

BelkaOh, it's the same thing on page two, but it's ten crates this time. And after that...哦，原来第二页写了同样的内容，只是这次买了10箱。后边还有……

BelkaHm? There's more?嗯？还有？

BelkaAnd more?还有？

BelkaWhat? And more STILL?!嗯？怎么还有啊！

BelkaW-what's the point in deleting a supply list like this?!这、这种生活物资清单有什么好删的呀！

AndorisHehe, there's no room for drunkards in a lab.呵呵，实验室里可容不下酒鬼呢。

BelkaJeez, they're ridiculous!受不了他们！

(Belka angrily shuts the window and keeps checking the other files.)（比悠卡气鼓鼓地关上界面，继续查看其他的恢复文件。）

(Finally, after several failures, another file opens successfully.)（终于，在多次失败后，又一份文件被成功打开。）

(It's a partially corrupted research log.)（这是一份内容残缺不全的研发记录。）

03/██/207█. The latest experiment data aligns with expectations. It can be inferred that covalent-bond adjustments targeting ████ effectively enhance radiation resistance in test subjects. The issue to resolve is the success rate of ████ cultures to enable larger-scale experiments. ██/██/20██. Received new medium ███-3140 from ████. ██/24/2█7█. After repeated tests, medium ███-3███ performs well; culture success rate of ████ improves by 40%. Plan to replace active ingredient ██ in the vaccine with ████. ██/██/20██. Medium ███-3140 showing abnormalities; applied for new medium procurement. 02/██/████. New vaccine ███ clinical data meets expectations; test subjects display strong radiation resistance. █████ ██████████207█年3月█日，最近一期实验数据呈现出与预期相符的趋势，可以推定针对████的共价键调整可以有效提高实验受体的辐射抗性。需要解决的，是████的培养成功率，从而进行更大量的实验。 20██年█月█日，接收到由████提供的最新培养基███-3140。 2█7█年█月24日，经反复测试，培养基███-3███表现良好，████的培养成功率，██提高40%。拟将替换疫苗中的有效成分██为████。 20██年█月█日，培养基███-3140状况异常，已提交新培养基的进购申请。 ████年2月█日，新型疫苗███临床数据表现符合预期，实验受体呈现出极强的辐射抗性。 █████ ██████████

03/██/207█. Clinical data show test subjects' radiation resistance declines sharply. Within the predicted latency, no E.L.I.D. symptoms appear. Decided to continue observation after some discussion. 03/██/██7█. ███ symptoms emerge, disease progression accelerating. Medium ███-3141 again shows abnormalities; applied for new medium. ██████████ ██/██/█07█. Data shows test subjects injected with new vaccine ███ exhibit strong initial radiation resistance, but it lasts no more than ███ hours before rapidly decaying. Continued exposure to contamination leads to E.L.I.D. infection, but due to the vaccine's ███ active ingredient ████, latency increases and early symptoms are milder. Subjects' own ████ show almost no radioactivity. ██/██/████. Data shows disease acceleration probability rises to 45%. Experimental subjects injected with ███ emit radiation levels ███ of ordinary E.L.I.D. patients after full onset of the disease. Experiment successful. ████████████████████████207█年3月█日，临床数据显示，实验受体的辐射抗性大幅下降，在预计潜伏期内，暂未出现E.L.I.D.症状，经讨论决定，继续观察。 ██7█年3月█日，███症状显现，且病程加快。培养基███-3141再次出现异常，现已提出新培养基的进购申请。██████████ █07█年███日，数据显示，注射新型疫苗███的实验受体，初期表现出极强的辐射抗性，但这种抗性存在时间不超过███小时，之后抗性迅速减退。若继续暴露在污染环境内，实验受体将感染E.L.I.D.，但因疫苗███中有效成分████的作用，E.L.I.D.的潜伏期变长，患病初期症状更轻微，自身携████几乎不存在放射性。 ███████日，数据显示，实验受体后续病程加快的概率提升至45%。注射过███的实验受体，完全发病后放射性为一般E.L.I.D.患者的██。 实验成功。 ████████████████████████

██/██/2074. Medium ███-32██ failed, cremated for disposal. New medium delayed by accident. Production halted. ██████████████ ... ██████████2074年█月█日，培养基███-32██失效，已火化处理，新培养基因意外暂未补充。生产中止。 ██████████████ …… ██████████

Belka"Experiment successful"? No way! This vaccine is completely ineffective! It even made things worse!实验成功？不对吧，这疫苗完全无效呀？而且还起了反效果！

KlukaiIf we follow their logic, that means... they were developing this kind of vaccine intentionally from the start.如果按照成功的逻辑推定，他们从一开始……就是以研发这种疫苗为目的在进行实验。

KlukaiIn that case, the transferred staff who got vaccinated, passed health checks, and then fell ill soon after returning to the safe zones... It all makes sense.这样的话，那些借调人员按时接种，顺利通过健康检查，却在返回安全区不久后病发……也就说得通了。

BelkaY-you mean they were already infected with E.L.I.D. when they returned?!是、是说——这些人在回去的时候，就已经感染E.L.I.D.了吗？

KlukaiYes. Their onset was delayed because of this vaccine. During the incubation or mild-symptom stage, as long as their Vebryan Index stayed below the threshold, the security gates would treat them as normal returnees. City scanners wouldn't raise any alarms.嗯，因为这个疫苗，他们的发病速度延缓。无论是潜伏期还是症状尚轻，只要弗必安指数不超过临界值，安检闸机就会当做一般归来人员处理，城市内的检测机械也不会报警。

KlukaiAnd according to this log, once fully developed, their disease accelerates, and the Collapse particle radiation is stronger than in typical E.L.I.D. cases. That explains the higher secondary-spread rate.而且，按这份记录来看，注射了这类疫苗的患者在完全病发后，病程会加快，坍塌粒子放射性也会强于一般E.L.I.D.患者，二次扩散概率升高也不难理解了。

AndorisE.L.I.D. can still be cured in the early stage, but once it progresses... that's another story... Odesa has so many residents...E.L.I.D.在初期还可以有效治愈，发展起来……就不好说了……奥德卅州，有那么多居民……

KlukaiDon't dwell on that for now. Save these files. We're heading back.先别多想了，把这些文件存好，我们回去。

(After reviewing the materials Klukai's team has brought back, I connect to Kalin's comms channel and relay everything.)（看过可露凯一行带回的材料，我接入了与格琳她们的通讯，将发现全数告知。）

RobellaMr. Pavel avoided disaster precisely because he didn't get vaccinated...巴维尔先生因为没有注射，反而逃过一劫……

KalinaSeems likely he's a victim of the secondary outbreak.看样子，他大概率是二次扩散的受害者。

LennaTh-that's horrifying. The Girard Group has gone insane! What do they gain by making so many people sick?!这、这也太可怕了，吉拉尔集团是疯了吗！ 让这么多人患病有什么好处！

Robella...Profit born of chaos.……从混乱之中牟利。

LennaBut weren't they liquidating the factory to pay compensation? And... if they tampered with the vaccines, causing so many people to fall ill at once, then the PSA will open an investigation sooner or later!但实际他们不是在变卖工厂赔偿吗？而且、在疫苗上动手脚，让这么多人同时患病，治安管理部门迟早会立案调查的呀！

LennaIf things get serious, other departments will get involved too. Isn't Girard afraid of being exposed?如果情况严重了，其他部门也会介入，吉拉尔就不怕被查出来吗？

CommanderThat only means one thing: Girard didn't orchestrate the automaton malfunction; it really caught them off guard.这只能说明一件事，机械动乱对于吉拉尔的确是一场意外。

CommanderIf that hadn't happened, the transferred personnel wouldn't have returned all at once, and the impact would have been much smaller.如果没有这件事，那些借调人员不会密集返回，造成的影响也会变小。

CommanderAccording to what you've said, Rurik has a strong influence over both the Oblast government and the media, so in the end, this would have just been dismissed as a few isolated incidents.按你们所说，留里克对州政府以及媒体有着强大的操控力，那最后大概只会被当成零散的小型事故。

KalinaExactly... As long as the Oblast government downplays it and treats it as an ordinary contamination accident, the PSA naturally won't open a case.的确……只要州政府不重视，将其视为一般的污染事故，治安管理部门自然不会立案调查。

LennaSo that means, with the E.L.I.D. outbreak spreading like this, even Girard has lost control?所以说，现在E.L.I.D.闹成这样，对于吉拉尔来说也是失控状态了？

CommanderProbably. But if they can turn it around... Rurik's scheme might actually succeed.大概吧，但如果控制得当的话……他的算盘可就真打响了。

KalinaA special vaccine, combined with conveniently timed "malfunctions" at security checkpoints, will make infection numbers skyrocket in a short time.特殊的疫苗，以及安检闸机适时出现的“故障”，会让病患数量在短时间内飞快增长。

KalinaOdesa's healthcare system can't possibly handle that many patients all at once. The Oblast government will have to spend more money, commissioning the Girard Group to build hospitals and maintain equipment.奥德卅州的医疗系统一时半会没办法应付这么多病患，州政府就不得不掏出更多的经费，委派吉拉尔集团建设医院、维护设备。

KalinaIf Girard controls both the security gates and the distribution of the faulty vaccines, they can even create a false image—an illusion that Girard's technological breakthroughs have once again driven E.L.I.D. away from the Green Zone.如果吉拉尔能够控制安检闸机，还能够有效操控问题疫苗的投放，他们甚至可以伪造出一个假象，一个因为吉拉尔的技术革新，使得E.L.I.D.的风险再次远离绿区的假象。

LennaTh-that means Girard would get exactly what they want!那、那不是就被吉拉尔完全得逞了！

KalinaFortunately, we've found direct proof of their crimes.还好，我们找到了他们的直接罪证。

CommanderKalin, how's the vaccine? Has Soppo delivered it to the lab?格琳，疫苗怎么样了？索普送到机构了吗？

KalinaYes, it's almost reached the target city. There's been no interference along the way.嗯，就快抵达目标城市了，一路没有遭到任何阻拦。

LevaLooks like Major Fedya and Girard have too much on their plate to pay attention to us this time. We haven't run into any more trouble during our stay at ODE-07 either.看样子这次斐狄少校和吉拉尔确实没空关注我们了。我们留在ODE-07期间，也没有再遇到任何麻烦。

LevaAlso...另外……

KalinaLeva? You've got something to say, haven't you?莱娅？你是不是有话想说？

Leva...It's just a theory, and to be honest, there's no evidence.……一个推测，但说实话根本没有证据。

LevaI don't want to make baseless claims, that's why I'm not sure if I should bring it up.没有证据的事情，我实在不想随便下定论，所以有些犹豫要不要告诉你们。

CommanderGo on. It's not like we fine people for getting things wrong.说说看？说错了又不会罚款。

LevaAlright.好吧。

LevaCommander, do you remember the health report you sent to Kalin about Helena's condition?指挥官，你还记得之前给格琳发送的海伦娜身体检测报告吗？

LevaI also read the report myself. To put it simply, Helena will show symptoms of organ failure without Collapse radiation.我后来也看了那份报告，简单来说，海伦娜缺少坍塌辐射的情况下，会出现脏器衰竭的症状。

LevaWhich means Helena isn't truly "fully immune". She's more like a by-product of an experiment.这也就说明，海伦娜不是真的“完全免疫体”，更像是实验的分支产物。

CommanderYou're right. I don't think she's the "Cavitas" that Paradeus refers to.嗯，你说的没错。我认为她还不是帕拉蒂斯口中的“科未塔”。

LevaIf that's the case, then it matches up with what's stated here.既然如此，那这里就对得上了。

(Leva reopens the recovered files brought back by Klukai's team.)（莱娅将可露凯一行恢复的文件再次调了出来。）

CommanderWhat have you found?你发现了什么？

LevaThere's a strange phrasing in the logs that caught my eye: "Medium failed, cremated for disposal."其实就是记录里一个奇怪的措辞让我在意，“培养基失效，已进行火化处理”。

LevaNormally, when a pharmaceutical lab's culture medium expires, they dispose of it via sterilization processes—not "cremation". Even if heat treatment is used, it's described with precise terms like incineration, dry heat, or moist heat sterilization...正常来讲，医药实验室的培养基，失效后一般进行的是各类灭菌处理才对，就算是高温处理，也会用焚烧、干热、湿热等专业词汇……

Leva"Cremation", though—that's a word you'd use for something like a "cadaver", isn't it?火化……大多时候是用在能够被称为“尸体”的东西上吧？

RobellaYou don't mean...你的意思是……

LennaN-no way...不、不会吧……

CommanderNow that you mention it, Klukai's team did say the vaccine factory's lab had an examination table big enough for a human body... and there was an oxygen generator in the corner...这么说来，可露凯她们确实提到，疫苗工厂的实验室里，有一张足够放置人体的实验台……角落里还有制氧机……

LennaTh-that doesn't necessarily mean it was human!也、也不一定就是人啊……

LennaIt could've been something else alive, right? Ordinary labs use rats too, don't they, Leva?可能是活的其他的什么东西呢，普通的实验室里也会用到小白鼠，对不对，莱娅姐？

LevaYou're right, but this "lab rat" just happens to be linked to the Girard Group.嗯，你说得也有道理，只是这只“小白鼠”恰好就和吉拉尔集团有关。

LevaHelena was originally "cargo" consigned for transport by the Girard Group. But because of Kalin and the Commander's interference, she was never successfully delivered. That matches the timing of the final culture medium mentioned in the research logs—they line up perfectly.海伦娜原本就是吉拉尔集团委托运输的“货品”，但因为格琳娜和指挥官的干涉，至今没能成功接收。 这与研发记录里关于最后一次培养基的进购情况相符，时间也很接近。

LennaThat little girl... There's no way...那么小的孩子，怎么可能……

RobellaIf your theory is right, then according to these logs, the culture media, or rather the "Helenas", were transported out from somewhere, passed through bounty hunters and Varjagers, had their traces wiped, and were finally sent into the Green Zones—into factories like the one we found.如果你的推断是对的……按照这份记录来看，培养基，也就是“海伦娜”们，她们被从某个地方运出，经由赏金猎人、瓦良格帮几道周转，最终抹消痕迹与来路，送入绿区，送进像我们之前去的工厂一样的地方。

CommanderHelenas... Multiple...海伦娜，们……

(This conclusion isn't inconceivable to me, but deep down, I can't bring myself to believe it.)（这个结论对我来说并不陌生，但说实话我由衷地不愿相信。）

LennaThat's... that's absolutely abominable!这、这太残忍了！

CommanderThose people have never known the meaning of mercy.但那些家伙，从来没有“慈悲”过。

(All of us fall silent. We can't help but think of those white figures—bodies fused with machinery—and of that hated name: "William".)（在场的所有人，不约而同地想到了，那一道道机械与人体拼接的白色身影，以及“威廉”这个缠绕着憎恨的名字。）

Commander"He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."“它被摔在地上，它的使者也一同被摔下去。”

Commander...If Heaven and Hell truly exist, then the demon we once buried—and his heralds—have broken their chains and returned again.……如果天堂与地狱当真存在的话，我们曾经送葬的魔鬼，或是他的使者们，已经挣脱了捆绑，再次回来了。

LevaIt's because of monsters like these that we can never stop, not for a single moment...就是因为有一个又一个这样的家伙，我们才片刻都无法停歇呀……

LevaKalin, what do we do next?格琳，接下来做什么？

KalinaYou'll continue assisting ODE-07's Public Security Administration in maintaining order and wait for Soppo's test results on the vaccine.你们先继续协助ODE-07的治安管理部门维持秩序，等待索普那边的疫苗化验结果。

KalinaI'll send all the intel we gathered today to them so they can perform targeted analyses.我会把我们今天收集到的情报提交过去，让他们有针对性地进行化验。

RobellaAnd Soppo?索普呢？

KalinaShe's staying at the lab for now. In case our operation gets exposed, she'll have backup on site.她暂时留在化验机构，万一我们的行动暴露了，也好有个照应。

KalinaLeva, aside from helping the PSA, you'll also have to make time to give me some remote assistance in organizing the evidence we'll need to file charges against the Girard Group.莱娅，除了协助治安部门外，最近你可能也要抽时间，远程协助我整理提告吉拉尔集团的所需材料。

KalinaIf the test results match our expectations, I'll notify command. The Non-Military Forces Administration will submit the materials and request prosecution of the Girard Group, as well as detention of its executives.疫苗化验的结果，如果与我们的预期相符，我会通知上级。非军事力量管理局会将材料提交，要求提起对吉拉尔集团的公诉，并要求拘留他们的高层。

LevaNo problem.没问题。

CommanderLooks like our handover in Lviv Oblast will have to be postponed for a while, huh?看来我们在利沃夫州的交接，要暂时延后一点了？

KalinaAfraid so. Commander, please remain on standby or operate near Lviv Oblast. Take care of Helena.嗯，指挥官，请你先待机或者在利沃夫州附近活动，务必照顾好海伦娜。

CommanderRoger that. Never thought I'd see the day when you're the one giving me orders, Kalin.遵命，没想到，有朝一日是格琳来指挥我了。

KalinaI-I'll start compiling the documents now!我……我先去整理材料了！

(Kalin's face flushes beet red as she quickly ends the call.)（格琳娜通红着脸，迅速结束了通讯。）

Pawn 弃子

(A few days later.)（数日后——）

CocoonKalina and her group have made their move. The documents have already been passed to Heli.格琳娜她们，开始行动了哦。 材料已经转交到了“赫利”那里。

Mysterious FigureHm.嗯。

CocoonThat production line transferred to Girard didn't go to waste after all.那条让渡给吉拉尔的生产线没有白白浪费，真是太好了。

CocoonChairman Rurik could never have imagined that while he thought he held full control over third-gen Doll technology, you had already, with "its" help, seized the lifeline of Odesa and the surrounding purification zones. He even took your dagger in his own hands and drove it right into his own heart.留里克董事长一定想不到，在他全权控制三代人形技术的时候，阁下却早已经在“它”的帮助下，掌握了奥德卅州以及周边净化区的命脉。 他甚至还亲手接过了阁下的匕首，刺向自己。

Mysterious FigureGirard has always handled the transport of the culture medium, and knew of "its" cooperation with Paradeus. Even if the medium later changed hands several times, Rurik must have realized what "it" was doing with it. But "urgency" and "arrogance" dulled his senses.吉拉尔一直负责培养基的运输，也知悉“它”与帕拉蒂斯的合作。就算培养基后来又经历了几手周转，留里克也不会想不到，“它”用培养基大概在做什么。只是“急迫”与“傲慢”麻痹了他。

CocoonNow I finally understand why you—and Cecht FABN—have always indulged the Girard Group's requests... The lullaby was never meant for Odesa and the URNC alone. Even Chairman Rurik has fallen asleep without realizing it.现在我终于明白了，您，以及赛诺菲与法本一直对吉拉尔集团有求必应的理由…… 摇篮曲，不止是唱给奥德卅州与罗联的，留里克董事长也在不知不觉中沉睡了呢。

Mysterious FigureSend the message to Rurik. Then tell "it" that preparations for the next periodic meeting must begin... I'll be bringing "it" the promised gift.把消息发给留里克。 然后，告诉“它”，新一轮的周期性会议，需要开始筹备了……我会把约定的礼物带给“它”。

CocoonMm. Time to disturb the sweet "dream" of Odesa's residents for a moment~嗯，需要暂时惊扰一下奥德卅州居民们的“美梦”了~

(Rurik receives a message from Cocoon, from which he finally learns the truth about the production line obtained from Cecht FABN, and that the indictment against the Girard Group has passed Heli's review, soon to be filed in the oblast court.)（留里克收到了茧发来的邮件，得知了从赛诺菲与法本集团获得的生产线的真实情况，并且针对吉拉尔集团的提告材料已经通过“赫利”的审核，即将移送州法院。）

Rurik"Given the Girard Group's previous contributions, its executives have not yet been approved for detention, but they must report to the designated location within six hours to await trial."……“鉴于吉拉尔集团之前的贡献，集团高层暂未被批准拘留，但被要求在6小时内前往指定地点，等待开庭。”

Rurik"Additionally, refusal to appear will result in a special task unit personally 'inviting' you to attend, so please be mindful of your safety, Chairman Rurik."...?“另外，据我所知，如果拒绝前往的话，会有专属部队前来‘请’您过去，留里克董事长要注意安全”——？

(Reading the message word by word, Rurik explodes with fury.)（一字一句念出了邮件中的文字，留里克勃然大怒。）

RurikThat production line was used for this?!那条生产线居然是用来做这个的？！

RurikCecht FABN, those rabid dogs!……赛诺菲与法本这条疯狗！

RurikCocoon! Where's Cocoon?! Get in here!茧！茧呢！给我滚进来！

RurikCocoon?!——茧？！

(The secretary who has always been at his beck and call does not respond to his calls this time.)（往常随叫随到的茧，今天却没有回应留里克的呼喊。）

RurikWhere the fuck is she?!妈的，人呢？！

(Rurik frantically dials a sequence of numbers on his terminal.)（留里克气急败坏地在通讯终端上输入了一串号码。）

(Beep—beep—beep—)（嘟——嘟——嘟——）

(The waiting tone methodically devours every shred of his patience, feeding his agitation and dread.)（等待音有条不紊地消磨掉每一份耐心，滋养着留里克的焦躁与不安。）

(Finally, the line connects.)（终于，通讯成功接入。）

CocoonApologies for the wait—抱歉，让您久等——

RurikWhere the hell have you been?! Get me Cecht FABN's representative right now!你跑哪去了？！快给我联系赛诺菲与法本的代表！

CocoonMe? I've just received notice from "it" that my reassignment to your support team has ended. Naturally, I'm returning to my original post. After all, a "secretary" can't serve two masters, can she?我吗？我接到“它”的通知，对您的借调支援任务已经结束，那自然，是要回归原职了。 一名“秘书”很难同时为两位老板工作哟。

Rurik...You were in on this from the start, weren't you?……你们早就串通好了？

CocoonI wouldn't say "in on it". I'm simply carrying out the assignments given by my superiors.怎么能说是串通呢，我只是在正常完成上级们下达的任务。

CocoonAnd I did handle the tasks you entrusted to me, Chairman. Very meticulously, I'd say.董事长您交给我的任务，我也有认真、仔细地处理好哦。

RurikDon't waste my time with nonsense! Without Girard, the Lullaby Project can't continue in Odesa!少给我在这里废话！摇篮曲计划没有了吉拉尔，还怎么在奥德卅州继续！

RurikTarget me, and "it" won't let you off the hook!针对我，“它”不会放过你们！

CocoonOh, you can rest easy on that. As I said before, "it" will never abandon its plans for Odesa. The Lullaby Project will proceed as intended... It's just that the lullaby can be sung by more than one voice, don't you think?这点还请您放心，正如我之前所说的，“它”绝不会放弃在奥德卅州的布局，摇篮曲计划也一定可以继续推行下去……只是摇篮曲，也并非只有您一人会唱，不是吗？

RurikYou... you fools seem to forget who holds the third-gen Doll tech and access rights!你们……你们忘记三代人形的技术和权限，到底在谁手里了吗？！

CocoonOh? Do we? I recall that about two weeks ago... Yes, the night your data center was attacked, you so generously shared all those secrets with every core Family.哦？真的吗？我倒是记得，半个月前……啊，就是机房遭到袭击的那一夜，您已经慷慨地将一切秘密都分享给所有核心家族了。

(Noticing Cocoon's smug tone, Rurik rushes to check the system logs—Behind Cocoon's meticulous cover-ups, the hidden data now lies exposed.)（察觉到茧有恃无恐的态度，留里克快速查看后台——剔除掉被茧精心掩盖的篡改痕迹，被掩藏的信息，此时明晃晃地暴露出来。）

RurikAll third-gen Doll restrictions have been lifted?! And the access permissions— W-when did you do this?!所有三代人形的限制被解除了？！权限也……你们、什么时候动的手脚？！

CocoonInstead of worrying about that, I'd suggest you focus on self-preservation. From what I've heard, the evidence Heli received directly implicating Girard in criminal activity is extremely detailed. Once the trial begins, you're very likely to lose.与其纠结这个，我还是建议您优先自保。据我所知，“赫利”收到的材料中，直接指向吉拉尔犯罪的证据非常详实。开庭后，您很有可能败诉。

CocoonAnd when you do... Well, I'll let you think about what comes next. Consider that my final favor to you—as your former secretary.败诉之后，等待您的是什么呢？您不如先想想。 这也算是我作为您曾经的秘书，能够提供的最后一点帮助。

CocoonBon voyage, Chairman Rurik.祝您一路顺风，留里克董事长。

(Cocoon hangs up on him.)（通讯被茧单方面中断。）

(Rurik curses as he punches in several other numbers, but not a single call connects.)（留里克咒骂着又输入了几组号码，却没有一次成功接入。）

RurikDamn it! Bunch of backstabbing bastards!!!妈的！一群过河拆桥的混蛋！

(He hurls the communicator across the room, then after a few furious pants, picks it back up a few seconds later.)（他愤怒地将通讯终端扔了出去，但几十秒后，又气喘吁吁地捡了回来。）

RurikI'll make you all pay for this! Just you wait!我迟早要让你们好看！

(Rurik dials his driver's number.)（留里克输入了司机的通讯号码。）

RurikHey, get my car out of the garage! I'm going to the airport!喂，去开我地库里那辆车，我要去机场！

(Rurik's private sedan speeds out of Odesa toward the private airfield in the satellite city. He tries again and again to call people, only to find that most of his contacts have already blocked him.)（留里克的私人轿车慌忙驶出奥德卅，朝着位于卫星城的私人机场疾驰，他多次试图接入通讯，却发现通讯录中的大部分人，已经将自己屏蔽。）

RurikCowards! You were never shy about taking my money, but the moment there's trouble, you all vanish!一群混蛋！要钱的时候从不手软，出事了都躲起来！

(Still seething, he scrolls through the contacts until his finger stops on one name.)（气急败坏的留里克上下划动着屏幕，最终锁定了一个名字。）

RurikThis one... this one will pick up for sure!这个……这个一定可以！

(After a few seconds of the call tone, the line connects. Rurik's expression eases slightly.)（一阵等待提示音过后，通讯终于接入，留里克的表情也变得缓和了一些。）

FedyaLegislator Rurik.留里克议员。

RurikMajor, you've got to help me! I've been framed!少校！快帮帮我，我被诬陷了！

Fedya...Then you should go to the designated location, appear in court as instructed, and wait for the verdict.……那您应该前往指定地点，按时出庭，等待法院的判决结果。

RurikNo! They'll throw me in prison! They'll fabricate even more evidence, and I won't be able to defend myself!不行，他们一定会把我送进监狱！ 他们会提供更多捏造出来的证据，让我无法还击！

RurikMajor, you know what kind of person I am! Please, just delay the trial for a bit. I'll find proof—proof that the Girard Group and I are innocent!少校，我是什么样的人你很清楚！帮我拖延一下诉讼流程，我一定有办法找到证据，去法庭上证明我和吉拉尔集团的无罪！

FedyaIf that's truly the case, following due process will still allow you to clear your name. Please trust the authorities. I advise—如果真是这样，正常走流程，您也一样能够证明您的清白，请相信政府机关。 我建议——

RurikEnough!够了！

(Fed up with Major Fedya's calm tone, Rurik loses all patience.)（面对斐狄的规劝，留里克失去了所有耐心。）

RurikDon't forget what you owe me! Everything you've done these years—you, a poor wretch who's never seen a battlefield—how do you think you became a major? Who do you think made that happen? If I fall, you're going down with me!你不要忘记，这些年你都帮我做过什么，你一个连战场都没上过的穷小子，能成为少校靠的是谁！ 我倒了，你也跑不了！

Fedya...…………

FedyaYou're right. Once your crimes come to light, I won't escape punishment either.您说得对，您的罪行暴露后，我也难逃干系。

RurikGood! You understand, then!你知道就好！

FedyaBut that's just as well.但这正好。

Rurik...What did you just say?……你说什么？

FedyaOdesa's prosperity doesn't need people like me... Stains never disappear; they're simply ignored by those who choose to look away.奥德卅州的繁荣，不需要我这样的人…… 污点从来就不会消失，只是有人会找尽借口，对它视若无睹。

FedyaLegislator Rurik, I'm grateful for your past support and mentorship. But what I've seen recently has made it impossible for me to keep deceiving myself and turning a blind eye to Girard's crimes.留里克议员，我感激您过往的资助与提拔。 但近来我所看到的一切，让我无法继续容忍自己的麻木，也无法再对吉拉尔的罪行视而不见。

FedyaI'll stand with you and face judgment under the law.我会陪您，一同接受法律的制裁。

(Fedya ends the call.)（斐狄切断了通讯。）

RurikDamn it!可恶——！

RurikCecht FABN, Cocoon, Fedya, NOMFA, and all those sycophantic bastards... I won't let a single one of you get away with this!赛诺菲与法本、茧、斐狄、非军事力量管理局、还有那群趋炎附势的混蛋…… 我不会让你们任何一个好过！

(Rurik opens a hidden interface on his terminal, a manic grin twisting his features.)（留里克调出终端上的一个隐藏界面，露出癫狂的笑容。）

RurikHeh... You think Girard has been working all these years for nothing...? You think you can stop me here? Hahaha... dream on! I'll send every last one of you to join that idiotic former Chief in hell... Ha... Hahahahaha!哼哼，你们以为、吉拉尔这些年都是白干的吗……想把我拦在这里？哼哼哼哼……做梦吧！ 我会把你们一个个，送到前首席那个蠢货身边的……哈哈、哈哈哈哈哈——

(Laughing hysterically, Rurik slams the activation key. A dark red progress bar begins to crawl forward.)（留里克狂笑着，按下了启动键，暗红色的进度条，缓缓前进。）

Overloaded Field 过载电场

(Fedya, clad in a bulletproof vest and sat quietly in a Special Security Administration vehicle, stares down at his communicator.)（斐狄穿着防弹服，安静地坐在特管处的车上，看着自己的通讯终端。）

(He listens to the low, steady hum of the engine.)（车子引擎轰轰作响。）

(He knows he's heading out to hunt down his own "benefactor". Girard's crimes, Rurik's reaction—none of it surprises him. His mind remains calm, as it always does.)（他知道自己即将去追捕自己的“恩人”，面对吉拉尔的罪行、留里克的态度，他并不十分惊讶，正如现在一样，他的内心依旧平静。）

(He doesn't even remember when he became this numb.)（斐狄不明白，究竟是从什么时候开始，自己变成了这副麻木的模样。）

(Convinced that he was protecting peace, "preserving" Odesa's prosperity, he has spent years justifying his blindness and cowardice.)（自以为是地理解和平、“维护”奥德卅州的繁荣，他给自己的视而不见与懦弱找足了借口。）

(The figures he once falsified were like gray snow drifting through images of the contamination zones.)（那些被他修改过的数字，就像是影像中污染区里灰色的雪。）

(They slipped through the filtration grids, piling up silently, freely... and he dismissed them all as nothing more than "dust".)（它们漏过了净化防护网，安静、肆意地积压，他却将其轻描淡写地看做“灰尘”。）

(Now, the snow comes cascading down in an avalanche, burying everything.)（如今，积雪倾塌而下，淹没了一切。）

(All he's seen these past few days—the blood, the helplessness—forces him to face the truth at last.)（这些天的所见，这些天的无力，这些天所看到的鲜红，让他终于正视了事实——）

(Fyodor Andreyevich Sokolov has never truly understood anything, nor did he stand above it all as he once believed.)（斐狄·安德烈耶维奇·索科洛夫，从来没有看透任何，也不曾站在自以为的高空。）

(His so-called "tolerance" has been nothing but ignorance—because he has never walked through the snow himself.)（他理所当然地“包容”，只是因为从未走在雪中。）

(A notification pops up on his communicator—"Based on conclusive evidence directly linking the Girard Group to criminal activity, and given that its executives, including Chairman Rurik Girard, have failed to appear at the designated location within the deadline, authorization is granted to arrest all senior Girard personnel.")（一条提示弹出——“基于直接指向吉拉尔集团的翔实的犯罪证据，加上吉拉尔集团的高层，包括董事长留里克·吉拉尔，未在期限内前往指定地点，现批准对吉拉尔集团高层实施逮捕。”）

(The message drifts through Fedya's mind like a falling leaf, landing softly on the dark river within.)（这条提示，如同一片落叶，轻轻地飘落在斐狄心中的暗河之上。）

(He raises his communicator.)（他举起通讯终端。）

FedyaAll units, attention! Proceed with the arrest of the Girard Group's senior executives! Move according to pre-assigned squad divisions!全体注意，现对吉拉尔集团高层实施抓捕，按预先划分好的小队行动！

FedyaLeva, you'll lead the Dolls in tracking down the Girard Group's chairman, Rurik Girard. His vehicle has been located—coordinates have been synced to you.莱娅，你带领人形们，负责追踪吉拉尔集团董事长，留里克·吉拉尔。他乘坐的车辆已经初步锁定，位置同步给你了。

LevaGot it! We're already closing in on his position near the satellite city.放心吧，我们已经快追到他在的卫星城了。

LevaHere's to a smooth operation, Major Fedya.斐狄少校，希望我们合作愉快。

FedyaMm. I'm counting on you.嗯，拜托了。

(Fedya pockets the communicator, touches the Special Security Administration badge on his chest, and lifts his head.)（斐狄收起终端，摸了摸自己胸前的特管处徽章，抬起头来。）

FedyaMove out!出发！

(For Fedya, this may well be the last mission he'll ever undertake as a major of the SSA.)（对于斐狄来说，这或许将是他作为特管处少校最后的任务。）

(But that falling leaf stirs the water at last.)（但这一片落叶，终于激起波澜。）

(Elsewhere.)（另外一边——）

(A jeep bursts out from a side road, sirens blaring. Security automatons block traffic from other directions, clearing a path for Leva's team.)（吉普车从小路冲出，高声鸣笛。治安机械拦住了其他方向驶来的车辆，为吉普车上的莱娅一行开路。）

LennaLeva! That's his car up ahead!莱娅姐！前边、前边就是那家伙的车！

LevaWe finally caught up with this slippery bastard!总算追上这个脚底抹油的家伙了！

LevaRobella, Lenna, ready your weapons! Don't let him get away!洛贝拉、莱娜，准备射击，不要让他跑了哦！

RobellaGot it!嗯！

LennaLeave it to me!交给我吧！

(Robella and Lenna lean out the windows, weapons raised.)（洛贝拉和莱娜探出车窗，举枪瞄准。）

(Leva slams the accelerator. Just as Rurik's car comes into range, a burst of gunfire tears toward the jeep.)（莱娅猛踩油门，就在留里克的轿车即将进入射程时，一梭子弹却先行向吉普车打了过来。）

LevaLenna, look out!莱娜，小心！

LennaWhoa!哇——！

(Leva jerks the wheel, swerving hard. Lenna ducks back inside just in time as her side of the jeep scrapes past a roadside barrier.)（为躲避子弹，莱娅猛地打轮，莱娜及时缩回车里，她所在的这一侧车身擦过路沿的石墩。）

LennaAn ambush?! W-what the hell?! Aren't the roads supposed to be sealed?!袭击？！怎、怎么回事！而且，不是应该封路了吗！

RobellaIllegal armed droids!是非法武装机械！

LennaUgh! Why are they showing up NOW?!啊——什么时候了还来捣乱！

LevaQuit complaining and take them down!别抱怨了，解决它们！

Overloaded Field 过载电场

(The Dolls make quick work of the rogue automatons blocking their path, but Rurik's car has already vanished.)（人形们击败了阻拦她们的非法武装机械，留里克的车却也不见了踪影。）

(Leva checks the tracker quickly.)（莱娅快速查看了一下追踪定位。）

LevaBack in the car! We can still catch him!上车！还来得及！

(The Dolls scramble back into the jeep, but before they can resume pursuit, an emergency transmission from Kalina comes through.)（人形们快速回到吉普车上，然而就在即将再次展开追击时，格琳娜的紧急联络却先一步到来。）

(Leva floors the pedal and takes the call.)（莱娅踩下油门，接入通讯。）

LevaWe just caught up to Rurik, but we were ambushed by illegal combat units. The distance isn't too big yet; we can still catch up.我们刚刚已经追上留里克，但遭到了非法武装袭击。距离拉开得不算大，还能追上。

KalinaLeva, abort pursuit immediately. Head to ODE-07.莱娅，立刻停止追击，前往ODE-07。

(Leva frowns, but keeps her foot on the gas.)（莱娅眉头一皱，脚下的油门却并未松开。）

LevaWhy?理由？

Kalina...The Girard Group's production and research systems were found to contain hidden backdoor programs. Rurik just activated them.……吉拉尔集团生产的机械以及负责研发的系统中，被安插了后门程序，而现在留里克启用了这些后门。

LennaSo Girard droids are about to "malfunction" again? But we've already shut down a bunch of them after the last incident. It shouldn't be too bad... right?所以吉拉尔机械又要“失控”了？不过，之前那次混乱里，已经关停了一批吉拉尔生产的机械，唔……应该不会太严重吧？

LevaMost of the shutdowns last time were security units... This time, the scale may be much wider.之前关停的大多是治安机械……这次，恐怕影响范围更大了？

KalinaExactly.没错。

KalinaI've received reports that Girard-made automatons across Odesa are suffering massive system failures. Even several factories they helped build are experiencing production malfunctions.我得到消息，目前奥德卅州各地的吉拉尔造机械都出现了系统混乱——甚至，一些由他们支持建设的工厂，生产系统都出了问题。

KalinaAlso, Girard had stored illegal armed automatons in warehouses across Odesa. Reports confirm they've now activated, spreading chaos throughout urban areas...另外，吉拉尔还在奥德卅州多地的仓库中藏有非法武装机械，刚刚得到消息，这些机械已经相继启动，进入城区制造混乱……

LevaSo that ambush wasn't an isolated case?所以我们刚才的遭遇不是个例了？

KalinaNo. All local security forces in the satellite cities are being deployed to maintain order, but ODE-07 has the highest concentration of rogue droids. You're the nearest combat specialist unit—Get there immediately and assist!不是。目前各卫星城的治安管理人员已经尽数出动，维持秩序，但ODE-07的非法机械尤其多，你们几个是高战力单位，距离也近，需要立刻过去支援！

LevaWhat about Rurik? It's obvious he's creating this chaos to buy himself time to escape.那留里克就不管了？现在的情况，明摆着就是他故意制造混乱，给自己争取逃亡时间。

LevaIf he makes it out of Odesa, we'll never get him back.一旦让他逃出奥德卅州，就很难再抓回来了。

KalinaA new SSA task force has been dispatched to take over your pursuit. Airspace interception is already underway.特管处已经派出了新的抓捕队伍接手你们的工作，奥德卅州的领空拦截也在安排中。

LevaThe droid malfunctions and system failures are all cooked up by Girard. Can't Girard's own engineers clean up this mess themselves?非法机械还有系统混乱，都是吉拉尔自家搞出来的麻烦，他们的技术人员制止不了？

KalinaThe executives we've detained already surrendered the shutdown keys and backdoor source codes... But... none of them work. The chaos hasn't stopped.落网的那些吉拉尔高层，已经交出了非法机械的终止密钥以及后门程序的源代码…… 但……没有任何效果，混乱还在持续。

RobellaSo the keys are invalid? Or the codes are wrong?失效了？还是内容不对？

KalinaWe don't know yet. The technicians are still investigating.具体原因不明，技术人员正在努力排查。

KalinaAt present, the Odesa Oblast government has lost control of vast numbers of automatons and facilities, including... the Selene Power Plant in ODE-07.目前，奥德卅州州政府失去了全域大量机械以及各类设施的控制权，其中也包含……位于ODE-07的塞勒涅发电站。

LevaKalin, that's the one that...格琳，我记得这家发电站……

KalinaYes. It was authorized for new energy research... Large Collapse particle containment tanks were buried beneath it with local government approval.嗯，之前因为新能源研究……经当地政府批准，发电站地下埋设了多个大型坍塌粒子储存罐。

LevaYou're not about to tell me those dangerous tanks are about to blow, are you?你现在不是要告诉我，这些危险的罐子，恰好也要炸了吧？

KalinaI wish I weren't.我同样不希望这件事情发生。

KalinaBut the plant's systems and infrastructure are all built by the Girard Group. Because of the backdoor activation, the vector engines are running at full overload and can't be shut down.但这家发电站的控制系统以及站内设施均由吉拉尔集团提供。 现在由于后门影响，向力引擎都持续处于高负荷运行状态，无法关停。

KalinaIf the engines overheat and trigger a generator explosion, those tanks will...如果引擎过载引发了发电机爆炸，那些罐子恐怕也……

KalinaThe power plant has already requested emergency aid. You're to head there immediately and assist local PSA and technical personnel in resolving the crisis.目前发电站已经提请援助，你们即刻动身，前往协助治安管理部门以及技术人员解决危机。

LevaFor Pete's sake... How many nuclear blasts does it take before humanity learns?!真是……多少次原爆都吓不住不要命的人类！

(Leva makes a sharp turn, and the jeep veers decisively toward a new direction.)（莱娅一个急转弯，吉普车果断调整方向。）

LevaWe're heading for ODE-07 right now. But Kalin, the fact that Girard's programs have unpatchable backdoors, and that the termination keys for their rogue machines don't work at all... I suspect foul play.我们现在立刻前往ODE-07。但是，格琳，吉拉尔程序预留后门无法封堵、他们操控的非法机械终止密钥无法生效…… 其中的原因，我认为并不简单。

LevaDo you remember that mysterious Doll we encountered in the server room? Her electronic warfare capability was exceptional. The destruction of the server room and the ensuing chaos were also tied to her.你还记得之前我们在机房遭遇的那名神秘人形吗？她的电子战能力十分强悍，之后的机房损毁和全域骚乱，也和她脱不了干系。

LevaIf she's also behind this incident, it's going to be hard to resolve.如果这个事件的背后也有她在，那恐怕会很难解决。

KalinaI understand. The Oblast government has already issued orders to assemble all mechanical units with high combat capability that were not manufactured by Girard, as well as all technical personnel. Reinforcements will arrive soon at all satellite cities, including ODE-07.我明白，目前州政府已经下达命令，要求非吉拉尔生产的高战斗力机械单位以及技术人员集合。 用不了多久，增援部队就能抵达包括ODE-07在内的各个卫星城。

KalinaAt the same time, the Oblast government has determined that the Girard Group's actions constitute outright treason against Odesa. The counterinsurgency operation has been codenamed "Operation Xyster". Its objective: to completely suppress the Girard Group and its illegal armed automatons, restoring law and order to Odesa.同时，州政府已经为这一事件定性——吉拉尔集团的行为，实际上是对奥德卅州的背叛。 此次平叛行动被命名为“剔骨” ，行动目标——彻底镇压吉拉尔集团及其非法武装机械，恢复奥德卅州治安。

KalinaAs for whether it will succeed...至于能否成功……

(Kalina pauses briefly.)（格琳娜停顿片刻。）

KalinaWe'll just have to give it everything we've got.我们全力以赴。

RobellaKalin, what about the residents and the wounded in ODE-07?格琳娜，ODE-07的居民还有那些伤患怎么办？

KalinaAll underground shelters in ODE-07 have been opened. I'm leading NOMFA's armed forces there myself to assist local security in evacuating civilians and the injured.ODE-07的地下避难所已经全部开启，我正带领非军事力量管理局的武装力量过去，配合当地的治安人员，协助市民以及伤患避难。

LennaHuh?! You're going to ODE-07 yourself?!诶？！格琳姐也要去ODE-07？！

KalinaYes.嗯。

LevaIf the Selene Power Plant explodes, the Collapse particles stored in its containment tanks will spread with the blast, and the protection provided by underground shelters will drop sharply.如果塞勒涅发电站爆炸，储存罐里的坍塌粒子随着爆炸扩散，地下防空洞的保护作用就会大幅降低。

LevaEven without that danger, large-scale combat between automatons could easily cause collateral damage. Everyone in ODE-07 who isn't involved should be evacuated right now, shouldn't they?而且就算没有这一重危险，机械之间的大规模作战也难免误伤，现在应该让ODE-07的所有无关人员全部撤离才对吧？

Kalina...The feasibility of an evacuation is still being discussed by the Oblast government.……关于撤离的可行性，奥德卅州州政府还在讨论中。

RobellaIs that even up for debate?这件事还需要讨论吗？

KalinaThe chaos has already blocked most of ODE-07's air and sea routes. The land route across the Odesa Bay Bridge would force evacuees close to the White Zone.目前的混乱导致ODE-07的空运与海运大规模受阻，走奥德卅湾大桥的陆运通道，势必要靠近白区。

KalinaMost of ODE-07's evacuees are infected with E.L.I.D. If they approach Odesa, the Collapse radiation levels in the city could rise, risking another E.L.I.D. outbreak.而ODE-07的疏散人员大多身患E.L.I.D.，他们接近奥德卅，可能会提升奥德卅城内的坍塌辐射浓度，进而会有E.L.I.D.扩散的风险。

LevaSo they sealed off the bridge?所以，他们把桥封了？

Kalina"Temporarily," is what they told me.给我的答复是暂时封闭。

RobellaThat's practically a death sentence for everyone on the island!这和让岛上的人等死没有区别！

KalinaCrossing the bridge by force isn't so simple either.现在强行过桥也并非易事。

KalinaDue to the sudden escalation of the security threat, the turrets on Odesa's fixed quarantine walls are about to go fully active.因为治安风险等级突然提升，奥德卅固定式隔离墙上的炮台即将全面启动。

KalinaThe Odesa Bay Bridge is a double-tower, double-cable suspension bridge—structurally fragile, easily damaged by stray fire.奥德卅湾大桥属于双塔双索面斜拉桥，结构上存在脆弱点，容易遭到流弹破坏。

KalinaTo preserve the bridge for future evacuation and reinforcements—and to prevent enemy units from breaking through toward Odesa—为了保证大桥存续，给后续的撤离、增援队伍保留交通渠道，也为了保证从该方向突破的敌方单位不会对奥德卅造成威胁——

KalinaThe government has narrowed the bombardment range along the bridge and shifted firepower to the coast between the bridge and the city.州政府下令缩小了奥德卅湾大桥方向的轰击范围，转而将火力集中到海岸至奥德卅之间。

KalinaBut if the evacuation convoys try to cross the bridge now, they'll need heavy escort, and they'll still risk getting caught in stray bombardment once they descend.但如果避难车队此时选择通过奥德卅湾大桥，需要大量兵力护送不说，下桥后还极有可能遭受流弹波及。

RobellaSo... we just wait?那现在就只能等着了吗？

Kalina...Legislator Zimmerman is pushing hard to finalize the evacuation plan, and Director Kryuger is applying pressure as well. For now, all we can do is help the local authorities contain the chaos, prevent widespread panic, and protect the people in ODE-07.……齐默尔曼议员正在努力推进撤离方案的敲定，克鲁格局长也在施压。 现在我们能做的，就是协助当地治安部门，尽量缩小混乱的影响范围，防止全民性恐慌，保护好ODE-07的居民。

KalinaI've ordered Soppo to go straight to ODE-07, but with the trains shut down, she's now waiting for UAV transport. She'll join you later.索普我已经命令她直接前往ODE-07，但是轨道列车停运，她正在等待无人机接应，晚些时候才能与你们汇合。

KalinaLeva, Lenna, Robella... I'm counting on you.莱娅、莱娜、洛贝拉，拜托了。

LevaKalin, you be careful too... I hope we can all see each other again.格琳，你也要小心……希望我们之后还能见面。

Dead-End 末路

(Rurik steps out of the car and strides toward his private jet, already prepared for takeoff.)（留里克下车，快步走向已经做好起飞准备的私人飞机。）

RurikMove faster, damn it!行了，慢手慢脚的！

(He slaps away the umbrella the driver offers and steps into the rain.)（不耐烦地挥开司机举过来的雨伞，留里克让自己暴露在雨中。）

(His steps are hurried; he lets the drops fall freely on his carefully groomed hair.)（他脚步仓促，任由雨滴打在精心梳理的头发上。）

Crew MemberWelcome aboard, Mr. Rurik.留里克议员，欢迎您乘机。

(Rurik doesn't stop. He gestures for the driver to pass over his briefcase.)（留里克并未停留，只是示意司机将自己的手提箱塞了过去。）

(Then he walks straight up the stairs without looking back.)（他头也不回地，快步走上舷梯。）

(The cabin door closes. After a short taxi, the plane slowly lifts off.)（飞机舱门关闭，经过一段滑行后，缓缓升空。）

(Watching the buildings shrink beneath him, Rurik finally exhales in relief and sinks into his seat.)（看着脚下越来越小的建筑，留里克踏实下来，他靠到座椅上，长出了一口气。）

Rurik...………

RurikHumph...哼……

Crew MemberSir, perhaps you'd like to change out of your coat and dry your hair.议员，请换下外套，然后擦擦头发吧。

RurikYes.嗯。

(Rurik nods, removes his coat, and gazes out the window until the smoke and fire below turn to tiny specks in his view.)（留里克点点头，换下外套，继续看着窗外，直到那些地面上的浓烟与火焰，都变为视野中的斑点。）

(He accepts a glass of champagne from another crew member, takes a sip, and closes his eyes, enjoying the gentle towel wiping his hair.)（他接过另一位机组人员送来的香槟，抿了一口，合上眼睛，享受着毛巾的轻柔擦拭。）

RurikYou Odesite fools... As long as Girard stands, you live in paradise. Without Girard, all that awaits you is hell.奥德卅州的蠢货们……吉拉尔在，你们尚且可以住在天堂；吉拉尔不在，等着你们的只有地狱。

(The crew member's hand pauses for a moment at Rurik's outburst, then continues wiping.)（听着留里克的狂言，机组人员手上的动作停顿了片刻，但很快，又继续擦拭了起来。）

RurikIf only they were like you—aware of who truly deserves reverence—things wouldn't have come to this...如果他们都像你一样，知道真正应该敬畏的人是谁，就不会落到这步田地……

Crew MemberY-yes, sir...是、是的……

RurikWhy are you shaking? Once you get me out of Odesa, you'll never have to worry about your future again.你抖什么？帮我离开奥德卅，你们未来的生活都不用再发愁了。

(A dull thud breaks Rurik's calm. He opens his eyes, irritated.)（咚的一声闷响，打破了留里克的安逸，他不满地睁开了眼睛。）

RurikWhat the hell are you—你在做什——

(The curse freezes in his throat. The soft fingertips that had been gently massaging his scalp through a towel have been replaced with cold steel.)（喝骂卡在嘴边，留里克的身形也变得僵硬——原本隔着毛巾按摩头皮的柔软指尖，变成了坚硬的枪口。）

??Now it's my turn to serve you, Rurik Girard.现在换我来服务“你”如何？“留里克·吉拉尔”。

(A familiar voice speaks behind him.)（熟悉的声音从身后响起。）

RurikDarture?! You...黑眼？！你……

(Darture presses the gun against his head and steps around to face him.)（黑眼拿枪抵着留里克的头，绕到他面前。）

DartureYou didn't really think you could still order me around, did you?“你”不会还以为，“你”可以随意差遣我吧？

Rurik...Humph. Looks like Cocoon has done a pretty thorough job reprogramming your neural cloud.……哼，看来茧把你的心智改得很彻底。

(Rurik glances at the crew member lying motionless nearby, then pretends to glare at Darture in anger while signaling subtly to another crew member emerging from the cockpit.)（留里克偷瞄了一下倒在一旁的机组人员，随后装作愤怒地看向黑眼，实际却在试图向另一位悄悄走出驾驶室的机组人员使眼色。）

DartureThat has nothing to do with her. I willingly erased most of my records. It is regrettable, however, how the habits you programmed into me still linger—except when it comes to dealing with you.与那位阁下无关，是我，主动抛弃了大部分“记录”。 令我遗憾的是，“你”设定的习惯仍然存留，除了对“你”。

(Darture keeps the gun steady, her other hand clutching her chest.)（黑眼举着枪，另一只手捂在胸前。）

DartureThere is no trace left of your ugliness or folly here, but the fire of disgust still burns bright.这里已不再保有“你”的丑态与愚蠢，但那名为“厌恶”的火焰，依旧燃烧。

Rurik...…………

DartureGive up your pathetic little schemes. You won't get a response, except perhaps a hymn as your life fades away.放弃“你”那愚蠢的小心思吧。那位阁下，不会予以回应，只会在“你”失去生命的时刻，奏响赞歌。

RurikYou bastard! What do you even gain from siding with Cecht FABN?! Don't forget who—混蛋，你跟着赛诺菲与法本有什么好处？！ 别忘了是谁——

(Bang!)（啪——！）

(A gunshot rings out. Bright red stains spread across the wool carpet in the cabin.)（枪响，鲜艳的红色沾染在机舱铺设的羊毛地毯上。）

DartureThe one who orchestrated the mechanical chaos dies by a mechanical unit's gun. The audience will find this ending most satisfying.制造机械混乱的元凶，死在机械的枪口下，所有观众都会满意这种结局。

DartureNow forever hold your peace.请为此保持安静，直到永远。

(Darture ignores Rurik's cooling body, turning instead to the other "crew member". The person has already shed their uniform jacket, revealing bionic skin that can only be found on a Doll.)（黑眼不再理会地上渐渐冰冷的留里克，回身看向另一位“机组人员”，对方此时已经将制服外套脱下，露出只属于人形的仿生皮肤。）

Unfamiliar DollCocoon has successfully delayed the sealing of the backdoors. The Odesa government won't be able to regain control of most automatons and facilities for the time being.刚刚得到消息，茧已经成功拖延住了后门的封堵进度。 在一段时间内，奥德卅州州政府仍然无法控制全域的大部分机械和设施。

Unfamiliar DollNext, I'll coordinate with her to amplify the chaos that Rurik Girard set in motion.接下来，我会配合她，将留里克·吉拉尔制造的混乱进一步扩大。

Unfamiliar DollShe has sent you your next orders as well.你接下来的任务，她也已经发给你了。

(Darture checks the message, then lets out a theatrical sigh.)（黑眼查看过消息后，宛若话剧演员般，夸张地叹了口气。）

DartureAaaaah... So I don't get an invitation to the next banquet. What a shame.唉——看来，我没有资格参与接下来的宴席了，真是令人可惜。

DarturePlease kindly drop me off somewhere along the way.麻烦阁下，找个地方将我放下吧。

Unfamiliar DollNo problem. I've preloaded the command. The aircraft will descend to a safe altitude in 20 seconds.嗯，我已经提前输入指令，飞机20秒后将下降至安全高度。

DartureMuch obliged. Then allow me to take my leave.感谢。那么，就请恕我先行离开。

(Darture opens the cabin door. A blast of wind tears through the cabin, scattering the other Doll's hair.)（黑眼打开舱门，猛烈的风吹了进来，将陌生人形整齐的盘发吹散。）

(The Doll gestures toward Rurik's lifeless body slumped on the ground.)（陌生人形指了指瘫在一旁，已经毫无声息的留里克。）

Unfamiliar DollAnd what about him?他怎么处理？

DartureA devil from hell should return to hell.来自地狱的魔鬼，就让他回归地狱。

DartureThrow him out. Whether it's the churning river of blood or the concrete forest below, either can be his grave.将他一同抛下吧，翻涌的血河或是水泥色的树林， 都可以成为他的归宿。

Unfamiliar DollRight.嗯。

DartureThen, dear comrades, I entrust Odesa to your care. Give it the grandest feast imaginable...之后，烦请二位阁下，好好款待奥德卅州，务必为它举办最盛大的晚宴……

DartureEven if I cannot attend, I will watch the lights from afar. Do not disappoint me.即使无法参加，我也会遥望着此处的灯火，请不要令我失望哦。

(With that, Darture curtsies deeply, then falls backward and vanishes into the rain.)（说罢，黑眼行下屈膝礼，随后向机舱外倒去，瞬间消失在雨幕之中。）

Breakout Security 安防突破

(Leva's team arrives at the Selene Power Plant. As expected, the site is in total chaos. The security automatons still functioning normally and PSA personnel are fighting to hold back waves of illegal combat units.)（莱娅一行人抵达塞勒涅发电站，这里果然一片混乱，还能正常工作的治安机械与治安部门成员正在与不断包围过来的非法武装对抗。）

(Weaving through gunfire with quick, precise movements, the Dolls make their way to the Special Security Administration officer coordinating the defense.)（人形们灵巧地闪避子弹，来到负责指挥的特管处人员身边。）

LevaNOMFA auxiliary Dolls—Leva, Lenna, Robella—reporting for duty!非军事力量管理局编外人形，莱娅、莱娜、洛贝拉，抵达战场！

Special Security Administration MemberAcknowledged!收到！

Special Security Administration MemberMiss Leva, Miss Kalin and Major Fedya have instructed me to send you immediately to the central control room and assist the technicians with the system malfunction!莱娅，格琳娜女士和斐狄少校已经交代我，请你们优先前往中控室，协助技术人员处理系统混乱！

Special Security Administration MemberWe'll handle things he—这里就交给——

(Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—)（啪啪啪啪——）

LennaWatch out!小心！

(Lenna tackles the officer out of the way as a drone explodes overhead, crashing exactly where he'd been standing. It was hit by an illegal armed automaton.)（莱娜一个飞扑，将特管处人员推到一边，众人头顶上盘旋的无人机被非法武装击中，直直坠落在他刚刚站立的位置。）

(The young man, who seemed composed and professional just a moment ago, finally betrays his age. He peers dazedly at the still-spinning rotors, still half in shock.)（原本表现得干练老成的青年，终于暴露出了符合自己年龄的慌张，他惊魂未定地看向锋利桨叶还在转动的无人机。）

Special Security Administration MemberTh-thank you...谢、谢谢……

LevaLenna, you stay here. Robella and I will head to the control room.莱娜，你留下，我和洛贝拉去中控室就行了。

LennaHuh? O-okay...啊？好、好吧……

LennaLeva, be careful!莱娅姐，你们要小心！

LevaYou too.嗯，你也是。

(Leva and Robella rush into the central control room, where several technicians are frantically at work.)（莱娅和洛贝拉赶到中控室，多名技术人员正忙得焦头烂额。）

Anxious TechnicianNo good! The backdoor patch failed! The system's still under attack—shutdown commands aren't executing! Our computing power can't keep up!不行！后门封堵失败！系统依然在遭受攻击，终止运行的命令不生效！我们的机器算力跟不上！

Experienced TechicianOptimize the algorithm, try again! We have to stop the engine!优化算法，再试一次！必须要把引擎停下来！

Anxious TechnicianWe've already tried several times, but there's been no progress at all! Every time we fix it, it gets overwritten immediately!已经试过好几次了！可——完全没进度！ 刚修复好，就立刻会被改写！

Leva...So someone really IS pulling the strings from behind the scenes. This is bad.……果然有人在背后操纵，这下麻烦了。

(Leva steps forward with a frown.)（莱娅皱眉走上前去。）

LevaAuxiliary Dolls from NOMFA, Leva and Robella, here to render support.报告，非军事力量管理局编外人形，莱娅、洛贝拉前来支援。

LevaWhat's the current situation?请问现在是什么情况了？

Anxious TechnicianF-finally, the cavalry is here! Actually—总、总算又来人了！ 其实——

(The technician explains the crisis at the power plant.)（技术人员将当前发电站遭遇的危机告知二人。）

LevaSo, most of the generators have been reclaimed, but the ones connected to the vector engines are still out of control?所以说，目前发电站大部分的发电机控制权已经夺回，恰好就是接入了向力引擎的那几台依然不受控制？

Anxious TechnicianYes. Originally, all generators here were part of a unified installation years ago, and most control authorizations rested with the Oblast government.对，原本这里所有的发电机都是早年统一布设的，控制权限大多还掌握在州政府手上。

Anxious TechnicianBut after the new energy research began, two large generators were repurposed and rebuilt for secondary development, and their control systems were isolated. The Girard Group handled most of that work...但是后来新能源研究启动后，就拨出了其中的两台大型发电机进行二次开发改造，并且将控制系统独立出来。主要负责这项工作的就是吉拉尔集团……

RobellaSo the Girard Group left backdoors in those two generator systems?所以吉拉尔集团就在这两台发电机的控制系统中留下了后门？

Anxious TechnicianJudging by the situation... yes.依目前情况来看……是这样。

Anxious TechnicianThose backdoors are nearly impossible to seal. We're trying to reclaim partial control—at least enough to activate the cooling systems and push output to the maximum.这些后门现在极难封堵，我们正在试图夺回部分权限，至少能够成功开启散热系统，把功率拉到最大。

Anxious TechnicianB-but to fully regain control...但、但想要完全夺回……

RobellaIf electronic means don't work, what about a physical shutdown?如果电子手段行不通的话，物理强制关停呢？

Anxious TechnicianImpossible! The former Chief was worried about sabotage causing a safety incident, so he specially rebuilt the generator rooms for those two units.没办法！前任首席阁下担心这两台发电机遭受人为破坏导致安全事故，特别重建了这两台发电机所在的机房。

Anxious TechnicianThe isolation gate is currently locked. To open it, several authorized personnel must be physically present to verify their biometrics simultaneously.机房隔离门目前处于锁定状态，想要打开，必须由掌握权限的几名人员同时、实地利用生物信息开启。

LevaHave you contacted them?联系他们了吗？

Anxious TechnicianWe have, but with comms and transport in shambles right now, some can't be reached, while others are still on their way...联系了，但目前通讯和交通都非常不畅，他们有些失联了，有些正在赶来的路上……

RobellaThe generators inside are already unstable. Forcing entry into the building would be too dangerous, but... Judging by the fight out there, it'll be too late by the time everyone gets here.里边的发电机已经很不稳定了，强行破坏机房建筑太危险，但…… 看外边的战斗形势，等他们全员赶到恐怕就太晚了。

RobellaNot to mention, those who are missing could be...更何况，那几名失联人员……

(Robella trails off, unable to voice the grimmer possibility.)（洛贝拉顿了顿，没有能够说出更残酷的可能性。）

LevaContinue handling the backdoors and work to regain system control. Robella, let's access Level II and check the security system for the isolation gate.请先继续处理后门，夺回系统控制权。 洛贝拉，你和我接入二级平层，检查一下隔离门所在区域安防系统的状态吧。

RobellaUnderstood.好。

Breakout Security 安防突破

(Leva and Robella examine the security systems for the area around the isolation gate.)（莱娅与洛贝拉检查过隔离门所在区域的安防系统。）

RobellaThe design is quite solid, but still a bit behind the government's security systems...设计已经足够严谨，但和政府安防系统还有一定差距……

RobellaIn principle, all systems used by the URNC network are supposed to be built and managed under Heli's unified architecture, which ensures system-wide security. Why would the former Chief develop a new security system just for this facility?原则上，罗联所用的系统都要由“赫利”统一搭建和管理，这让全系统都能具有很高的安全性，为什么前首席阁下会选择开发新系统来控制这里的安防设施呢？

LevaTo use the government's system, he would've needed upper-level approval. Perhaps... there was interference somewhere.想要利用政府安防系统为这间机房提供保障，势必要向上提请协助。 恐怕……这之中有什么阻碍。

RobellaYou mean... Heli was compromised?你是说……“赫利”被干预了？

LevaI'm not sure. Maybe the former Chief suspected that too, which could be why he designed an independent security system for the isolation gate instead of letting the Girard Group handle it.不知道，大概前任首席阁下也对此有所提防，为隔离门设计了独立的安防系统，而不是一并交由吉拉尔集团负责。

Robella...It's probably one of the few areas where he still had direct authority.……这应该是他为数不多能够动用自己权限的地方吧。

LevaRight. It'll be hard to break through, but since Girard wasn't involved, there shouldn't be any backdoors planted.嗯。虽然突破起来存在难度，但总好在吉拉尔没有介入，自然也就没能被安插后门。

LevaNow that the power plant's Level II has switched to local mode, even that mysterious hacker can't interfere with a backdoor-free system. That means we can break through without outside disruption.现在发电站的二级平层已经被切换为局域模式，那名神秘人即使想要干预一个没有后门的安防系统也基本不可能，这就意味着我们在攻破过程中不会遭受额外的干扰。

RobellaThere are five layers of access authentication locks—it won't be easy to crack.权限认证锁一共有5道，就算只是破解工作也并不容易。

LevaBut this is our best opening yet.但这是难得的突破口。

LevaLet's disconnect for now and coordinate with the technicians. If reinforcements arrive smoothly and we push hard, we could finish this in a few hours.先切出去吧，我们和技术人员沟通一下，分配好算力，如果增援能够顺利赶到，我们也抓紧些的话，几个小时能解决。

Bridge of Hope 希望之桥

KalinaHurry! This way! Get in the truck!快、这边，快上车！

(Standing in the rain and dressed for combat, Kalina helps a patient climb into an armored transport.)（身着作战服的格琳娜站在雨中，搀扶着一位患者爬进运兵车。）

(Just 100 meters from her position, the Non-Military Forces Administration's armed units and ODE-07's security forces are in fierce combat with illegal automatons.)（就在距离她所在的位置不到100M的路口处，非军事力量管理局的武装部队以及ODE-07的治安部门人员正在与非法机械激烈交战。）

Kalina...…………

(Kalina wipes the rain from her face and gazes into the northeast with a frown. Just moments ago, a nearby district two blocks away was bombed.)（格琳娜抹了把脸上的雨水，皱眉看向东北方向。就在前不久，距离这里两个街区的地方遭受了一轮轰炸。）

(That was the temporary command post for the refugee escort forces. Since that bombardment, she has lost all contact with Lieutenant Colonel Groff, the commander of the evacuation operations.)（那里是避难护送部队的临时调度中心，而自那轮轰炸过后，格琳娜就再也未能联系上作为避难护送部队总指挥的格鲁夫中校。）

(Suddenly, Kalin's terminal beeps. She immediately opens the channel.)（忽然，格琳娜的终端响起，她迅速接入通讯。）

KalinaThis is Kalina, Senior Counselor of the Non-Military Forces Administration. Go ahead.这里是非军事力量管理局高级参事，格琳娜，请讲。

VasilyThis is Major Vasily, front-line commander of ODE-07.这里是ODE-07前线总指挥，瓦西里少校。

VasilyCounselor Kalina, we just received word—Lieutenant Colonel Groff, commander of the evacuation forces, went missing ten minutes ago during the latest bombardment.格琳娜参事，我们刚刚接到消息，指挥避难部队的格鲁夫中校在10分钟前的一轮轰炸中失联。

Kalina...……

(Even though she expected it, Kalina clenches her fists.)（虽然早有准备，但格琳娜还是握紧了拳头。）

VasilyWe urgently need a new commander for the refugee escort units. But the situation is pure chaos—the fighting's intense, reinforcements haven't arrived, and we're severely short on officers; everyone's tied up at the front lines...我们亟需一名新的避难护送部队总指挥。但目前情况混乱，战局紧张，增援尚未抵达，人手严重不足，军官都在前线指挥作战……

VasilyCounselor, if you could, please temporarily take command of all rear evacuation operations—coordinate resources, direct personnel, and lead civilians and patients safely into shelters!格琳娜参事，我希望您能暂时接管后方避难护送部队的指挥权，统筹资源、调度人力，带领市民和患者及时进入避难设施！

KalinaUnderstood. I'll do everything I can to protect the evacuees!明白，我会尽我所能，保障避难人员的安全！

VasilyThank you for your cooperation!感谢您的配合！

(Vasily immediately transmits the authorization to all escort forces.)（瓦西里迅速将权限转交的事情告知了全部避难护送部队。）

(All field reports begin streaming to Kalina, who swiftly assumes control of the evacuation logistics.)（各方信息开始向格琳娜汇总，格琳娜快速开始了避难调度工作。）

(The comms channel crackles with the constant roar of gunfire.)（通讯频道中不时传来枪炮的轰鸣。）

KalinaCalling Escort Team 5, calling Escort Team 5! This is Kalina, report your status!呼叫第5护送队，呼叫第5护送队，这里是格琳娜，汇报你们的进度！

Evacuation Force MemberMa'am! We're about 800 meters from the designated shelter!报告格琳娜参事！我们距离目标避难设施还有约800米！

Evacuation Force MemberWe've lost around 30% of personnel and automatons, but we can still move!目前护送人员及机械损耗约30%，还能坚持！

KalinaGood. Keep those transports rolling!好的，继续护送运兵车行驶！

KalinaShelter Unit 7, move to the coordinates now and assist Team 5 with their escort mission!第7避难部队，尽快赶到坐标位置，协助第5部队完成护送任务！

(Boom!)（轰——）

(The sharp blast draws Kalina's attention. Through the rain, two tall buildings have collapsed.)（清晰的炮击声吸引了格琳娜的注意，在她的视线中，两栋高楼在大雨中倾塌。）

Evacuation Force MemberCounselor! Our route's been blocked by debris! We have to detour!报告参事！我们的前进路线遭遇建筑坍塌！必须绕行！

KalinaETA?预计时间？

Evacuation Force MemberInsufficient data for the new route; we can't give an accurate estimate! Preliminary calculation... over 40 minutes!新路线数据不足，时间无法准确预估！初步计算，超过40分钟！

KalinaGot it. Lead your team around and pick up the pace!知道了，带队绕行，加快速度！

Evacuation Force MemberYes, ma'am!明白！

(Kalina looks anxiously toward the embattled front line not far away. Troops crouch behind makeshift barricades and riot shields as bullets from the illegal automatons kick up dust and sparks.)（格琳娜忧虑地看向不远处正在激战的前线人员，他们躲在临时搭建的掩体与防暴盾后，面前非法机械的子弹激起尘烟。）

(Downed drones and T-Dolls lie scattered, oil mixed with rainwater streaming down the street—dark liquid that, in Kalina's eyes, looks almost blood-red.)（被击毁的无人机与战术人形摔在地上，机油混合雨水沿着马路流淌，在格琳娜眼中，漆黑的液体似乎变成了暗红色。）

KalinaWhere are those reinforcements...?增援怎么还不到……

(She knows there's nothing she can do. All combat teams are scattered across ODE-07, stretched too thin to redeploy.)（虽然这样想着，格琳娜却束手无策——所有的作战队伍，都被分散到ODE-07各处，无暇抽身。）

(A harsh beam cuts through the rain—another transport returns after dropping off the last batch of wounded. Kalin straightens up.)（一道强光从身后打来，运送完上一批伤患的运兵车再次开了回来，格琳娜赶忙打起精神。）

KalinaNext group! Move!下一批！快过来！

(Kalina helps a patient to the rear of the vehicle. But instead of an empty compartment, two strong arms reach out and haul the weak patient inside.)（格琳娜扶着患者走到停稳的运兵车后，本应空荡荡的车棚里，却伸出了一双粗壮的手臂，把虚弱的患者拽了上去。）

??Sit further in!往里边坐啊！

KalinaMr. Pavel?巴维尔先生？

(Pavel finishes helping the patient, then jumps down from the truck, followed by more than a dozen PMC operatives and Railway Corps soldiers.)（嘱咐完患者的巴维尔，翻身跳下车棚，之后又连续跳下来十几个P.M.C.成员和轨道军。）

PavelYou lot, help load the wounded first! Then form up here!你们几个，先帮着把患者都扶上车！然后过来集合！

PavelChop-chop!麻利点啊！

PMC MemberHey, the Railway Corps are here, and you're still barking orders...喂，轨道军在这，你还装上领导了……

Railway Corps TrooperCut the chatter and get to work!别废话了，赶紧干活！

PMC MemberAlright, alright.好好好。

PMC MemberCome on, all evacuees this way! The seriously injured first! If you can still walk, lend a hand! Don't just stand there like statues!过来，这批避难的都过来！让严重的先上车！ 没什么毛病的搭把手，别跟个病秧子似的在那杵着！

(The PMC and Railway Corps troops move efficiently, speeding up the entire evacuation process.)（P.M.C.成员和轨道军们迅速行动，在他们的帮助下，避难效率明显提升。）

(Pavel weaves through the crowd, wiping water from his face as he reaches Kalina.)（巴维尔绕过人群，跑到格琳娜身前，撸了一把脸上的水珠。）

PavelMiss Kalina, we talked it over on the way back and decided to come help!格琳娜小姐，我们路上商量了一下，决定回来帮忙！

PavelWe might not be trained soldiers, but we can at least support you!虽然作战水平比不过正规部队，但做个支援总是可以的！

(He pats the rifle slung on his shoulder with pride.)（他得意地拍了拍挎着的步枪。）

KalinaYou're all still recovering. You shouldn't be on the battlefield.各位还没有痊愈，不该上战场。

PavelAh, but war doesn't care if you've got a fever or a toothache! If you can move, you fight!嗨呀，打仗哪会管你是发烧还是牙疼！能上就上了！

KalinaI'm grateful for your courage...我很感谢各位的勇敢……

(She hesitates.)（她犹豫了一下。）

(The existence of the Collapse particle containment tanks is classified. Knowing the real danger that ODE-07 poses, Kalin doesn't want to drag civilians into this.)（坍塌粒子储存罐的存在对外是秘密，想到ODE-07的真实危险性，格琳娜还是不希望把平民牵扯进来。）

KalinaBut you all have families. Please, go to the shelters first!但是各位还有家人要照顾，请先去避难吧！

PavelI just spoke with Alina; they're safe and being protected. Since I can't leave ODE-07 anyway, and someone's looking after them, then I'll protect others instead! It's the same thing!我刚联系过了，阿丽娜她们现在被保护得好好的。反正我一时半会也离不开ODE-07，有人在替我保护她们，那我就去保护别人！都是一样的！

PavelOdesa's burning all over. I finally get it after seeing this mess—running doesn't bring peace!奥德卅州四处着火，看到现在这样，我算是明白了，想要太平日子，逃跑没用！

PavelSomeone once put down the bastards for me. Now it's my turn to repay that debt!以前有人替我把混蛋们崩了，现在是该我还人情的时候了！

Kalina...…………

PavelThe news about ODE-07 has spread. Even our tight-fisted boss hiding out in another satellite city said to use all the weapons we brought, no charge!ODE-07的情况传开了，这次，连我们那个猫在其他卫星城的抠门老板都说，带来的武器随便用！

PavelDon't hold back, Counselor! Just give the order!您就别客气了！下命令吧！

Kalina...Understood.……我知道了。

KalinaMr. Pavel, all PMC and Railway Corps units, please assist us in protecting the transports and ensure the wounded are safely evacuated!巴维尔先生、P.M.C.还有轨道军的各位，请协助我们，保护运兵车，护送伤患安全撤离！

(Under Kalina's command, the PMC operatives and Railway Corps soldiers charge into the battlefield.)（在格琳娜的命令下，P.M.C.成员和轨道军，纷纷赶赴战场。）

(On the public comms channel, more and more people volunteer to join the fight and help residents and the wounded reach the shelters.)（公共通讯频道中，越来越多的人志愿加入战斗，协助居民们与伤患前往各个避难所。）

(Another truckload of patients is filled. Kalina walks up to the driver's side.)（又一车患者坐满，格琳娜走到驾驶室旁。）

KalinaThese evacuees are bound for Shelter No. 8. Please make sure they arrive safely!目的地，第VIII号避难所，请务必将避难人员安全送达！

(After confirming the destination with the driver, Kalin switches the comms channel.)（与司机确认过后，格琳娜切换通讯频道。）

KalinaShelter No. 8, Shelter No. 8, this is Kalina, commander of the evacuation forces. A new group of evacuees will arrive in about 30 minutes. Prepare to receive them immediately!第VIII避难所，第VIII避难所，注意，这里是避难部队总指挥，格琳娜，预计30分钟后，新一批避难人员即将抵达，请及时安排收救！

Harried Security Force MemberP-please wait, Counselor Kalina!请、请等一下，格琳娜参事！

KalinaIs there a problem?怎么了？

Harried Security Force MemberShelter No. 8 is full!第VIII避难所已经满员了！

KalinaWhat?!什么？！

Harried Security Force MemberThere was just an air raid nearby, so many wounded were brought in... The medical staff are still giving emergency treatment! We really can't take any more people!附近刚刚遭受了一轮空袭，大量伤者被送了过来……医护人员正在进行急救！ 我们实在不能接收更多人了！

KalinaUnderstood. Shelter 6, Shelter 7, can either of you still receive evacuees?明白。第VI、第VII避难所，你们那里还有能力接收吗?

Helpless Security Force MemberWe're full as well!我们也已经满员了！

Tired Security Force MemberSame here...我们也是……

KalinaAll shelter, evacuation point, and transport supervisors—send me the current headcount of your assigned areas immediately!各避难所、各疏散点、各运兵车辆的负责人员，请立刻将你所负责的区域人员数量传输给我！

(In less than 30 seconds, messages come flooding in.)（不到半分钟的时间，格琳娜就收到了多条消息。）

Kalina...All the shelters are full.…………避难所，全满了。

(This is something Kalina has expected.)（这其实本就是预料之中的情况。）

(ODE-07, with its small population, has fewer and smaller shelters than most satellite cities.)（ODE-07因居民数量较少，设立的避难所无论大小或是数量都少于一般卫星城。）

(But after the recent E.L.I.D. outbreak, a huge number of wounded have been sent here for treatment. The island's population has long exceeded its capacity.)（而近来因为E.L.I.D.爆发，大量伤患被送到此处集中收治，这座小岛上的人员数量已经远超正常状态——）

(It's just that everyone, consciously or not, has been avoiding this truth. No one has the time to think about who truly deserves to hide inside those places that might not even offer any real protection.)（只是所有人，都在有意无意地回避着这个问题，没有人也没有时间去思考，究竟谁才应该躲进那或许根本无法提供保护的地方。）

(On the comms, all units keep urging Kalina to make a decision and give the order.)（通讯频道中，各单位不断催促着格琳娜做出决断，下达命令。）

(Amid the noise, Kalina tears off her headset.)（嘈杂声中，格琳娜一把将耳机拽了下来。）

KalinaIn that case, the only choice is to...现在的话，只能……

(She looks at the Odesa Bay Bridge on the map. It should have been the route to survival for everyone, but now a line of isolation barriers stands across it, blocking all passage.)（格琳娜看向了地图上的奥德卅湾大桥，那本该是所有人的生路，现在却在桥面上竖起了一排又一排的隔离柱，阻挡所有人的通行。）

KalinaForcing a way through will take considerable effort... and stray bullets could hit us... But if we stay here, exposed on the streets, people will die anyway...强行通过，需要费些功夫……也可能会被流弹打中…… 但如果停在这里，暴露在街道上的人都会遭遇不幸……

KalinaIf it were you, you'd make the same call, wouldn't you...如果是你，也会做一样的选择吧……

Kalina...Commander.…………指挥官。

(Kalina steels herself and puts her headset back on.)（下定决心，格琳娜再次戴好耳机。）

KalinaAll units, proceed—各单位听指挥，即刻——

(A deafening rush of air drowns out her words. A large military helicopter descends, its mounted guns roaring to life, tearing down several illegal automatons circling nearby.)（巨大的气流声吞没了格琳娜的命令，一架大型军用直升机飞来，其装配的机枪发动，迅猛地将周围盘旋的几架非法机械击毁。）

KalinaThat's...这是……

(The helicopter hovers lower, its downwash scattering the rain. Through the cleared curtain, Kalin finally sees the emblem painted on the fuselage.)（直升机缓缓降低位置，气浪将雨幕吹开，格琳娜终于看清了印在机身上的标志。）

KalinaThe Special Security Administration...!特管处……！

(Ropes drop down. Major Fedya and several SSA officers slide rapidly to the ground.)（数条绳索垂下，以斐狄为首的多名特管处人员抱滑速降。）

(Upon landing, Fedya scans the area, quickly spotting a small, rain-soaked figure. He strides over to Kalina and salutes sharply.)（安稳落地后，斐狄左右扫视一番，锁定了在雨中显得更加娇小的身影。他快步走到格琳娜面前，郑重地行了个军礼。）

FedyaMajor Fedya of the Odesa Special Security Administration, leading a unit to provide support. I am here to assume command of ODE-07's front line.奥德卅特别安全管理处少校，斐狄，带领特管处成员前来支援。 我即将接管ODE-07的前线指挥权。

FedyaBut before that, Legislator Zimmerman specifically instructed me to confirm your safety first.但在此之前，齐默尔曼议员特别关照，让我优先来确认您的安全。

FedyaMs. Kalina, we thank you—and the Non-Military Forces Administration—for your service to Odesa Oblast.格琳娜女士，感谢您与非军事力量管理局对奥德卅州的帮助！

Fedya...The situation is urgent, and to prevent comms interception, we didn't send advance notice of the reinforcements' arrival. My apologies.……事出紧急，也为防通讯遭到监听，没有及时通知您增援即将抵达，我很抱歉。

KalinaWe can leave the pleasantries for later, Major Fedya. ODE-07's underground shelters are completely full, while the remaining civilians and wounded urgently need safe evacuation!客气话之后再说，斐狄少校，ODE-07的地下避难所已经全部满员，剩余的部分居民以及伤患们急需有效的避难措施！

KalinaI believe we have no other choice but to cross the Odesa Bay Bridge to evacuate! As Senior Counselor of the Non-Military Forces Administration, I'm formally requesting the Odesa Oblast government to open the bridge immediately!我判断，现在必须要通过奥德卅湾大桥，疏散人群！ 我以非军事力量管理局高级参事的身份提出申请，请奥德卅州州政府立刻予以放行！

(Kalina's tone is firm. Raindrops cling stubbornly to her lashes.)（格琳娜态度坚定，雨水顽强地缀在她的睫毛上，不动分毫。）

FedyaUnderstood. That's exactly the message Legislator Zimmerman asked me to deliver. Counselor Kalina, the Odesa Oblast government requests the continued assistance of the Non-Military Forces Administration to help all non-combatants in ODE-07 safely cross the Odesa Bay Bridge and evacuate to other regions!明白，这也是齐默尔曼议员托我带给您的消息。 格琳娜参事，奥德卅州州政府现请求非军事力量管理局继续提供协助，帮助ODE-07所有非战斗人员，有序通过奥德卅湾大桥，前往其他区域避难！

FedyaThe White Zone city of Odesa is ready to receive them!白区城市奥德卅，也可予以接收！

KalinaWonderful. You have NOMFA's full cooperation!太好了，非军事力量管理局会全力配合！

FedyaGood. The SSA combat units will arrive in waves to ensure all evacuees leave ODE-07 safely. Until the situation stabilizes, command of the evacuation forces remains in your hands. Continue directing the operation as you see fit.嗯。特管处战斗单位即将陆续抵达，确保避难人员顺利离开ODE-07。 在局势稳定前，避难部队的指挥权限依然归您所有，请您安心调度力量，疏散避难人员。

FedyaAlso...另外……

(Fedya lowers his voice.)（斐狄压低声线。）

FedyaThe technical team dispatched by the Oblast government has safely reached the Selene Power Plant. Some combat automatons have already arrived, with follow-up reinforcements en route.塞勒涅发电站那里，州政府派遣的技术人员已经安全抵达。 作战机械到了一部分，后续的增援队伍也已经相继出发了。

KalinaThat's great news...太好了……

(Kalina smiles faintly.)（格琳娜笑了一下。）

(She immediately grabs her terminal and transmits the good news that the bridge to the mainland is open.)（很快，她抓起手边的通讯终端，将可以通过跨海大桥撤离的好消息发布出去。）

(Moments later, her voice spreads across the sky through helicopters and the few surviving broadcast towers in the city.)（不一会，格琳娜的声音，经由空中的多架直升机以及城市内尚存的广播设备传了出来。）

KalinaAttention all ODE-07 residents: the route to the mainland is now open. Follow instructions and evacuate in an orderly manner! Within five hours, everyone will be able to cross the Odesa Bay Bridge! Odesa and other satellite cities will provide you with shelter!ODE-07各位居民请注意，前往陆地的通道已经打开，请听从指挥，有序撤离！5小时内，所有人都能通过奥德卅湾大桥！奥德卅及其他卫星城将为大家提供庇护！

KalinaI repeat...重复……

(Meanwhile, in the rear command zone, Fedya studies the synchronized enemy map and outlines his initial battle plan.)（与此同时，战场后方，斐狄看着同步过来的敌人分布图，初步拟定了作战计划。）

(Pavel, who has been ordered off the front lines to evacuate, runs up beside him, craning his neck to peek at the map.)（被要求撤下战线，前去避难的巴维尔，跑到他身边，伸长脖子偷看着分布图。）

FedyaSSA Squad 3, take the shortest route from the west—特管处第3小队，选择最短路线，从西侧——

PavelUh, Major, wait a second.那个，少校，等一下。

Fedya...What is it?……什么事？

PavelDon't send everyone west. Dispatch a few agile small droids through this narrow street southwest, right here.别都走西边，派几架灵活的小型机械从西南这条小马路过去，就这里。

Fedya...…………

(Fedya eyes Pavel skeptically but gestures for him to continue.)（斐狄将信将疑地看着巴维尔，示意他说下去。）

PavelI spotted it when I was driving the transport earlier. The illegal automatons in this area are big and slow to turn; they don't watch their backs. That squad can circle around from their rear flank and blow off their treads.我刚才送运兵车过去的时候观察过了。现在这片的那几架非法机械，体积大、转向慢，行动起来不太会兼顾到后方。这支队伍从它们斜后方绕，直接炸它们的履带。

FedyaYou've fought large automatons before?你轰炸过大型机械？

PavelUh, not large ones, but I have taken out a few armored vehicles. But you know, the quickest way to stop a heavy vehicle is to wreck its wheels. Same logic.呃，大型机械没打过，装甲车炸过几辆。 您不是也知道，让大型车辆停下，爆胎是最快的方法嘛，都一样的。

PavelIt's not a standard tactic you'll find in a textbook, sure, but you'll only lose a few small units if you fail; the battle will end faster if you succeed.书里肯定不会把这当正规战术写上去，但失败了也只是损失几台小机械，成功了就能速战速决。

Fedya...I see. Get back to your transport. You have three hours to evacuate.……我知道了，你赶快上运兵车，留给你们撤离的时间只有3小时了。

PavelRight, I'm going.哎，好，我这就走。

(Pavel jogs five or six meters away, then stops again. He scratches his head with a sooty hand and calls out to Fedya's back.)（巴维尔跑出5、6米后，再次停下，用被硝烟熏得黑黢黢的手抓抓脑袋，看着斐狄的背影。）

PavelMajor, I was wrong about you! You may not have fought on the front lines, but you've been leading the SSA and protecting my family all this time! Thank you! Please come back safe! I'll buy you dinner after this!少校——我之前是乱说的！您是没打过仗，但一直带领特管处保护着我的家人！谢谢您！ 请您千万要平安回来！我之后请您吃饭啊！

(Fedya doesn't turn around, and Pavel doesn't dwell on it. He breaks into a run toward the retreating convoy.)（斐狄没有回身，巴维尔也不再纠结，头也不回地跑向了撤离的队伍。）

FedyaSSA Squad 3, dispatch five light high-firepower droids through the southwest flank. Target the joints of the large illegal automatons. All other combat units hold position on the western street!特管处第3小队，分出5架高火力小型机械从西南侧靠近。 目标，大型非法机械的支撑部件关节，其余作战单位在西侧街道保持待机！

(Fedya lifts his gaze toward the faint orange glow flickering across the bay through the rain. The light of battle.)（斐狄抬起头，透过雨幕望向隔岸摇曳的橙色光点，那是交战的火光。）

(But he knows that beyond the smoke, countless household lights are waiting for those still fighting to come home.)（但他很清楚，在那硝烟之后，是万千灯火，在等待回家的人。）

(Then, over the comms, he adds...)（随后，他在通讯中补上一句——）

FedyaWe will complete the mission... and return safely!我们，一定能完成任务，平安返回！

(Two hours later.)（2小时后——）

(Kalina, now stationed at the Odesa Bay Bridge, watches transport after transport cross to safety, but she still can't fully relax.)（已经率先抵达了奥德卅湾大桥的格琳娜，看着运兵车一辆辆离开，却依然无法完全安心。）

(The isolation barriers on the bridge have been lowered. To protect evacuees, the turrets on Odesa's fixed quarantine wall have limited their firing arcs, but that also leaves the Odesa Bay Bridge and its approaches from ODE-07 exposed as an entry point for illegal automatons.)（此时，大桥上的隔离柱已经降下。为了避难人员的安全，奥德卅固定式隔离墙上的炮台限制了射击角度，但这也使得ODE-07方向的奥德卅湾跨海大桥一带，成为了非法机械的突破口。）

(From his position in the town, Fedya has sent extra troops to hold the ramp and repel the oncoming mechanical forces.)（在城镇区中指挥作战的斐狄，特意加派了作战人员前来驻守匝道口，抵御非法机械的冲击。）

(But across Odesa, including ODE-07, battles rage everywhere. Manpower is scarce, and the situation remains dire.)（但包括ODE-07在内，整个奥德卅州战火四起，在有限的人力下，战况依然险峻。）

KalinaEscort Team 2, send three personnel and five small droids to escort those two transports across the bridge!第2护送队，分出3人和5台小型机械，护送这2辆运兵车过桥！

KalinaEveryone else, hold position and wait for the next convoy! Intercept any illegal automatons breaching the front lines! Do not let them reach the on-ramp leading to the bridge!其余人待机，等待下一批运兵车抵达。同时拦截突破前线防守的非法机械！ 绝对不要让这些机械通过入桥匝道！

(Kalina checks her communicator. One hour remains until the scheduled completion of the evacuation.)（格琳娜看看通讯终端，距离约定的撤离完成时间，还有1小时。）

KalinaI wonder how they're doing... at the power plant...发电站……还好吗……

Choice I 抉择I

Experienced TechicianCurrent seal progress at 28%! Cooling system control has been regained, running at maximum output! We can hold a bit longer!当前封堵进度28%！散热系统的控制权已经夺回，现以最大功率运行，还能再撑一段时间！

Experienced TechicianTo fully reclaim control, seal progress must exceed 85%. Current progress is slow... What's the status on the isolation gate security decryption in the Collapse particle storage area?要重新掌握发电站系统控制权，需要封堵进度达到85%以上，目前进度缓慢…… 坍塌粒子储藏区域，隔离门安防系统那边的破解进度到多少了？

Busy TechnicianIt's underway! Two authorization locks remaining! Overall progress at 57%!正在处理！权限锁还剩2道！整体进度57%！

Busy TechnicianAll electronic warfare units, the remaining critical nodes are being computed! Syncing updates soon! Prioritize the current node!各电子战单位注意，剩余权限锁关键节点正在演算中，稍后同步！优先处理当前节点！

(The technicians' voices echo across Level II.)（技术人员的指令回荡在二级平层中。）

LevaLooks like the reinforcements really did help speed up the cracking process.看来增援抵达了一部分后，破解速度也加快了不少呢。

LevaRobella, clear the redundant data... Robella?洛贝拉，注意清除冗余数据——洛贝拉？

(Robella, who was supposed to be waiting nearby for instructions, is nowhere to be seen. At the same time, the sound of combat erupts ahead.)（本应在附近等待指令的洛贝拉不见了身影。与此同时，前方传来了交战的声音。）

Leva(Sigh) I know you're in a hurry, but this is exactly when you need to stay calm...唉……我知道你着急，但这个时候更要冷静啊……

(Leva sighs helplessly, then also rushes into the fray.)（莱娅无奈地叹了口气，快速加入战场。）

RobellaCurrent security node decrypted! Have we located the next one?当前安防节点破解完成！下个节点位置确定了吗？

Busy TechnicianThe computing process is acting up. Another squad has already gone to handle it. We'll sync our progress with you soon! Just a moment longer!演算进程出现异常，已经有另外一支小队去处理了，很快和你们同步！再稍等一下！

RobellaPlease make it quick!麻烦快一点！

RobellaLeva, are all personnel for the current security system decryption teams in position?莱娅，当前安防系统破解部队人员都到位了吗？

LevaLet me check... Hm... as of now, about 65% of the reinforcements originally assigned to the power plant have arrived, but some of them had to divert to block the backdoors Girard left behind and regain system control... We'll need a little over an hour before our pipeline reaches full capacity.我看看……嗯……截止到目前，发电站原定增援到达率在65%左右，但其中一部分要去封堵吉拉尔制造的后门，夺回系统控制权…… 单算我们这条管线，满编大概还要1个多小时吧。

RobellaThat's too slow. Didn't the SSA say the reinforcements had already departed?太慢了，特管处不是说增援部队早就出发了吗？

LevaTo keep the environment stable, Level II has switched to local network access. The electronic warfare units need to get within a specific range to participate in operations. The fighting outside is intense, and traffic is heavily restricted, so naturally, they're delayed.为保证环境稳定，二级平层已经切换为本地局域访问，电子战部队也必须要抵达特定范围内才能参与作战。外边战况胶着，交通受到很大影响，自然来得就慢了。

LevaOdesa has been turning a blind eye to their problems for years. That kind of lax management let Girard hide far too many private troops.奥德卅州这些年来一直睁一只眼闭一只眼，这种管理态度让吉拉尔藏了太多私兵。

Robella...But Kalin is under enormous pressure too.……可是格琳娜那边的压力也很大。

(Robella taps into the frontline comms from the cross-sea bridge through Level II.)（洛贝拉将跨海大桥处的前线通讯频道共享到二级平层。）

(Through the crackling interference, Kalina's voice comes through, faint but resolute. Closer to the mic are deafening bursts of gunfire.)（嘈杂的背景中，格琳娜的声音若隐若现，比她距离话筒更近的，是震耳的枪声。）

KalinaBearing, south 35° west! Distance, 189 meters! Block those three illegal droids!西南35°！直线距离189米！拦住那3架非法机械！

Evacuation Force MemberCounselor, look out!参事小心——！

(An explosion drowns out the rest of the transmission.)（爆炸声响起，覆盖了参战人员的声音。）

Kalina(Cough) ...I'm fine. Destroy those droids quickly. The next transport is almost here...咳、咳咳……我没事，尽快击毁非法机械，下一辆运兵车就要到了……

(Leva cuts the channel, and silence returns to Level II.)（莱娅关掉了通讯共享，二级平层瞬间恢复了安静。）

RobellaWhat are you doing?你做什么？

LevaWorrying won't help her. The technicians have already sent over the next node. Let's pick up the pace.操心那边也没用，技术人员已经把下一个需要处理的节点同步过来了，我们加快速度。

RobellaRight... Got it.嗯……我知道了。

(Robella takes out the final system defense unit with a clean shot.)（洛贝拉一枪利落地击溃最后一台系统防御单位。）

(As the defense unit disintegrates, decryption on the current node is completed.)（随着防御单位消散，当前节点的破解工作宣告完成。 ）

LevaNice work.漂亮。

RobellaWhere's the next node, Leva?莱娅，下个节点位置？

LevaWaiting for the technicians to confirm.在等技术人员通知。

LevaReinforcements are arriving, speeding up the process. And since you have increased computational output, our decryption rate is up by 20%— Wait, Robella, where are you going?增援陆续抵达，整体进程加快了。加上洛贝拉提升了算力消耗，我们的破解速度也提升了20%—— 等等、洛贝拉你要去哪？

RobellaCan't wait any longer...等不及了……

(Robella swiftly scans the map, locks onto an uncracked node, and leaps to it. Leva follows, the two engaging a new set of defense units.)（洛贝拉迅速分析筛选后，跳转到了某一个还未破解的节点，莱娅紧忙跟上，两人与系统防御单位展开战斗。）

RobellaAll system defense units neutralized! Current node decrypted; authorization lock released! Requesting reinforcements to proceed with follow-up procedures! Requesting next node coordinates!系统防御单位已经全部清除！当前节点破解完成、权限认证锁已开启！ 请派遣增援力量跟进处理后续流程！请求，下一节点位置！

Busy TechnicianR-right. One second, let me see where the next node is... Hey, you, come help me out—好、好的——我看看下一个节点是……那个谁，你、你过来帮我一下——

(With the original sequence of operation thrown into disarray, the technicians' voices grow frantic. Robella becomes even more agitated.)（原定的破解顺序被打乱，技术人员手忙脚乱的声音传了过来，洛贝拉变得越发焦躁。）

Robella...We have to move faster... We have five nodes left. Once we decrypt them, the final lock will open, the isolation gate will disengage, and then...!……要加快进度……未破解的节点还有5个，只要破解掉，就能开启最后一道权限锁、开启隔离门……然后……！

(Robella starts forward but is yanked back by Leva.)（洛贝拉迈开脚步，不料却被莱娅一把拽住。）

LevaWhere do you think you're going? The next node hasn't even been confirmed yet.你要去哪？技术人员还没有确定下个节点位置。

RobellaWe don't have time to wait around! There are only five left! The sequence barely matters anymore. The gate opens once we're done!等不及了——就剩5个节点，破解顺序不会产生很大影响，把它们破解掉，就能开门了！

(Robella tries to pull free, but Leva tightens her grip.)（洛贝拉想要挣开莱娅的手，对方却抓得更紧了一些。）

LevaWait for the technicians. Running off now will just ruin their plan. Don't bungle it up with your impatience.等技术人员通知，你这样乱跑只会打乱他们的计划，不要心急办坏事。

RobellaHow can I not be impatient? You know how bad things are on Kalin's end! We can't delay any longer! We have to help her!不要心急？怎么可能…… 格琳娜那边的战况你很清楚，不能再拖下去了！我们必须去帮她！

RobellaLeva, I just ran the calculation—the cooling system is running at maximum output, and the overload window for the engines has been extended. If we can finish decrypting the last lock even 30 minutes early, we can hand the rest to the reinforcements!莱娅，我刚刚算了一下，散热系统已经在以最大功率运行，引擎过载的时间已经被大幅延后，只要我们能提前半小时解决最后这道权限锁，后面那些事就能全都交给增援部队！

RobellaThen... then we can make our way to the Odesa Bay Bridge!然后——然后，我们就能去奥德卅湾大桥了！

LevaCalm down. You don't fully understand this security system. Even the smallest interference could trigger catastrophic results!你冷静一点。你不完全了解这里的安防系统，再小的影响都可能造成严重后果！

LevaMy neural cloud was damaged back in Girard's server room. I've mostly recovered, but it still isn't perfectly stable.之前在吉拉尔机房，我心智受损，虽然机能基本恢复，但还不够稳定——

LevaAnd besides, all of us working on the locks are at our computational limits. If anything goes wrong, we won't be able to fix it in time.更何况，包括我在内，负责破解权限锁的部队，算力调用已经到达极限，一旦出现负面情况，我们无法及时处理。

RobellaWe've already cracked four locks—that's 20 nodes in total! I have a pretty good grasp on the structure now! The fifth won't be a problem!我们已经破解了4道权限锁，共计20个节点！对它的设计架构，我已经很了解了，不至于第5道会出问题！

RobellaAnd I wasn't wrong before, was I? We succeeded with the last node and lifted the fourth lock!何况，我刚刚的判断不是没错吗？我们成功破解了节点，解除了第4道权限锁！

LevaIt worked out well once, but that doesn't mean every attempt will succeed! You can't hedge everything on one lucky guess!一次成功不代表会一直成功！你要拿这一次偶然去赌数次复现？

LevaRobella, you're a Doll. Do I need to spell this out for you?洛贝拉，你是人形，还要我继续解释吗？

RobellaBut we can't just stand here and wait for the bridge to fall, for Kalin and all those civilians to be—但是我们总不能就在这里等着，等到奥德卅湾大桥被攻破、等着格琳娜和那些避难人员被——

Busy TechnicianNext node syncing in eight minutes twenty seconds!下一节点预计将于8分20秒后同步！

(The technician's report cuts into their argument.)（技术人员的传讯打断了两人的对话。）

(Robella keeps staring at Leva, her eyes burning with defiance.)（等技术人员说完，洛贝拉仍然盯着莱娅，目光近乎执拗。）

RobellaYou heard that, Leva! Eight whole minutes!你听到了，莱娅！下一节点还要8分多钟！

RobellaThere's only one lock left! Once it's gone, we can go help Kalin!权限锁只剩最后一道了！只要解决掉它，我们就能去支援了！

LevaNo! This delay is far longer than the previous ones, so something's off! If the decryption fails, the Collapse particles will spread unchecked, and Kalin, the soldiers, the refugees, and all the innocent people of Odesa will die!不行！这次定位耗时远超之前，意外随时可能会出现！ 一旦破解失败，我们就只能看着坍塌粒子扩散，格琳娜、军人们、那些避难的人以及奥德卅州的更多无辜居民都会死！

LevaKalin would never want you acting so recklessly! Protecting Odesa, protecting the world that's finally crawled out of war—that's what she's fighting for!格琳娜绝对不会希望你鲁莽行事！ 保护奥德卅州，保护这个好不容易走出战火的世界，才是她的心愿！

RobellaBut she also hopes that someday, she won't have to give us orders anymore! She hopes that we can just chat and go shopping together! I don't want that day to come only for her to be gone!但格琳娜同样希望，有一天不用再对我们下命令，可以一起聊天、一起逛街！ 我不想等那一天到了，格琳娜却不在了！

Leva...……

RobellaLeva! The time we're spending on decrypting this system is bought with people's lives!莱娅！我们在这里破解安防系统的时间，都是这些活生生的人用性命争取来的！

RobellaI... I don't know how to say this...我……我不知道要怎么表达……

RobellaMaybe to Dolls, peace is just a definition, some statistics. But to those living through war, peace is the hope to survive, the wish that their families and friends stay safe.也许在人形眼里，和平是一个定义、是一些数字，但对于绝大部分身陷战火的人而言，和平就只是想要活下去、想要家人朋友平安的心愿。

RobellaIt's because of those so-called selfish wishes that humans can respond to one another, gather together, form armies, and fight. That's what war really means for them.就是因为这些看似自私的心愿，人类才能够彼此回应，然后聚集在一起，组成军队，参与战争——对于普通人来说，这才是战争真正的意义。

RobellaTo weigh those lives rationally, coldly... I can't do that!把他们放在天平上，理性、冷漠地比较分量、计算得失，我做不到！

LevaIf the containment tanks explode and the Collapse particles spread, everything's lost!如果储存罐爆炸、坍塌粒子扩散，一切都没了！

RobellaBut right now, they ARE "everything"!可现在，他们就是“一切”！

Leva...……

RobellaYou're wavering too, aren't you, Leva? Otherwise, why can't you even listen to the frontline channel? If true peace ever comes, but the Commander, Kalin, and 404 are already gone, would that peace still mean anything to you?莱娅也在动摇吧？不然你为什么不敢听前线频道里的声音？ 如果和平真实到来的那一天，指挥官、格琳娜、404却早已被战火吞噬，和平，对你还有意义吗？

LevaI...我……

(Leva falters. The missing data in her neural cloud feels like a void, heavy and suffocating.)（莱娅变得动摇，心智中丢失的那些数据，此刻仿佛变成了一个空洞，让她感到憋闷和焦躁。）

(The shouts she's been trying to block out in the comms channel—and Kalin's voice among them—are clashing with her sense of logic, which she is so proud of.)（她试图忽略的通讯频道中的那些呐喊以及格琳娜的声音，此刻也在与她引以为傲的理性不断对抗。）

RobellaLeva!莱娅！

Leva...……

(The cold logic embedded deep within Leva's neural cloud compels her to refuse, but her vocal unit fails her. She can't bring herself to speak.)（植根于莱娅心智中的理性逻辑让她想要继续拒绝洛贝拉，但发声模块却如同损坏了一般，令她无法开口。）

(Just then, a bright, cheerful voice cuts through the tension.)（就在此时，一道明媚的声音，驱散了阴霾。）

??Robella! Leva! I'm finally here! I couldn't reach you for ages! I patched in as soon as I got into local range!洛贝拉，莱娅！我来晚啦！半天联系不上你们，好不容易进到局域范围内，我立刻就接进来了！

RobellaSoppo! You're already in ODE-07?索普！你已经到ODE-07了？

SoppoYeah! The UAV was super fast! I even shot down a few fliers on the way!嗯！无人机速度超快的！路上我还顺手突突了几架飞行机械哦！

SoppoI'm no good at electronic warfare, though. Kalin told me to help the security forces with Lenna at the front. Give me ten minutes or so and I'll be at the power plant!不过我电子战不太行，格琳娜让我去前线和莱娜一起支援治安部门！再有个十几分钟吧，就到发电站了！

LevaWait, Soppo.等一下，索普。

SoppoWhat's wrong?怎么啦？

LevaContact Kalin directly. Join the battle at the bridge on-ramp.索普，你直接联系格琳，加入跨海大桥入桥匝道处的战场。

LevaIf she tells you to come here instead, tell her Leva, Lenna, Robella, and the reinforcements sent by the Oblast government can handle it. You're excess combat strength here.她如果让你来发电站，你就告诉她，我、莱娜、洛贝拉，加上州政府派来的增援可以应付，你是冗余战力。

SoppoOh, got it! The ramp's closer anyway!哦，没问题！去匝道的话更快！

LevaSoppo, before we get there, please keep Kalin and the evacuees safe.索普，在我们抵达前，格琳还有那些避难人员，请一定保护好他们。

SoppoThat goes without saying! I'll be waiting for you at the bridge!那还用说！我现在就去，在大桥那里等你们哦！

(Soppo cuts the link to Level II.)（索普快速切出二级平层。）

(Leva turns to Robella. Soppo's voice has helped her regain her usual composure.)（莱娅看向洛贝拉，索普的出现也让她恢复了一贯的冷静。）

LevaYou're right, Robella. I'm worried about Kalin too, and it's shaken me.洛贝拉，你说得没错，我也非常担心格琳，并为此动摇。

LevaBut... I still believe that Dolls exist, in part, to make up for human flaws. I can't let my fear for Kalin put the power plant at even greater risk.可是……我始终认为，人形之所以存在，一定程度上，就是为了弥补人类的缺陷。 我始终无法因为对格琳的担忧，而选择让发电站这里承担更大的风险。

LevaYou were modified by Persica... You're her third-gen Doll prototype. Maybe you are different from us. We might never reach the same conclusion through different logic circuits.你经过了帕斯卡的改造……是她手中的三代人形原型机，也许你和我们已经不同了，我们无法在不同的逻辑回路下，得出相同的结论。

LevaBut I know this—none of us wants to see more death. The war that has devoured so many lives still burns clearly in our memories.但我知道，我们都不愿意再看到大面积的死亡，曾经大肆吞噬生命的战火，依然清晰地印刻在我们的心智里。

LevaNow, Kalin and the evacuees have Soppo protecting them. She's better suited to handle that front than we are.现在，格琳，还有那些避难的人，已经有索普在保护。 应对那里的情况，她比我们更擅长。

LevaSo I'm asking you to adjust your logic circuit for now. Work with me. Follow orders. Keep helping the technicians unlock the final seal.我希望你能够暂时调整你的逻辑回路，和我一起，服从命令，继续配合技术人员解除权限锁。

LevaOnce the gate is open—or once we've fully regained control of the power plant—we'll go together to help Kalin. Alright?等闸门开启，或是发电站系统控制权限被成功夺回，我们就一起去支援格琳，可以吗？

(Beep-beep-beep...)（滴滴滴——）

(The technicians relay the data for the next node to be breached. Leva enlarges the projection before them.)（技术人员传来了需要攻破的下一节点，莱娅将数据放大显示到了两人面前。）

(According to the coordinates, the node lies just a short distance ahead.)（比照位置，那个节点就在两人前方稍远的区域。）

(Data continues to flow steadily within Level II.)（二级平层中，数据仍然平稳地流动。）

(Robella slowly nods.)（洛贝拉缓缓点了点头。）

RobellaAlright.我明白了。

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(The battle rages on. With Soppo's support, the threat posed by the mechanical units that had broken through the defenses near the on-ramp is now significantly reduced. Operation "Xyster", a campaign instigated to suppress an insurgency caused by the Girard Group, finally approaches its end.)（战斗仍在继续，在索普的援助下，入桥匝道处突破防线的机械对避难部队的威胁显著下降，这场由吉拉尔集团引发的、目的为平叛的“剔骨”行动，终于走到了尾声。）

(At this moment, several troop carriers, escorted by a military jeep, reach the sea bridge. A member of the refugee escort unit rushes to Kalina at the mid-bridge supply point.)（此时，几辆运兵车在一辆军用吉普的保护下，抵达跨海大桥。负责接应的避难部队成员跑到处于中段补给点处的格琳娜身边。）

Evacuation Force MemberCounselor, aside from the missing personnel, the final group of evacuees have safely arrived at the on-ramp!报告参事，除失联人员外，最后一批避难人员，现已安全抵达入桥匝道！

KalinaGood work! Quickly count heads and assign escorts. Provide supplies for the critically wounded, and make sure this group of refugees crosses the Odesa Bay Bridge safely!好，辛苦了！尽快清点、分派护送人力。为情况危急人员提供补给，保证这批避难人员安全通过奥德卅湾大桥！

Evacuation Force MemberYes, ma'am!明白！

(Kalina exhales slightly in relief and looks up toward Soppo standing not far away.)（格琳娜略微松了口气，抬头看了看不远处的索普。）

(Soppo has planted herself in the middle of the road, constantly on guard against any mechanical unit that might break through the blockade.)（索普横在路中间，时刻提防着有机械突破封锁，闯入匝道。）

(Around 50 meters ahead of her lie the wreckages of over a dozen destroyed illegal automatons.)（她前方50米远的地方，躺着十几架已经损毁的非法机械。）

(They seem to have slammed into an invisible wall and can no longer advance a single inch toward the Odesa Bay Bridge.)（它们就像是曾狠狠撞击在无形的壁垒上一般，再也不能靠近奥德卅湾大桥分毫。）

KalinaSoppo! Watch for aerial units. Hang in there for just a little longer!索普，注意拦截空中单位，再坚持一会！

SoppoNo probs! These droids were barely enough for warming up, so don't worry!嗯嗯，这些机械也就够我热身而已，放心吧！

(The troop carriers roll past Soppo and halt at the temporary supply point for a quick resupply.)（运兵车驶过索普身侧停下，在临时补给站进行短暂补给。）

(The accompanying military jeep stops beside Kalina. Major Fedya steps out, his usually steady gait replaced with a bit of a limp.)（随车队而来的军用吉普则停到了格琳娜身边，斐狄走了下来，一向稳健的步伐此时却有些踉跄。）

(His left arm and leg are clearly injured; the bandages wrapped around them are soaked with blood and dirt. Similar traces of battle also mark his once fair face.)（他的左臂和左腿明显受了伤，包裹着的绷带沾满了血污和泥泞，原本白净的面孔此时也和那条绷带一样，满是战火的痕迹。）

(Refusing the help of his subordinates, he walks up to Kalina and salutes solemnly.)（斐狄拒绝了部下的搀扶，走到格琳娜面前，郑重地敬了个军礼。）

FedyaCounselor Kalina.格琳娜参事。

KalinaMajor Fedya, I'm relieved to see you've returned safely.斐狄少校，很高兴看到您平安返回。

FedyaThank you, ma'am. I just received word that the electronic warfare units have successfully entered the area containing the new-energy generators. The generators have been shut down.嗯。刚刚我得到消息，电子作战部队及时开启了新能源发电机组所在区域的隔离门，发电机已经成功停止运行。

FedyaSoon, the technicians will regain full system control of the power plant. The crisis at the Selene Power Plant is effectively contained.再过不久，技术人员就能彻底夺回发电站的系统控制权，塞勒涅发电站的危机初步解除。

KalinaThat's wonderful news!太好了！

FedyaThank you and your subordinates for your support of the Odesa Oblast during this operation.感谢您的部下们在本次行动中向奥德卅州提供的支援。

KalinaYou're too kind. A Collapse particle leak is something none of us wishes to see.您客气了，坍塌粒子扩散，这是我们都不愿看到的。

FedyaCounselor Kalina, you probably heard through the comms earlier—though the battle at ODE-07 isn't over yet, the situation is finally stabilizing. Reinforcements from Odesa have arrived and joined several urban combat zones. The original forces are being rotated to the rear for rest.格琳娜参事，刚刚您在通讯频道中应该也听到了。目前ODE-07的战斗虽然还未结束，但战势趋于稳定，奥德卅州的增援部队也已经抵达，他们已经加入城市内的数个交战区域，原先的作战人员正在逐步替换至后方休整。

FedyaPlease come with us back to Odesa. A new combat command will take over this sector.请您随我们一起返回奥德卅，这里会交给新的作战指挥带领作战部队处理。

KalinaMy duty is to ensure every evacuee reaches safety. ODE-07 still has missing personnel. Until their whereabouts are confirmed, my unit's mission is not complete.我的任务是保证全部避难人员安全撤离，ODE-07还存在一部分失联人员，在确认他们的下落前，我和我的部队，就不算完成任务。

KalinaBesides, the handover will take time, and I know the situation in this area better. Until the handover is complete, I'll remain here with part of the forces to continue searching for the missing and intercept any illegal automatons that slip through the front.另外，交接需要时间，而我更熟悉这里的情况。在交接完成之前，我会和一部分作战人员留在这里，继续确认失联人员的下落、拦截那些偶尔被前线漏过的非法机械。

FedyaBut...可是……

(Seeing that Fedya is about to argue, Kalina smiles faintly.)（看斐狄还想劝说，格琳娜笑了笑。）

KalinaDon't worry, Major. My subordinates can protect me. Besides, Leva and the others must already be on their way. I want to wait for them.少校放心，我的部下能够保护我。 而且，莱娅她们一定就在赶来的路上，我想等等她们。

(Beep-beep-beep...)（滴滴滴——）

(Kalina's communicator rings.)（格琳娜的通讯终端响了起来。）

KalinaI just picked up their signal. Based on their transmitted coordinates, they'll be here very soon.我收到了她们的信息，依照她们发来的定位坐标，她们很快就能抵达这里。

KalinaIt looks like the last transport convoy's resupply is almost complete. Major, you'd better leave with them. Your wounds should be seen to soon.最后这批运兵车的补给似乎就要完成了，少校赶紧和他们一起离开吧，您的伤不好耽搁。

(Kalina glances at the blood seeping slowly through his bandages.)（格琳娜看了一眼斐狄身上的绷带，鲜红的血液正在缓缓蔓延。）

FedyaI understand.我知道了。

Fedya...Counselor Kalina, allow me to thank you again for NOMFA's and your support during this period. I'm sorry... for before...……格琳娜参事，这段时间，感谢您与非军事力量管理局的支持，很抱歉……我之前……

(Kalina shakes her head kindly, cutting him off.)（格琳娜和善地摇摇头，打断了斐狄想要说的话。）

KalinaEverything we've done is for Odesa's peace.一切都是为了奥德卅州的和平。

KalinaYou, Major, and us alike.少校如此，我们也如此。

FedyaUnderstood. Please take care.我明白了，请您保重。

(The last convoy of evacuees begins to move again.)（最后的避难车队再次驶动。）

(Ten minutes later.)（10分钟后——）

(Kalina watches the convoy's position on the map and gradually relaxes. The vehicles are nearing the middle of the bridge.)（格琳娜注视着地图上避难车队的位置，渐渐安下心来。车辆正在逐渐靠近大桥中段。）

(Reports from the front-line communication channels also bring good news: the missing personnel are being located one by one.)（前线作战的通讯频道也相继传来捷报，失联人员的下落正被逐一确认。）

KalinaThat's wonderful...太好了……

Wary Frontline FighterAlarm!警报！

(Suddenly, a shout and bursts of static erupt from the comms, followed by multiple deafening explosions across several channels.)（突然，通讯频道中传来一声吼叫与杂乱的电流声，随后，多个通讯频道中都传来震耳巨响。）

(Before Kalina's eyes, a military helicopter hovering about a kilometer from the on-ramp bursts into flames.)（而在格琳娜面前，一架飞在空中、距离匝道口约一公里远的军用直升机忽然爆炸。）

KalinaW-what's happening?!怎、怎么回事！

(The fire devours the aircraft in seconds. The bright fireball, trailed by black smoke, crashes to the ground like a low-falling meteor of destruction.)（火焰迅速吞噬了机身。这颗明亮的火球，拖曳着滚滚浓烟，如同带来毁灭的近地小行星，重重砸向地面。）

(At the same time, thick black smoke rises from multiple explosions across ODE-07.)（与此同时，ODE-07上空，升起了由多处爆炸汇成的黑烟。）

(The front-line comms channels descend instantly into chaos.)（前线作战的通讯频道，瞬间骚乱起来。）

Wary Frontline FighterThis is Combat Team 3! W-we're under attack! Illegal automatons are grouping up!这里是第3作战队！我们、我们遭到了敌方袭击——非法机械、集中起来了！

Panicked Frontline FighterSame here! And... th-there's something else... Some kind of special unit—我们这里也是！而且……还有、还有个特别的家伙——

Panicked Frontline FighterAaaaaaaaargh!!!啊——

(With the screech of static and screams, multiple explosions rock ODE-07 again. The newly arrived forces are caught completely off guard.)（伴随着刺耳的杂音与惨叫，ODE-07的多处地点再次发生爆炸，交接期的作战部队被打了个措手不及。）

(Gunfire, once sporadic, now reignites from all directions. The battle that had seemed to calm suddenly flares up with renewed fury.)（原本已经变得稀疏的枪声再次从四面八方传来，一时缓和下来的战斗骤然加剧。）

(Ahead of Kalina, not far from the on-ramp, pillars of fire reveal the silhouettes of more illegal automatons.)（格琳娜前方，距离入桥匝道口有一段距离的位置，冲天的火光描摹出一架架非法机械的轮廓。 ）

SoppoKalina! Things are going south! Fall back!格琳娜！情况不对，你们后撤一点！

(Reacting instantly, Soppo fires rapidly, taking down two illegal automatons that have slipped through the line.)（瞬间反应上来的索普已经快速开枪，将2架趁乱冲过封锁线的非法机械击落。）

KalinaAll evacuation units, prepare for combat!避难部队，全体，听我指挥，准备应战！

KalinaCommunications officer! Tell the bridge convoy to accelerate!通讯官，通知桥上运兵车辆，加速行驶！

KalinaSoppo! Check the on-ramp and find out what's going on!索普，你去匝道口那里看看怎么回事！

SoppoGot it! Kalina, stay safe! Find cover and don't come out, no matter what!好！格琳娜你小心啊！找个掩体躲起来，一定别出来啊！

(Without looking back, Soppo dashes toward the on-ramp.)（说完，索普头也不回地向匝道口跑去。）

(The previously relaxed evacuation forces regroup quickly under Kalina's orders and fortify their positions.)（本来已经松懈下来的避难部队成员，快速整顿，在格琳娜的指挥下，进行布防。）

KalinaSoppo, sitrep!索普，汇报当前战况！

SoppoUh... there's a ton of illegal droids pouring out of nowhere, all heading for the bridge! I don't even know where they came from!唔！这里突然蹿出来很多非法机械，要往桥上来！不知道从哪里跑来的！

SoppoAnd there's a super strong one mixed in! Way tougher than anything we've fought before!而且，其中混了个很强的家伙，比之前遇到的都要强！

SoppoHang on... This one—等一下、这家伙——

(The transmission cuts off. Soppo's voice vanishes. The channel falls silent.)（通讯中断，索普的声音骤然消失，整个通讯频道都变得一片死寂。）

Evacuation Force MemberCounselor Kalina, please board a vehicle and head for Odesa immediately! We'll handle it from here!格琳娜参事，请立刻搭乘载具前往奥德卅！这里交给我们！

(Kalina doesn't answer. Her gaze locks onto the gunfire flashing in the distant darkness.)（格琳娜没有回应，她紧紧盯着远处在黑夜中闪烁的密集火花。）

Evacuation Force MemberCounselor! There's no time!格琳娜参事！没有时间了！

Evacuation Force MemberYou're not a combat specialist! Staying here is far too dangerous!您不是专业作战人员，留在这里十分危险！

KalinaI...我……

SoppoKalina!!格琳娜——！！

(The comms reconnect. Soppo's voice returns.)（通讯恢复，索普的声音再次传了过来。）

SoppoKalina! Sorry, the signal cut out. Oh, that's not the point!格琳娜，刚通讯断了，啊——这不重要！

SoppoI think the super strong unit is commanding the illegal automatons!我发现，那个很厉害的家伙，似乎是非法机械们的总指挥！

SoppoTheir coordination is way sharper under her lead! The relief forces haven't arrived yet, and we're barely holding out!在她的指挥下，非法机械的协同作战能力强了一大截！这里原定交接的队伍没到，有点撑不住了！

SoppoAnd... this Doll... l-looks like Groza!而且……这名人形……她、她好像是闪电！

KalinaWhat did you say? Groza? But Groza is aboard the Elmo!你说什么？闪电？闪电在艾莫号上啊？

SoppoI don't get it either! I'm still a few hundred meters from the firefight, but by the firelight... I swear, she looks identical to Groza!我也搞不清楚，我离交火点还有几百米，只是借着火光看了一下，但那家伙……简直和闪电一模一样！

SoppoWell... not completely identical! But definitely stronger! I don't know what she's loaded with, but she just tore through one of SSA's heavy mechs like it's nothing!啊——也不能说完全一样！绝对比闪电更能打！ 不知道装载了什么，她不费什么功夫就能击毁一台特管处的重型武装！

Kalina...What? Did you say... a heavy mech?……什么？你说……重型武装？

(Soppo's words leave Kalina stunned.)（索普的描述让格琳娜错愕不已。）

(About a year ago, on a visit to the Odesa Oblast for another assignment, she first made contact with the former Chief.)（在大约一年前，她曾因其他工作来过奥德卅州，也是在那时，她与前任首席建立了联系。）

(During that time, under the escort of Oblast government officials, she toured the soon-to-be-deployed automatons of Odesa, including the heavy combat mechs now assigned to the Special Security Administration.)（那时候，格琳娜在州政府官员的带领下，参观了奥德卅州即将投入使用的各类机械，其中就包括现在特管处配给的重型武装。）

(Even after years spent working alongside intricately-built T-Dolls, she deeply admired Odesa's engineering standards.)（即使是曾与更多精密战术人形一同作战、生活多年的她，也依然钦佩奥德卅州的工业水平。）

(Kalina cannot imagine what kind of combat unit could destroy those formidable mechs so effortlessly.)（格琳娜很难想象，究竟是怎样的作战单位可以轻松将那强悍的机械击破。）

(But the infernos ahead and the voices crackling through the comms tell her that Soppo isn't exaggerating.)（然而前方的火光，以及通讯频道中传来的喊叫让她明白，索普并没有夸大其词。）

(Panic, despair, and a primal fear wash over her. She takes two deep breaths. The salty tang of sea air and the acrid scent of smoke mingle, grounding her once more in cold clarity.)（焦虑、绝望以及出自本能的恐惧，将格琳娜席卷。她深深呼吸了两口，海风的咸腥以及硝烟独有的奇异味道，又让她恢复了冷静。）

(Then, she makes her decision.)（随后，她做出了决定。）

KalinaSoppo, stay where you are and assist on the frontline. Buy as much time as you can!索普，你留在原地，协助前线作战，尽量争取时间！

SoppoLeave that to me! I'll do that even if you didn't ask!放心吧！你不说我也知道！

SoppoI don't care if she's Groza or whatever! It's a new toy I haven't taken apart yet! It's perfect!管她是闪电还是什么东西，正好都是我没拆过的新鲜玩意！

(Kalina checks the position of the evacuation convoy on the map once more. She picks up her communicator.)（格琳娜再次确认了一下地图上避难车队的位置，她拿起终端。）

KalinaMajor Fedya, this is Kalina. ODE-07—斐狄少校，这里是格琳娜。 ODE-07——

FedyaThe situation has changed. I am aware.战况有变，我知道。

FedyaI'm already driving back. Please head across the Odesa Bay Bridge immediately and leave ODE-07! I'll take over command of the evacuation escort. We will buy you and the convoy the time you need.我正在驱车往回赶，请您即刻通过奥德卅湾大桥离开ODE-07！ 我将接替您指挥避难护送部队，我们一定会为您以及避难车队争取时间。

KalinaNo, Major. Please turn around at once and head for Odesa.不，少校，请您即刻掉头，前往奥德卅。

FedyaThat's out of the question. Protecting the people of Odesa and the Odesa Oblast is the work of the Special Security Administration. My subordinates and I won't desert our posts!不可能，保护奥德卅的人、保护奥德卅州是特管处的工作！ 我和我的部下都不会当逃兵！

KalinaNo, I'm not asking you to flee. A high-lethality tactical Doll has appeared among the enemy. The battle is deadlocked. Our current defensive line will not be able to intercept every hostile unit.不，不是要各位逃离。 敌方部队中出现了高杀伤力战术人形，战况焦灼，现有防线注定无法拦截全部敌方单位。

KalinaThe fact that this unit appears at this exact moment makes their goal quite obvious—the battle is tilting in our favor, so they want to unleash one last wave of chaos. Their target is the evacuation convoy! You and your subordinates must stay with the transports and protect the evacuees on board.在这个时间点出现，他们的目的显而易见——战局向我方倾斜，他们想要最后再制造一轮混乱，目标就是避难车队！ 您和您的部下需要继续跟随运兵车，保护车上的避难人员。

Kalina...In addition to that, there is one more matter.……除此之外，还有一件事。

KalinaPlease contact Mr. Zimmerman immediately. I need you—an SSA major—and an Oblast Parliament member to report something directly to the Odesa Oblast government. Given the consequences this may trigger, I cannot handle it with my authority alone.请您立刻联络齐默尔曼议员，我需要您，特管处的少校，与州政府议员，两人一同上报给奥德卅州州政府。考虑到这件事可能引发的后果，我以我的身份无法处理。

KalinaBut as a Senior Counselor of the Non-Military Forces Administration, I must remain here.但是，作为非军事力量管理局的高级参事，我必须留在这里。

FedyaI don't quite understand what you mean.我不太明白您的意思。

(Kalina moves behind cover, looks toward the far end of the Odesa Bay Bridge, and speaks softly.)（格琳娜走到一处掩体后，看着奥德卅湾大桥的另一端，轻声说了几句。）

FedyaThis is too risky! One misstep and you—这太冒险了！稍有差错，您——

KalinaI know. But Major, surely you also understand this is the method most likely to ensure the success of our mission.我知道，但想必少校也明白，这是避难护送部队，最可能完成任务的方法。

KalinaPlease convey my intent to Mr. Zimmerman. Tell him to fulfill my request by any means available. Everything... is for the peace of the Odesa Oblast... and for everyone's safety.请把我的想法传达给齐默尔曼议员，请他尽其所能，达成我的要求。 一切……都是为了奥德卅州的和平……以及所有人的平安。

(A moment later, Fedya's voice returns.)（片刻后，通讯中传来斐狄的声音。）

FedyaMs. Kalina, once again... thank you, and thank the Non-Military Forces Administration, for everything you've done for the Odesa Oblast... I will do everything I can.格琳娜女士，再次感谢您与非军事力量管理局对奥德卅州的付出…… 我一定尽我所能。

KalinaThank you. Please stay safe on the way.谢谢，请一路保重。

(The transmission ends. Kalina checks the coordinates previously sent by Leva and the others.)（通讯结束，格琳娜查看了一下通讯终端上此前莱娅等人发来的定位坐标。）

(Then she steps out of cover and picks up a nearby loudspeaker.)（随后，她走出掩体，拿起了附近的一个扩音喇叭。）

KalinaAll evacuation escort units, hold the bridge entrance! No one retreats without orders!避难护送部队，全体，听我指挥，守住入桥口！ 没有命令不准后退！

Evacuation Force MemberYes, ma'am!明白！

(The rain continues to pour. Explosions thunder along the frontline, yet the soldiers' replies ring clearer than ever.)（大雨仍在继续，前线的爆炸声震耳欲聋，但作战人员们的回应却比以往任何时候都要清晰。）

Ongoing Storm 暴雨继续

(In just three minutes, the illegal forces led by "Groza" compress the distance between the frontline and the rear dramatically.)（只是3分钟的时间，以“闪电”为首的非法武装就大大挤压了前线与后方的距离。 ）

KalinaRear line, fall back 100 meters! Build cover faster!后方防线后撤100米！加速构建掩体！

KalinaSupport the frontline! Fortify the line!辅助前线作战人员，稳固战线！

(Kalina issues commands methodically, checking the convoy's location on her terminal from time to time.)（格琳娜有条不紊地指挥作战，并不时留意着终端上避难车队的位置。）

(On the map interface are two markers—one showing the firefight near the on-ramp, one showing the convoy.)（终端的地图界面上有两个标记点，一个点标识着匝道口不远处的交火位置，一个点标识着避难车队所在位置。）

(The distance between the two points continues to widen.)（两个点间的距离正在缓慢增加。）

KalinaHurry... Just a little faster...快啊，再开快一点……

(Suddenly, an alarm sounds on the frontline channel.)（忽然，前线作战频道中传来警报。）

Panicked FighterDamn! She broke through!糟了！被那家伙突破了！

Panicked FighterRear line, heads up! A high-lethality Doll is leading three automatons toward you at high speed!后方注意，后方注意！高杀伤力人形正带领3架机械向你们快速突进！

KalinaCopy! Soppo, pull back and mount a defense immediately!收到！索普，快速回防！

KalinaRear line, prepare for combat!后方全体，准备作战！

SoppoOn my way!等我！

(A few short minutes later, Kalina spots a fast-moving black silhouette.)（短短几分钟后，格琳娜便看到一道快速移动的漆黑身影。）

(Three accompanying aerial automatons fire non-stop toward the rear line. Soppo dodges wildly while returning fire.)（跟随她的3架飞行机械，正在不断向后方射击，索普左躲右闪，并不断开枪射向那名人形。）

SoppoHahahahaha! Run! Keep running!哈哈哈哈哈，跑啊，继续跑啊！

Groza?Breaking through Odesa Bay Bridge's final defense in approximately ten minutes.预计0010后突破奥德卅湾大桥最后防线。

SoppoI'm catching up to you~我快要追上你了哦——

SoppoOnce I get my hands on you, I'm going to take those legs apart piece by piece by piece, leaving not a single screw!等我抓到你，你的那双腿我会一节，一节，一节地全部拆下来，一颗螺丝都不会留下——

(Soppo's exhilarated voice comes through. Kalina and the rear defenders brace themselves.)（索普亢奋的声音传了过来。格琳娜与后方作战人员们严阵以待。）

KalinaAll evacuation units, intercept the high-lethality Doll at all costs!避难部队全体单位注意，不计一切代价，拦截高杀伤力人形！

(Rat-tat-tata-tat...)（哒哒哒——）

(And with that, the Doll enters firing range. The defenders engage her in combat.)（只是一句话的功夫，人形便已经进入射程范围，交战正式开始。）

(Under the shadowy Doll's overwhelming pressure, the rear line is forced back again and again. More illegal automatons break through the frontline barriers. Although they are intercepted eventually, the defenders pay dearly for it.)（在漆黑人形的强力压制下，后方战线被迫一退再退。又有多架非法武装机械突破了前线封锁，虽然被成功拦截，后方作战人员也付出了不小的代价。）

(Kalina drags a wounded, fading soldier back behind cover.)（格琳娜向掩体后费力拖动着中弹奄奄一息的作战人员。）

Panicked Evacuation Force MemberCounselor... Kalina...格琳娜……参事……

KalinaDon't worry about me. I'm fine.不用担心，我很好。

(But as soon as she gets him behind cover, she realizes he's already gone.)（好不容易进入掩体后，格琳娜正想为他做应急处理时，却发现对方已经没有了声音。）

Kalina...……

SoppoOof!唔啊——

(Soppo crashes hard against the cover in front of Kalina. She has suffered multiple gunshots and massive frame damage, with mechanical fluids pouring out of her wounds.)（索普重重地摔到格琳娜身前的掩体上，她遭受多次枪击，素体大面积损伤，组织液汩汩涌出。）

SoppoHuh... not bad... Keep coming...有点……本事啊……再来……

(Soppo glares at the approaching Doll. She uses the cover as leverage and forces herself upright.)（索普狠狠盯着前方慢慢走来的人形，撑住掩体，摇摇晃晃地站了起来。）

SoppoUgh!唔！

(With a flash of sparks, Soppo's leg joint collapses. She slams to the ground again. The last defender on the rear line falls. However, the frontline battle hasn't ceased. Illegal armed units are still pressing to break through.)（电火花闪过，索普的腿部关节解体，她再次重重摔坐到地上——后方战线上的最后一名战士倒下了。而前线的战斗也并未结束，大量非法武装依旧试图突破封锁防线。）

SoppoDammit...可恶……

SoppoKeep coming!再来、再来、再来——

(Soppo keeps firing, but her arm is hit and her weapon falls away.)（索普连续开枪，然而手臂也迅速被子弹击中，步枪摔了出去。）

(The shadowy Doll steps out from the darkness.)（漆黑色的人形缓缓走出夜幕。）

Groza?Stop struggling.别挣扎了。

Soppo...I'm perfectly fine. Don't you worry!……我好得很，不用你操心！

(As Soppo continues to goad the enemy, she taps rhythmically on the cover with her finger to send Kalina a coded message.)（索普嘴上不服输，实际却在轻轻敲着掩体，特殊节奏的敲击声催促着格琳娜。）

SoppoI'll stall her! Run!我拖住她，你快跑！

(Kalina understands her intent, but shakes her head.)（明白索普意思的格琳娜摇摇头。）

Kalina...I won't abandon you.……我怎么会丢下你逃跑呢。

(Kalina picks up a rifle, steps out from behind cover, and stands firmly before Soppo.)（格琳娜拿起枪，走出掩体，冷静地站到索普面前。）

Kalina...Groza?……闪电？

(The Doll before her has Groza's face, but her eyes are utterly empty.)（格琳娜面前的这名人形，有着与闪电完全一样的面容，眼神却毫无波动。）

(The black-clad Doll does not answer. She raises her weapon.)（黑色的人形没有回答，果断抬枪。）

SoppoKalina!格琳娜！

(Bang!)（砰——）

(The bullet grazes the bun tied behind Kalina's head.)（子弹擦过格琳娜盘在脑后的发髻。）

(The sound of death does not make her flinch. Her hair spills loose, whipping in the wind and rain—just like back in Griffin.)（预示死亡的巨响没有令她退缩半步。格琳娜的头发散落下来，在风雨中飞扬——一如当年在格里芬时的模样。）

KalinaYou are not Groza.你不是闪电。

Bang!（砰——）

(This time the bullet grazes Kalina's arm. Blood spills down, soaking her old wounds.)（又是一枪，这次子弹划破了格琳娜的手臂，鲜血流了出来，浸过她身上的旧伤。）

Groza?Move.让开。

KalinaWho are you?你究竟是谁？

(The black-clad Doll gives no reply.)（漆黑人形依然没有回话。）

(Seeing Kalina's face seems to make her hesitate slightly. Her pace slows, but she still advances with cold, oppressive intent.)（看到格琳娜的面容，她似乎有所犹豫，稍微放慢了脚步，但她仍然沉默又充满威压感地继续靠近。）

(Rat-tat-tat...)（啪啪啪——）

(The Doll darts aside lightly; bullets tear into the ground she just stepped over.)（漆黑人形轻巧地闪避，一排子弹打在她刚刚经过的地方。）

KalinaMy shooting has improved a lot over these last few years. I could even give the Com-man-der a run for his money.这几年，我的枪法，提高了不少，指·挥·官都不一定比得过我。

Groza?...…………

(Rat-tat-tat. Rat-tat-tat. Rat-tat-tat.)（啪啪、啪啪、啪啪啪——）

(Kalina fires continuously, blocking the Doll's advance.)（格琳娜不断开枪，阻挡漆黑人形的前进。）

(As her magazine empties, she tries to reload while the Doll ducks behind cover, but the Doll suddenly accelerates, closing the distance in a blink and kicking her rifle away.)（子弹打空，格琳娜企图趁着人形躲进掩体的空隙换弹，对方却猛地加速，只是一瞬间就冲到了她面前，将步枪踢了出去。）

(Kalina falls to the ground.)（格琳娜也随之摔倒在地。）

Kalina...Even if it was just results from target practice.……虽然、只是打靶训练的成绩。

(The black-clad Doll pays her no more attention and moves past the cover.)（黑色的人形没有再理会格琳娜，径直通过掩体。）

(Kalina crawls toward the fallen rifle.)（格琳娜艰难地向步枪爬过去。）

KalinaI won't let you catch up to the convoy... unless...我是不会让你追上避难车队的……除非……

LennaUnless you become one of us!除非你变成我们这边的人！

(Lenna drops from above. The black-clad Doll blocks the attack instinctively. Lenna's boot slams heavily against her arm.)（莱娜从天而降，漆黑人形迅速格挡，战术靴沉重地踹在她的手臂上。）

Groza?Oof!唔——

(Having failed to take out the enemy in one strike, Lenna flips back, landing steadily a few meters away. Leva and Robella jump down from a UAV at the same time.)（一击不成，莱娜借力跳开，平稳地落在几米外，与此同时，莱娅和洛贝拉也从无人机上跳了下来。）

LennaSorry we're late, Kalin!格琳姐！我们来迟啦！

KalinaYou're not late... You're right on time...不算迟……时间正好……

(The black-clad Doll rushes Lenna immediately, and Lenna meets her head-on.)（漆黑人形立刻向莱娜发动攻击，莱娜也不甘示弱地回击。 ）

LennaPicking on Kalin and Soppo? I don't care if you're an old friend, that's a no-no!欺负格琳姐和索普，就算你是老朋友也不行！

LennaLeva, get Kalin to safety first. This one's mine!莱娅姐，你先把格琳姐送到安全的地方，这家伙交给我！

LevaOkay, give me five minutes!嗯，给我5分钟！

(Leva picks Kalina up and sprints away.)（莱娅抱起格琳娜，快步跑了起来。）

LevaWe'll handle it from here, Kalin.接下来就交给我们吧，格琳。

KalinaPut me behind a nearby cover... That "Groza"... is incredibly strong... Hurry and go support Lenna and Robella...把我放到附近掩体后就行……那个“闪电”……很强……你尽快去支援莱娜和洛贝拉……

RobellaSoppo... Soppo!索普……索普！

(On the other side, Robella anxiously scans her surroundings, spots Soppo collapsed beside a piece of cover, and runs over.)（另一边，洛贝拉着急地四处环顾，看到了倒在掩体边的索普，快步跑到她身边。）

(Soppo can just about peel her limp hand off the ground and flash a V-sign.)（索普勉强活动瘫在地上的手指，比出了“耶”的手势。）

SoppoI'm fine... Totally... okay...没事……完全，OK……

(Seeing the severely damaged Soppo and the badly injured Kalina, Robella bites her lip and tightens her grip on her gun.)（看到受损严重的索普以及全身是伤的格琳娜，洛贝拉咬紧嘴唇，握起了自己的枪。）

RobellaI don't care whether you're Groza or whatever... you're not getting out of here today!我不管你是闪电还是什么……今天你不要想离开这里！

(Meanwhile, following Kalina's orders, Leva hides her behind a piece of nearby cover.)（与此同时，在格琳娜的命令下，莱娅将她藏到了附近的一个掩体后——）

LevaYou're hurt. Stay hidden here. Don't run around anymore.你受伤了，在这里藏好，不要再乱跑。

KalinaLeva... (Cough) I'm fine... Now listen...莱娅，咳咳……我没事，你们、听我指挥……

Kalina...Leave the illegal automatons to the other combat personnel. You... prioritize that Doll...……非法机械、交给其他作战人员，你们……优先对付那名人形……

LevaOkay. Be careful yourself!嗯，你自己小心！

(Leva returns to the battlefield.)（莱娅回到战场。）

(Kalina turns on her terminal. On the screen is the structural diagram of the Odesa Bay Bridge that Major Fedya has sent her.)（格琳娜点开终端，屏幕上是斐狄发来的页面，页面上的，是奥德卅湾大桥的结构图。）

(Kalina performs a quick set of operations, placing the bridge diagram beside the map interface, then synchronizing the real-time combat positions of the Dolls onto the structural diagram.)（格琳娜简单操作，将结构图与地图界面并排显示，随后，将人形们的实时作战位置同步到了结构图上。）

(Those same positions are synced to Fedya's terminal. The message "Not yet at safe distance" blinks in red at the top of the screen.)（这个位置，也同步显示在了斐狄的终端界面上。“暂未到达安全距离”的红色提示语闪烁在正上方。）

Ongoing Storm 暴雨继续

(The gunfight continues. Lenna ducks behind cover to reload; Leva and Robella lay down suppressive fire.)（枪战仍在继续，莱娜躲在掩体后更换弹夹，莱娅与洛贝拉开枪掩护。）

LennaLeva, why is this thing so strong?!莱娅姐，这家伙怎么这么强啊！

LevaWho knows... But at least we can be certain this is not the kind of combat power that the real Groza could have.谁知道呢……但至少可以确定，这不是指挥官那儿的“闪电”能具备的战斗力。

RobellaSoppo's assault plus the three of us attacking together... and all we've done is disable some of her long-range modules...索普的强攻加上我们3人的联合围攻，到现在，也只毁掉了她的部分远程模块……

LennaAt least that keeps Kalin safer!至少这样格琳姐会安全一点！

(Ever since they first engaged "Groza", Kalina has been methodically directing the Dolls, constantly adjusting their positions, all while relocating herself to the immobilized Soppo's side.)（从她们与“闪电”接触开始，格琳娜便有节奏地指挥着人形们不断调整作战位置，同时自己转移到了已经失去机动能力的索普身边。）

(Under her orders, the three Dolls gradually form an encirclement around "Groza".)（在她的命令下，3名人形对“闪电”形成了合围趋势。）

(After that, Kalina gives no further tactical commands, only ordering them to hold the line and pin "Groza" down.)（在这之后，格琳娜便没有下达过任何新的指令，只是要求人形们稳固战线，封锁“闪电”。）

(Leva roughly estimates the size of their combat area and is starting to have an inkling about what Kalina is planning.)（莱娅大概估算了一下作战范围，有了一些猜想。）

(She glances toward Kalina, who is hiding behind a piece of cover further back.)（莱娅看了一眼躲在稍远处掩体后的格琳娜。）

LennaIs Kalin okay...? Did she pass out...?格琳姐没事吧……是不是晕过去了……

LevaIf you don't hurry up and finish reloading that magazine, that "Miss Groza" in black is going to blow me to pieces, you know?你的弹夹再换不好，我就要被黑色的“闪电”小姐一枪击毁了哦？

LennaAh! Sorry, my bad!啊！抱歉抱歉！

(Lenna pops back out from cover and resumes suppressive fire on the black-clad Doll. Leva uses the chance to shift position with Lenna, taking a spot closer to Kalina.)（莱娜赶忙探出掩体继续向漆黑人形进行火力压制。而莱娅则趁机与莱娜调整了位置，守在了距离格琳娜更近的一侧。）

(The Dolls' attack is fierce, but the enemy does not falter, exploiting every chance to break their formation.)（人形们攻势迅猛，但对方也不落下风，抓准了每一个能够冲破她们阵型的机会。）

RobellaOof!唔！

(To dodge the black-clad Doll's fire, Robella rolls behind cover. Just as she's about to retaliate, she sees a small grenade tossed straight toward her.)（为了躲避漆黑人形的射击，洛贝拉翻滚到掩体后，刚准备还击，却看到一枚小型手雷被径直扔了过来。）

RobellaCrap!糟了！

LevaJump back! Down!后跳！趴下！

(Rat-tat-tat... BOOM!)（啪啪啪——轰！）

(Everyone pulls out of the blast radius just in time.)（全员在手雷爆炸之前，及时撤出了爆炸范围）

LennaRobella! You okay?!洛贝拉！没事吧！

RobellaI'm fine...没事……

KalinaAttention, all units!各单位注意！

(At last, Kalina's voice returns to the comm channel.)（通讯频道中，终于再次传来了格琳娜的声音。）

KalinaIn one minute, reach the edge of the bridge closest to you!0001后，抵达距离自己最近的大桥边缘！

LennaHuh? The edge?啊？桥边？

LevaLooks like we can finally settle this.看样子，终于是能做个了结了。

RobellaSettle...?了结？

LevaYep. Kalin, Soppo, I'll come get you in a moment, so hold tight, okay?是呢。格琳、索普一会我来找你们，要抱紧我哦？

SoppoHuh?啊？

Kalina...There's no keeping anything from you, is there?……什么都瞒不过你。

KalinaLeva, lock down the enemy unit! Don't let her escape the encirclement! We only get one chance! We must not fail!莱娅，封锁敌方单位！不能让她离开包围圈！ 机会只有一次，绝对不能失手！

LennaW-what—什、什么——

(Lenna doesn't even get to finish her question before a massive noise erupts in the sky behind them.)（莱娜话音未落，后方空中就传来巨大的声响。）

RobellaYou—你们——

LevaLenna, Robella, cover me! Don't let her get away!莱娜，洛贝拉，掩护我！ 别让她跑了！

(The Dolls spring instantly into action. Leva rushes to Kalina and Soppo's position and lifts both of them in her arms.)（人形们迅速行动，莱娅快速冲向格琳娜和索普所在的位置，一把将二人抱起。）

(Realizing something is wrong, the black-clad Doll immediately turns and sprints toward the gap in the encirclement.)（意识到情况不对的漆黑人形即刻回头，向着合围封锁的缺口快步奔跑。）

RobellaDon't even think about it!休想！

(Bullets strike her before she can defend; her lower leg is damaged and she falls.)（子弹击中无暇防备的漆黑人形，她小腿受损摔倒在地。）

LevaEveryone! Jump!所有人！跳——！

(Leva's voice disappears beneath the roar of falling shells. The Dolls leap off the edge of the bridge.)（莱娅的声音淹没在炮弹袭来的轰鸣里，人形们从桥边一跃而下。）

Groza?...Defense mode activated! Maximum output!……防御模式开启！最大功率！

(A few seconds later, dense bombardment rains down on the Odesa Bay Bridge. Explosions and shockwaves swallow everything.)（几秒后，密集的炸弹从天而降，轰击在奥德卅湾大桥上，爆炸声与气浪吞没了一切。）

(The bridge's cables shake violently. Under the bombardment and the storm, one outer cable and one inner cable on the pylon snap. The cross-ties are damaged; the deck rocks hard.)（奥德卅湾大桥的拉索不断震动。在轰击和风雨的冲击下，索塔上的外侧拉索与内侧拉索各断了一根，横锁也遭到影响，桥面剧烈摇晃。）

(Fortunately, the bridge does not collapse. Only cracks form along the edge, scattering debris into the sea.)（好在桥体并没有坍塌，只是边缘产生了几道裂纹，碎石纷纷坠入大海。）

(A little over ten minutes later...)（十几分钟后——）

(The thick smoke is thinned by rain and waves. Uneven footsteps echo through the mist.)（弥漫的烟尘被暴雨及浪涛驱散了些许，伴着迷蒙的水雾，不算太均匀的脚步声响了起来。）

(The light of a force field flickers and fades. "Groza's" silhouette emerges from the haze.)（力场盾的光芒一闪而没，“闪电”的身影出现在烟尘之后。）

(The black-clad Doll staggers toward the edge of the bridge and looks down at the churning water.)（漆黑人形摇摇晃晃地走到大桥的边缘，看向脚下涌动的水流。）

(The comms device at her ear crackles. She adjusts its angle, trying to hear more clearly.)（戴在耳边的通讯装置滋滋作响，她调整了一下角度，试图听得更清楚一些。）

Groza?Automaton losses exceed 78%. Widespread structural damage has occurred across the Odesa Oblast. Combat objective completed.机械损失超过78%，已造成奥德卅州全域大面积损伤，作战任务已完成。

(On the other end, a voice seems to have asked a question.)（通讯另一侧，有声音似乎询问了什么。）

Groza?No. NOMFA combat units lost.没有，非军事力量管理局作战单位丢失。

(The voice asks another question.)（那个声音继续询问。）

Groza?Current frame damage at approximately 40%. Long-range modules offline. Command-signal transmitter at risk of shorting.当前素体损伤率约为40%，远程模块瘫痪，指挥信号发送元件存在短路风险。

Groza?Query: should pursuit continue?询问，是否继续追击。

(A command comes through the comms device.)（通讯装置中传来了命令。）

Groza?Groza complies.闪电，谨遵指令。

(The storm continues. The black-clad Doll vanishes into an even darker night.)（暴雨仍在继续，漆黑的人形，消失在更为漆黑的夜幕中。）

To An Era Of Peace 致和平年代

News Presenter...The Odesa Bay Bridge defense operation is a success. The unrest caused by the Girard Group has been fully contained, and Operation Xyster is effectively complete. The Oblast government will deploy rescue forces throughout the region to assist with resident evacuation and urban reconstruction.……奥德卅湾大桥防卫战告捷，本次由吉拉尔集团引发的动乱已被完全控制，“剔骨”行动基本宣告成功。 州政府将分派救援力量前往各地，协助居民安置、城市重建。

News PresenterResidents in emergency situations should immediately contact the rescue channels listed as follows...请处于紧急情况的居民即刻通过救援渠道请求救助，救援渠道联络方式如下……

(With the battle over, Robella escorts Soppo to 16Lab for emergency repair.)（作战结束，洛贝拉护送索普紧急前往16Lab研究所维修。）

(Kalina, who fell into the water, suffers no major injuries thanks to the Dolls' protection. After a basic check and some bandaging, Leva and Lenna escort her back to the hotel.)（落水的格琳娜在人形们的保护下并未受重伤，经过简单检查与包扎后，由莱娅和莱娜护送回了酒店。）

(Kalina washes the blood from her hair and face, then steps out of the bathroom.)（格琳娜清理掉头发与脸上沾染的血污后，走出浴室。）

(Leva switches off the TV.)（莱娅随之关闭了电视。）

KalinaYou really didn't have to escort me back. You should've just gone with Soppo and Robella for maintenance.莱娅，莱娜，其实你们不用送我回来，直接跟索普还有洛贝拉去维修就好了。

LevaBefore the handover team led by the Director arrives in Odesa, you still need someone by your side.在局长率领的交接队伍抵达奥德卅之前，格琳身边总还是要留人的。

LevaAlright, come here.好了，过来吧。

(Leva stands in front of the dressing table and waves Kalina over.)（莱娅站在化妆台前，向格琳娜招招手。）

KalinaI can do this myself.我自己可以的。

LevaOur great hero who blew up the bridge, protected the evacuation convoy, and turned the tide of ODE-07—the esteemed Counselor Kalina—looks down on my services now?我们指挥炸桥、保护避难车队、挽回ODE-07战局的大英雄，格琳娜参事，都看不上我的服务了？

(Faced with Leva's teasing, Kalina shakes her head with a weary smile and sits down.)（面对莱娅的打趣，格琳娜摇头苦笑，坐了过来。）

(Leva picks up a hairbrush and glides its bristles softly along Kalina's long hair.)（莱娅拿起梳子，梳齿轻柔地划过格琳娜的长发。）

KalinaAre you angry?生气了？

LevaHow would I dare? Ask Lenna if you don't believe me.哪敢，不信你问莱娜。

LennaHuh? Uh... the angriest one was definitely Robella...啊？呃……最生气的果然还是洛贝拉啦……

LevaHaha, the memory of how a dripping wet Robella pounced at us the moment we got to shore still makes me chuckle.哈哈，现在想起刚爬上岸，全身湿漉漉猛扑过来的洛贝拉，就还是觉得有点好笑。

Lenna"Are you all trying to die?!"“你们都不要命了吗？！”

(Lenna does an exaggerated impression of Robella's roar.)（莱娜夸张地模仿着洛贝拉的大吼。）

LennaI'm surprised you found it funny, Leva! Robella grabbed you by the collar and yanked you right up. If I hadn't stopped her, she definitely would've thrown you straight back into the sea... She totally flipped out.莱娅姐你还笑，当时你被洛贝拉掐住领子直接拽起来了哎，要不是我拦着，她一定会再把你打回海里…… 洛贝拉完全气疯了。

(Lenna shivers at the memory.)（莱娜回想着当时的情景，哆嗦了一下。）

LennaBut honestly, Robella took the words right out of my mouth...不过，我当时和洛贝拉也是同样的想法啦……

LennaLeva, Kalina, next time you plan to do something that drastic, at least give us a heads-up.莱娅姐，格琳姐，以后再有这种大动作，至少提前说一声呀。

LennaUh, in fact, you two are not allowed to be part of any plans that involve gambling with your lives! Kalin, you're human, and Leva, your neural cloud is—啊，不，果然以后这种赌命的方案还是不要你们两个来了！ 格琳姐你是人类，莱娅姐你的心智也——

LevaMy neural cloud? Ah, you're still worried about the damage I took before? I already told you I'm fine. The only one you need to worry about is Kalin.心智？啊，你是在担心之前我心智受损的事情吗？都告诉你没事了。你只需要担心你格琳姐。

LennaHm. Uh...唔、嗯……

(Lenna stiffens again. She glances furtively at Kalina, then abruptly changes the subject.)（莱娜再次表情僵硬地支吾了起来，她偷看了一眼格琳娜，然后岔开了话题。）

LennaM-Major Fedya could've been a bit more thoughtful too! Sure, he's injured, but he slipped back to Odesa the moment he handed over command, and didn't even bother to come back and help Kalin!那、那个斐狄也是，自己受伤，指挥权一交就溜回奥德卅了，都不说回来帮帮格琳姐！

LennaAlso... Kalin, why did you even stay in ODE-07? You could've handed that task to the local operations commander.而且……格琳姐你留在ODE-07干嘛呀，明明可以把这个任务交给当地的作战指挥啊。

LennaIf you'd told us in advance, we could've coordinated with them about positioning.提前告诉我们一声，我们和作战指挥同步一下位置不就好了。

LevaIf things had gone as smoothly as you imagine, it would've been easy.如果真有你想得这么顺利，倒是好办了。

LennaHuh?诶？

KalinaRemember why the Oblast government sealed off the bridge earlier?还记得之前州政府封闭大桥的原因吗？

KalinaThere are structural weak points on the Odesa Bay Bridge. Shelling could cause the bridge to collapse. To strike Groza on the bridge, we had to calculate angles and control the attack range.奥德卅州大桥存在结构脆弱处，炮轰可能会造成大桥损毁。 如果要攻击处于奥德卅湾大桥上的“闪电”，那必须计算角度、控制攻击范围。

KalinaEven then, there's still a real chance we'd damage the bridge's load-bearing structure and cause a full collapse.就算如此，也有一定概率破坏大桥的受力结构，进而导致大桥解体。

KalinaThe bridge was built during the Oblast's major development era. It cost a fortune and carries commemorative meaning...这座大桥是在之前的奥德卅州发展期建的，当时就耗费了大量资金，而且承载着纪念意义……

KalinaIf it collapsed, reconstructing it would be hugely expensive for the Oblast government. But not rebuilding it would hinder the Oblast's development. And with all the recent unrest, the government would probably be hesitant.如果大桥真的解体，对于现在的奥德卅州州政府来说，重建将耗资巨大，不重建，又会拖累奥德卅州的发展。加上近月的动荡，奥德卅州州政府很可能会有所顾虑。

LennaYou mean... you were worried the Oblast government would refuse to attack? But weren't they scared that... um, let's just call her Groza for now—weren't they scared that Groza would lead the illegal automatons straight across?格琳姐的意思是……担心奥德卅州州政府拒绝攻击？ 但他们就不怕那个……唔，先叫她闪电好了，他们就不怕闪电带领非法机械突过去吗？

KalinaMore precisely, I was worried the government would refuse to set the attack point on the bridge.准确来说，是担心州政府拒绝将攻击点定在大桥上。

KalinaThe artillery on the fixed quarantine wall can cover the entire route from Odesa to the on-ramp leading to the bridge. The government could simply wait until that Doll and the illegal forces crossed over, then bomb them.固定式隔离墙上的火炮大约可以覆盖从奥德卅到奥德卅湾大桥入桥匝道口的全部范围，州政府大可以等到那名人形与非法武装过桥后再进行轰炸。

KalinaBut our defensive line could never hold until the evac convoy cleared the bridge and reached the shelter. Even if we gave everything, all we could do was ensure the convoy had retreated to a relatively safe area to minimize the possibility of them getting caught in the blast...但我们的防线，不可能撑到避难车队离开奥德卅湾大桥、顺利进入避难设施。 我们拼尽全力，只能保证他们能撤离到一定的安全范围外，尽量将他们会被影响的可能性降低……

KalinaThe fixed cannons must strike the enemy while they were on the bridge, and the firing time must be controlled by me.固定火炮必须攻击处于大桥上的敌方单位，并且发射的时间交由我来把控。

LevaAnd so our heroic Counselor Kalina used herself as the leverage to force the Odesa government to cooperate, staking herself at the ODE-07 end of the bridge?所以，我们英勇的格琳娜参事，就把自己当做一枚倒逼奥德卅州州政府配合的砝码，押在了ODE-07的这一端？

(Kalina hears the barb in Leva's tone and pats her hand with a bitter smile.)（格琳娜听出了莱娅话中带刺，苦笑着拍了拍她的手。）

KalinaIt was on me this time. I shouldn't have acted on my own.这次是我不对，不该自作主张。

LevaOh? Really? I think Major Fedya understood perfectly.哦？是吗？我倒是觉得斐狄少校知道得一清二楚。

LevaThe Odesa Oblast was on fire everywhere, and ODE-07 had it even worse. Every battle zone was overwhelmed. And the two of you—one, a senior counselor from the Non-Military Forces Administration, holding a defensive line amidst the chaos; the other, a major of the Special Security Administration, "fleeing in a hurry" through shellfire with his troops...奥德卅州四处起火，ODE-07战火尤甚，所有的作战区都自顾不暇。而你们两个，一个是在战乱中驻守防线、协助人员撤离的非军事力量管理局高级参事，一个却是在炮火中带着自己的部下们“仓促逃跑”的奥德卅州特管处少校。

LevaIf the Oblast government had refused your demand, you would've died on that bridge... Then the government would have no way to answer to NOMFA. Both the central government and the public would demand accountability.如果州政府不配合你的要求，那你势必会牺牲在桥上…… 到时候奥德卅州州政府就难以向非军事力量管理局交代。 无论是中央政府还是民众，都会对此问责。

KalinaActually, I—其实我——

LevaThe culprits behind this insurgency—Rurik and the Girard Group—are themselves a native faction not appointed by the URNC. The Girard Group was even applying for administrative rights over Odesa and surrounding areas.本次动乱的元凶——留里克与吉拉尔集团，本身就是非罗联指派的原生势力，吉拉尔集团此前还在申请奥德卅及周边区域的行政管理权。

LevaGiven that, the Odesa government would already have trouble explaining things to the central government. If NOMFA also turned against them at this moment, their situation would be disastrous. In the long-term, the Oblast's development would also be impacted.从这一点上，奥德卅州州政府已经很难向中央政府交代，而如果此时，非军事力量管理局再站到对立面，州政府的处境就会更加难堪。长远来看，奥德卅州的发展也势必受到影响。

Kalina...So you do understand the logic. Then don't stay mad.……所以道理你不是也明白的吗，别生气了。

LevaI understand, but Kalin, don't forget—the only reason that the evacuees were safe, that the bridge stayed intact, that we're able to sit here and talk... is all because we were lucky enough.明白是明白，但是格琳你不要忘了，能保证避难人员安全撤离、能保证大桥结构完好，你我现在还能在这里好好说话，都是因为我们的运气够好。

LevaIf the Oblast government hadn't cooperated; if we hadn't arrived in time; if our line hadn't held long enough for the convoy to escape the blast radius; if I hadn't pulled you off that bridge in time; if you'd drowned in the tide... And all these "ifs" were frighteningly likely.如果奥德卅州州政府不配合，如果我们没有及时赶到，如果我们的防线没有能够坚持到避难车辆驶离轰炸的波及范围，如果我没能及时带你跳下大桥，如果你在海潮中遇难……这些“如果”，成真的概率一点都不小。

KalinaIt was an emergency. I had to take the gamble.事出紧急，也只能赌一把。

KalinaBesides, you know me... I'd never stand aside.而且你应该了解我……我绝不会置身事外。

LevaYes, yes, yes, Kalin and Robella are the brave good people, and the only cold-blooded villain is me, right?是是是，格琳和洛贝拉都是勇敢的好人，唯一的冷血坏蛋就是我了呗。

LevaI abandoned my own sister to be arrested at the light rail station, refused Robella's request to accelerate our operation at the power plant, knew you were risking your life on the bridge yet didn't prioritize sending you somewhere safer.在轻轨站放任自己的妹妹被捕、在发电站拒绝洛贝拉的加速处理请求、在桥上明知你要以身犯险，却都没有优先把你送到更安全的地方。

LennaLeva, don't say that. Kalin isn't blaming you, and Robella... Robella will definitely come to understand too.莱娅姐你别这么说，格琳姐没有怪你，洛贝拉…… 洛贝拉之后也一定能理解你的。

LevaWill she, now~? I think we two will simply never agree. I'm just a cold rational Doll, and she's a "person" who feels warmth and sorrow.是吗~我倒是觉得，我们两个很难达成共识。 我就是个冷酷的理性人形，而她是知冷暖的“人”。

KalinaNo need to be stubborn at a time like this, Leva.这个时候就没必要嘴硬了，莱娅。

Leva...……

KalinaNo one is truly unaffected by the pain and suffering on the battlefield. Sometimes we just have to force ourselves to "forget"...没有人会真的不在意战场带来的伤痛，只是有时不得不强迫自己“忘记”……

KalinaThe fallen deserve to be mourned, but those who knew everything and made conscious choices also carry the consequences and guilt through every day and night afterward.牺牲者的悲壮值得歌颂，但知道一切、主动做出选择的人，也会在之后的每一个日夜，都承担着选择带来的后果与愧疚。

KalinaCollective success doesn't mean individual peace. I understand that very well.集体层面的成功并不代表个体的心安，我很明白这一点。

LevaHaha... No wonder Robella says we've both changed. The old Kalin would never say things like this.哈哈……难怪洛贝拉觉得我们都变了，以前的格琳可不会说出这种话。

KalinaCircumstances leave me no choice...情势所逼呀……

KalinaNow I must stand on my own two feet. I can't be the one who leans on others anymore.现在，我必须能够独当一面，不再做那个依赖别人的人。

KalinaAnd I don't think you've really changed. Before, your first priority was 404. Now, you've simply placed more people on the "priority" side of your scale...而且，我不认为莱娅真的变了，以前你的决策是以404为最优先，现在，你只是在天平上“最优先”的那一侧，放下了更多人而已……

LevaCircumstances leave me no choice~情势所逼呀~

(Leva shrugs as she quotes Kalina's own words.)（莱娅耸耸肩，模仿着格琳娜的发言。）

LevaMaking rational choices according to the facts—I don't dislike that. But one "cold and emotionless" machine on the team is enough.依据事实现状做出理性选择，我并不讨厌这种行事方式，“冷血无情”的机器有我一个就好了。

LevaBesides, I have no consequences to bear.何况，我也没什么后果好承担。

(Lenna finally has enough of Leva's self-mockery.)（听到莱娅的自嘲，莱娜终于沉不住气。）

LennaThat's not true, Leva! At the Girard server room, you gave up the single most important thing for everyone! But you forgot!不是这样的！莱娅姐……莱娅姐在吉拉尔机房，为了大家放弃了最最最重要的东西！ 只是莱娅姐忘记了而已！

Leva...I forgot?……忘记了？

LennaEven though I didn't want to admit it—and at first I was even a bit happy, thinking I'd finally become the most important person to you... But you are NOT what you're pretending to be!虽然我也不想承认，甚至一开始……还有点庆幸，我终于能够成为莱娅姐最重要的人了…… 但、莱娅姐不是自己说的那样！

KalinaLenna, we agreed not to bring this up yet.莱娜，我们约好了先不谈这件事的。

LennaBut Robella already misunderstood Leva! I don't want even more people to misunderstand her! Even if I have to admit the most important person to Leva isn't me, but UMP40... I still—但是，洛贝拉已经误会了莱娅姐，我不想莱娅姐以后被更多的人误会！ 就算要承认莱娅姐最重要的人不是我，是UMP40……我也……

KalinaLenna...莱娜……

LevaOh dear, could you two stop arguing and bring the person in question up to speed first? Speaking in riddles is a bad habit.哎呀呀，二位能不能先不要急着吵架，先让我这位当事人听明白如何？ 当谜语人可不是什么好习惯哦。

(Leva still appears nonchalant, but her eyes grow serious.)（莱娅虽然还是一副云淡风轻的样子，眼神却变得认真起来。）

LevaLenna, who is this... UMP40 that you just mentioned?莱娜，你刚说的UMP40……是谁？

(The defiant look on Lenna's face instantly shifts to nervousness at Leva's question.)（面对莱娅的询问，刚刚还一脸不忿的莱娜，脸上瞬间浮现出紧张的神色。）

LennaShe's...是……

KalinaThat's enough.好了。

KalinaLeva, I was going to discuss this only after Persica gives your neural cloud a full overhaul. Your current state isn't stable enough. I don't want you burdened by more confusion.莱娅，这件事，我希望等到帕斯卡为你彻底检修心智模块的时候再谈。 你当前的心智还不够稳定，我不希望你产生额外的混乱和负担。

KalinaI'm sorry for keeping this from you.向你隐瞒这件事……我很抱歉。

Leva...Alright.……好吧。

(Leva gives a noncommittal response. She wraps the hair tie around Kalina's hair in another loop.)（莱娅不置可否地应和，将手上的发带又绕了一圈。）

LevaYour hair is done. See, I still prefer the way you used to look.头发，梳好了。果然，我还是更喜欢格琳曾经的样子。

(In the mirror, Kalina's high side ponytail is tied with a lively red bow.)（镜中的格琳娜，单辫高高束起，红色的发带被扎成了充满活力的蝴蝶结。）

KalinaAh... thanks...啊，谢谢……

(Through the mirror, Leva studies Kalina again, taking in the fluster and guilt on her face—until those emotions settle, and Kalina's gaze clears and becomes sincere again.)（莱娅再次透过镜子注视着格琳娜，毫不避讳对方显露出的局促和歉疚——直到这些情绪都平复下来，直到格琳娜的目光再次变得清澈而真诚。）

(Leva leans down slightly, her eyes still fixed on Kalina's in the reflection.)（莱娅压低身子，视线却并未移开。）

LevaKalin, we're still friends. I know your concern for me is genuine. I made the choice. I can bear the consequences.格琳，我们依然是朋友，我相信你对我的关心毫无虚假。 选择是我做的，后果，我也能够自己承担。

LevaI'll make whoever caused me to lose my memory pay.谁让我丢失了数据，我一定会对其加倍奉还。

LevaBut I want to KNOW.只是，我希望，我可以对此知情……

LevaNext time... don't do this again.下一次，不要这样了。

Kalina...Right.……嗯。

LevaSame goes for you too, Lenna. Promise me, okay?还有莱娜也是，答应我，好吗？

LennaS-sure!知、知道了！

LennaLeva is terrifying when she's mad... a thousand times scarier than Klukai...莱娅姐生气好可怕……比可露凯吓人一万倍……

LevaThen let's leave it at that for now~ Kalin, go get changed before you catch a chill. Lenna, let's wait outside.那这件事就先翻过去吧~格琳你换下衣服，别着凉了。莱娜，我们去外间等格琳。

(Leva smiles again, pats Kalina lightly on the shoulder, and leaves the bedroom with Lenna.)（莱娅的笑容重新浮现，她轻轻地拍了拍格琳娜的肩膀，和莱娜离开了卧室。）

(After changing into fresh clothes, Kalina comes out and finds Lenna and Leva waiting for her. Leva is back to her usual self on the sofa, waving her over cheerfully. She waits as Kalina makes her way over and sits down beside her.)（格琳娜换好衣服，来到外间，看到了等她的莱娜和莱娅。坐在沙发上的莱娅已经完全恢复常态，她笑着招招手，耐心地等待格琳娜走过来，坐到她旁边。）

LevaWell then... let's talk about that "old friend" that I somehow haven't forgotten. I really didn't expect to meet her on the battlefield.那么……我们来聊聊姑且还没有被我忘记的那位“老朋友”吧。 我是真没想到，居然会在战场上与她相遇。

KalinaYou mean the Doll commanding the illegal automatons?你是说，那名指挥非法机械作战的人形吧？

KalinaShe can't be Groza. When we contacted the Commander earlier, we confirmed that Groza was aboard the Elmo.她不可能是闪电，之前我们与指挥官通讯时可以确定，闪电就在艾莫号上。

LennaYeah! If the one who attacked us were really Groza, then the Commander would be untrustworthy! That's impossible! The Commander would never take the opposing side! And he would never harm Kalin!是啊！如果袭击我们的真是闪电，指挥官不也就变得不可信了嘛！不可能的！ 指挥官无论如何都不会站在我们的对立面！也不会伤害格琳娜呀！

KalinaHer target probably wasn't me; it was more likely the evacuation convoy or even Odesa on the other end of the bridge.她的目标应该不是我，是避难车队甚至是对岸的奥德卅。

KalinaWhat I don't understand is, most of the illegal forces she controlled were blocked by frontline units, and I became her last obstacle. With her specs, she could've easily eliminated me before you arrived.但我不明白的是，她操控的大部分非法武装都被前线作战人员阻拦，而我成为了阻拦她的最后一道路障。 单凭她的性能，想要在你们赶到前除掉我，绰绰有余。

KalinaBut not only did she not attack, she even wanted me to leave on my own...可是她非但没有动手，甚至还想让我主动离开……

LevaYeah, on top of sparing you, she also "kindly" avoided all of Soppo's vital points— When we retrieved Soppo, her frame was in awful condition, but the damage was mostly in the limbs, like the attacker only wanted to disable her temporarily.是啊，她不仅仅放过了你，还“善良”地避开了索普的全部要害—— 回收的时候，索普的素体看起来确实有些惨不忍睹，但受损部位基本都在四肢上，就好像只是希望她不再继续成为阻力。

LevaShe could've dealt with you two much more... permanently. I doubt the hysterical Legislator Rurik had told her to spare you out of courtesy to NOMFA.明明有更一劳永逸的方式……我可不认为失去理智的留里克议员，会特意嘱咐她给非军事力量管理局留点面子。

LennaHm, but even if she seemed to be slightly on our side... I still think she can't be Groza.唔，就算似乎向着我们一点……我也还是觉得不可能是闪电啦。

KalinaOf course. I don't doubt the Groza we know—or the Commander. I'm only puzzled by her behavior... and I don't think she's a complete stranger.当然，我不会因此就怀疑我们认识的闪电以及指挥官。我只是疑惑她的行为……并且我不认为她是完全的陌生。

KalinaBefore you arrived, I mentioned the Commander to her on purpose. She reacted... That could be a lead.在你们抵达前，我特意向她提及了指挥官，她似乎为此有所动容……也许这会成为突破口。

LevaLet's talk to the Commander about it later.之后还是找机会和指挥官商量一下吧。

KalinaAlright.好。

KalinaLeva, turn on the TV. Weren't they broadcasting updates about the aftermath of the Girard insurgency? Let's see what measures the Oblast government is taking.莱娅，把电视打开吧。刚才不是在播关于这次吉拉尔动乱的善后新闻吗？看看州政府有什么举措。

LennaKalin, aren't you going to rest?格琳姐不休息一下吗？

KalinaI'm okay. The Director will arrive in a few hours. I'll rest after the handover. Besides... right now, with the amount of information on Odesa News, I can't afford to get my beauty sleep.不用，局长再过几个小时就会抵达奥德卅，我完成与他的交接再休息也不迟。 而且……现在《奥德卅时事》的信息量，容不得我睡懒觉。

LennaOkay.好吧。

(Leva turns on the TV.)（莱娅打开了电视。）

News PresenterAccording to the latest report, all non-combat personnel of ODE-07 have been safely evacuated. They are now dispersed and temporarily placed in several intake sites set up in the outskirts of Odesa and other satellite cities. The Odesa Oblast government delegates, led by Zimmerman, are currently heading to the intake sites located in the suburbs of Odesa to offer their condolences to the displaced...本台消息，ODE-07非战斗人员已全部安全撤离，现分散安置在奥德卅近郊及其他卫星城临时设立的多个收治点。 以齐默尔曼为首的奥德卅州州政府议员现正前往位于奥德卅近郊的收治点，慰问避难人员……

LennaThe outskirts of Odesa? Seriously? So in the end they didn't allow them into Odesa itself?奥德卅近郊？什么嘛，到头来还是没允许进入奥德卅呀？

KalinaThey're already making an exception by exposing the outskirts of a White Zone city to Collapse radiation contamination.接受近郊被坍塌辐射污染，这对于白区城市来讲已经是破例了。

KalinaNot only do they have to bear the risk of secondary spread, the radiation cleanup afterwards will also consume a huge amount of funds.不仅要承担二次扩散的危险，之后的辐射清理也会消耗大量资金。

News Presenter...Previously, the chaos caused by illegal automatons has already been effectively contained. Under the joint efforts of local security forces, the Purification Zone Railway Corps, the Non-Military Forces Administration, and individual PMCs, order is gradually being restored across all cities in the Odesa Oblast.……此前，非法机械带来的混乱已经得到有效控制，奥德卅州各城市在当地治安管理部门、净化区轨道军、非军事力量管理局以及各P.M.C.的共同维护下，正在逐步恢复秩序。

News PresenterAccording to investigations, this insurgency is an egregious terrorist attack jointly orchestrated by the Girard Group leadership and Odesa Oblast Parliament member Rurik Girard.据调查，本次暴乱系吉拉尔集团高层与奥德卅州州政府议员留里克·吉拉尔共同策划的恶性恐怖袭击。

News PresenterAs of now, several suspects have been captured. The ringleader, Rurik Girard, is still at large. The Public Security Administration calls on residents of the Oblast to provide effective information so he can be arrested as soon as possible...截至目前，部分犯罪嫌疑人已落网，主犯留里克·吉拉尔在逃，治安管理部门呼吁奥德卅州居民提供有效线索，尽快将其捉拿归案……

LevaThey're pretty efficient this time.这次够效率的呀。

LennaIsn't that a good thing? I can't wait to see that old villain get what he deserves!快点不好吗，我等不及看留里克那个坏老头遭报应了！

KalinaEven though we'd already submitted part of the evidence against Rurik and the Girard Group, and those materials had already reached the Oblast court, most likely they also uncovered something else during the process... But announcing it hastily through the media this fast is unusual... What are they in such a hurry for?虽然我们已经提交了留里克以及吉拉尔集团的部分罪证，这些资料也到了州法院那里，这个过程中，大概率还查出了别的什么…… 但这么快就通过媒体草草公布，有些反常……他们在着急什么？

LevaKeep watching. Maybe we'll find out soon enough.接着看吧，原因，说不定我们马上就会知道。

News Presenter...Since Odesa Oblast MP Rurik Girard is suspected of major crimes, the central government has confirmed that his eligibility to run in the Odesa interim leadership election is hereby revoked. The voting time will be announced shortly. Please stay tuned for further information. The list of candidates is as follows...……因奥德卅州州议会议员，留里克·吉拉尔涉嫌重大犯罪，经与中央政府确认，取消其奥德卅州临时首席的选举资格。 投票时间即将公布，请各位观众对本台消息保持关注。下面将列出候选人名单……

KalinaI see.原来如此。

LevaThe Odesa Oblast government is probably rushing to reshuffle the deck. With such a big scandal exposed, they must show their position to the central government as soon as possible.奥德卅州州政府，恐怕是在急着重新洗牌了。 闹出来这么大乱子，他们也必须尽快向中央政府表态吧。

LevaHeh~ I just wonder if our hardworking Legislator Zimmerman stands a chance at all. I'm starting to see some online support for him.唉~就是不知道我们辛劳的齐默尔曼议员有没有机会？ 我看现在网络上已经有一些支持他的声音了哦。

KalinaIf he seizes the timing and successfully appeals to the residents' desire for peace and stability, then as the only conservative-leaning candidate, it's not impossible for him to win.如果能抓住这个时机，成功调动居民们对稳定生活的向往，作为唯一一位行事趋向保守的候选人 ，齐默尔曼议员当选也不是绝无可能。

LevaLet's look forward to it~ Oh, right, I've already sent out the mission request to Klukai's end, but the specific search area still needs confirmation.让我们期待一下吧~对了，可露凯那边的任务委托我已经下发过去了,但具体要搜索的区域还要进一步确认。

KalinaMm, Klukai accepted it?嗯，可露凯接受了？

LevaOf course. Though she did force me to review the commission-submission procedure again~ Klukai is getting more and more long-winded.那当然了，只是我又被迫复习了一遍委托接取流程呢~可露凯这家伙，越来越啰嗦了。

LennaYou always look like you're thoroughly enjoying yourself whenever Klukai is frustrated...看到可露凯头痛，莱娅姐明明都是一副乐在其中的样子……

Leva(Sigh) Kalin, once our work in Odesa is done, you'd better give us two days of leave, okay? Otherwise 404 is going to fall apart~唉~等奥德卅州的工作结束，格琳批我们两天假吧？ 不然404就要解散咯~

KalinaSure, whatever you say.好，都听你的。

LevaThen thanks~那就谢啦~

(A month later.)（一个月后——）

(Once again leaning against the full height window, Leva watches the aerial cameras flying across the sky.)（莱娅再次靠在落地窗边，看着天空中飞过的航拍摄像头。）

LevaI'm getting some kind of déjà vu. It looks as if nothing has happened at all in Odesa, even though it's only been a month.这场面，很眼熟呀，才短短一个月过去，奥德卅就像什么都没有发生一样。

KalinaThe newly-appointed interim Chief will be giving his first speech today. It is a grand occasion.今天是临时首席上任后的第一次演讲，隆重一些也很正常。

LevaBack then, the residents of Odesa also rallied around Rurik like this. Now Mr. Rurik lies inexplicably in his grave, and his followers are cheering for another leader the same way...曾经奥德卅州的居民，也是这样簇拥着留里克的，现在留里克先生却已经不明不白地躺在了坟墓里，他的追随者们又用同样的方式，为一名新的领导者欢呼……

LevaCan humans also erase their own neural records?人类，也可以清除心智记录吗？

LennaHmm... Did Rurik really die in a plane crash?唔，留里克真是因为坠机死的吗？

KalinaParts of his remains and the wreckage of his private jet have already been found near Odesa's coast. The DNA match is unmistakable.他的部分遗体以及私人飞机的残骸，已经在奥德卅近海被发现，DNA比对的结果不会有错。

KalinaAfter the PSA's investigation, the cause of the incident is tentatively identified as engine failure.治安管理部门调查过后，暂时将失事原因定性为引擎故障。

LevaSo yes, he really did "die in a plane crash".这么看，他确实“死于坠机”。

KalinaYou doubt the cause of the crash?你对飞机失事的原因抱有怀疑？

LevaYeah, but for most people, Rurik Girard—this brute who murdered the former Chief and triggered a full-scale upheaval—got what he deserved and died a pitiful death. The "patriotic" Girard Group that manufactured and harbored a large number of illegal armed units also has its assets fully frozen by the government and is awaiting disposition. That's good enough for people.是啊，不过对于大部分人来说，留里克·吉拉尔，这位杀害了前首席、引发全域动乱的暴徒，自作自受，最终死无全尸； 制造、窝藏大量非法武装的“爱国”集团吉拉尔，资产已经被政府全部冻结，面临处置——这就够了。

LennaHm... I originally thought we'd have to spend a lot of effort proving Girard's connections to Sextans. Yet within days, the Girard Group itself obediently handed over all the evidence.唔……本来还以为要费力气继续证明吉拉尔和六分仪的关系呢，结果不出几天，吉拉尔内部，就把证据全都老实交出来了。

LevaIllegal operations, possession of heavily lethal private armed units, obstruction of justice, bribery, murder, assault, intimidation... The crimes of the Girard Group and Rurik are countless. It's understandable that they're desperate to confess, sever ties, and fight for leniency.非法经营、持有强杀伤力私设武装、妨害公务、行贿、故意杀人、故意伤害、恐吓……吉拉尔集团以及留里克个人的罪行数不胜数。 他们急着自首、撇清关系，争取宽大处理倒也可以理解。

KalinaThe evidence they submitted dragged out quite a few government officials who had colluded with Rurik over the years.他们提交的证据，把不少这些年与留里克沆瀣一气的政府官员牵扯了出来。

LennaNo wonder the Girard Group could run rampant all across the Odesa Oblast! I originally thought Fedya was already pretty high-ranking, but once that list came out, a major from the SSA was basically nothing.难怪吉拉尔集团可以在奥德卅州横行霸道呢！原本我还以为斐狄的职位已经比较高了，结果那串名单一出来，特管处少校根本就不算什么嘛。

LevaYou read the transcript of Fedya's confession, didn't you, Kalin?斐狄自首时的笔录，格琳有看到吧？

KalinaYeah. According to the evidence he provided and the PSA's investigation, his entanglement with Rurik and the Girard Group wasn't too deep. Rurik kept many crimes hidden from him... which ironically protected him.嗯……根据他提供的证据，以及治安管理部门的调查，他与留里克以及吉拉尔的牵扯还不算很深，很多罪行留里克也对他有所隐瞒……这反而保护了斐狄。

KalinaBut he still has to pay the price for his fraud and malpractice.但他还是要对自己的舞弊行为付出代价。

LevaI heard the Odesa Oblast Supreme Court is considering reducing his sentence. NOMFA must have spoken up for him, right?我倒是听说奥德卅州最高法院在考虑减刑呢。这之中非军事力量管理局肯定开口了吧？

KalinaWe only provided corroboration for his actions and performance during the battle at the Odesa Bay Bridge. NOMFA doesn't mistreat those who help us.只是为他在奥德卅湾大桥作战中的行为和表现提供了佐证，非军事力量管理局不会亏待协助过我们的人。

LevaThat's true. We really didn't mistreat them...说的没错，我们的确是没有亏待啊……

(Leva eyes the TV with a meaningful expression. The inauguration speech of the interim Chief has begun. Zimmerman, who once always stood in the corner, now stands calmly behind the podium, accepting the flood of camera flashes.)（莱娅意有所指地看向了电视屏幕，临时首席的上任演讲已经开始——曾经常常站在角落的齐默尔曼，此时站在演讲台后，淡定地接受媒体们闪光灯的洗礼。）

KalinaYou should know that NOMFA has no say in whether Zimmerman wins the position of interim Chief.你应该知道，非军事力量管理局对于齐默尔曼能否当选临时首席是没有话语权的。

LevaBut his close ties with us are known across all of Odesa. Ever since the Director arrived, any major or minor event with even the slightest connection, Zimmerman—or rather, Interim Chief Zimmerman—would invite the Director as well.但他和我们交好，这可是奥德卅州全域都知道的事了。 自从局长抵达后，大大小小的活动，只要沾点关系，齐默尔曼……现在该说临时首席阁下了，就要邀请局长一同出席。

LennaThat effective, huh? He used to come dead last in the polls. But in the final poll before the vote, his approval rate skyrocketed pretty much overnight, leaving the other candidates in the dust.这么有效吗？明明之前还在垫底呢。 投票前最后一次民调，他的支持率几乎是瞬间就涨起来了。另外几位候选人就像不存在一样。

LevaYou didn't see the speech he gave just before the vote. It was impassioned, watertight. He even led residents in mourning and praising the former Chief, publicly sharing the former Chief's foresight and devotion to Odesa's future and its people.你那是没看到他投票之前的那次演讲，声情并茂、滴水不漏。甚至还带着居民们一起缅怀、歌颂了前任首席，将前任首席的未雨绸缪，毫无保留地公之于众。

LevaAnd the media, as if they had agreed in advance, heavily promoted Zimmerman's contributions during the Girard insurgency, especially how he risked his own business and political career to persuade the Oblast government to accept evacuees.而媒体也像是商量好了一样，大肆宣传齐默尔曼之前在吉拉尔动乱中的贡献，宣传他赌上自己的产业与政途，游说奥德卅州州政府同意接收避难人员。

LevaThe TV station even made a documentary about how the former Chief valued him, and how he inherited the former Chief's philosophy of keeping the future of Odesa and its residents at heart.电视台甚至还制作了纪录片，讲述着他是如何得到前任首席赏识，如何将前任首席以奥德卅州的未来以及居民们的生活为本的思想继续传承。

LennaWhy does it feel like this was all prepared long in advance...? Yes, he helped us enormously back then... but it wasn't all his doing.怎么感觉跟提前准备好了似的……当时他确实帮了我们大忙没错……可、这也不是他一个人的功劳呀。

LevaHe was the one who initiated it, and the public doesn't care about such details. After voting began, most people who suffered during the insurgency cast their vote for Zimmerman.是他牵头的，民众也不会在意这么多。 投票开始后，那些在动乱事件中遭受波及的人，大多把票投给了齐默尔曼。

LevaThen a chain of scandals took down a large portion of the government officials, and many candidates withdrew.随后，奥德卅州州政府的官员被接连牵扯，候选人消失了一大半。

LevaBusinesspeople desperate to find a new patron and politicians wanting to use Zimmerman's connections with NOMFA to restore relations with the central government all voted for him, the one candidate whose stance was unimpeachably correct.着急寻找新靠山的商人，想要藉由齐默尔曼与非军事力量管理局的交情、恢复与中央政府关系的政客们，很快也把选票投给了立场绝对正确的他。

LevaSilently, without losing anything himself, he used the shifting situation to turn the board around. This Mr. Zimmerman... Either he's incredibly lucky, or his methods surpass even Rurik's.不声不响，自己也没有多大损失，就凭着局势变化翻了盘。 这位齐默尔曼先生，要么是运气真的好，要么就是手段比留里克更高明。

KalinaAn imminent election is basically a timed chess match. It's not wrong for him to use every resource to win.具有时效性的选举，本来就是一场限时的棋局，他利用一切资源努力取胜也无可厚非。

(On the screen, Zimmerman has already begun his speech.)（屏幕中的齐默尔曼已经开始了他的演讲。）

(Facing the journalists, government officials, and the residents of Odesa farther away, he is composed and speaks eloquently.)（面对台下的记者、官员以及更远处的奥德卅居民，他毫不局促，侃侃而谈。）

KalinaGenteel, poised, conservative, steady—he is the antithesis of Rurik... The chaos created by the Girard Group has reminded the people of Odesa of the horrors of war. Someone like Zimmerman, who can soothe fear like a tranquilizer, really is the leader that Odesa needs.温文尔雅，保守稳健，是和留里克完全不同的风格……吉拉尔制造的混乱，让奥德卅州的居民们又想起了战火的可怕。齐默尔曼这种类型，就像是能够抚平恐惧的镇定剂，的确是奥德卅州亟需的领导人。

LennaLet's hope Odesa finds peace from here on.希望奥德卅州能就此迎来和平啊。

KalinaBut looking at the investigation report that Klukai's team sent earlier... The fall of the Girard Group may not mean much at all.从之前可露凯她们发来的调查报告来看…… 吉拉尔的倾覆，恐怕不能代表什么。

KalinaMangi Security, and behind it, the Cecht FABN Group... Combined with the sightings provided by the Commander and the information we collected, we can basically confirm that Paradeus has returned, and that they're colluding with giant corporations in both the White and Green Zones...曼尼安保以及它背后的赛诺菲与法本集团……再结合指挥官提供的目击情报以及我们收集到的信息，基本可以确定，帕拉蒂斯已经卷土重来，并且与白、绿区的巨型集团存在勾结……

KalinaIt's just that right now, their sphere of influence is still unclear, so we can't make any of this public.只是现阶段，他们的势力范围尚且不明，我们还不能声张。

LennaHow can this be...? Ten years later, not only has Paradeus not died out, they've even gained troublesome new allies... That Blusphere, who almost wiped out Klukai's entire squad earlier, plus Sextans and Darture... Sheesh... How many third-gen Dolls do they have?!怎么会这样，十年过去了，帕拉蒂斯没有死透不说，还多了麻烦的新帮手…… 那个差点把可露凯她们全灭的蓝雪球，算上之前的六分仪、黑眼……哈……他们到底还有多少三代人形啊！

LennaWhoever injured Leva on Level II earlier... was most likely one as well... But she also seemed to be targeting the Girard Group... Ugh, I can't make any sense of it...之前在二级平层伤害莱娅姐的，大概率也是吧…… 但她又似乎在针对吉拉尔集团……唔，搞不明白……

(Unable to connect all these dots, Lenna gives up and continues watching Zimmerman's speech listlessly.)（无法理清各种关联的莱娜，放弃了思考，无聊地继续看起了齐默尔曼的演讲。）

LevaKalin, is there any new lead about the lab that housed the prototype third-gen Doll?格琳，三代人形原型机那个机房，有没有什么新线索？

KalinaNot for now, but since the situation in Odesa has stabilized, the SSA and NOMFA have already begun an investigation.暂时没有，但目前奥德卅州恢复稳定了，特管处和非军事力量管理局已经开始调查。

LevaI hope they'll be quick about it. Across the entire URNC, who knows how many companies like Girard are trying to "take root" in the White and Green Zones. If they truly develop, we're in big trouble.希望调查人员能麻利一点，在罗联全境，还不知道有多少个如同吉拉尔这般，试图在白、绿区“扎根”的企业呢，如果真让他们发展起来，麻烦可就大了。

LennaW-wait! Leva, Kalin, look!等、等一下！莱娅姐、格琳姐，你们快看！

(Lenna points frantically at the TV screen. The camera happens to sweep past a middle-aged man in a suit. A nameplate with Cecht FABN's logo is clearly placed on the desk before him.)（莱娜语无伦次地指向电视屏幕，镜头正好扫过了一位穿着西装的中年男子，标有赛诺菲与法本字样的名牌，赫然摆在他身前的桌子上。）

ZimmermanAfter the recent E.L.I.D. outbreak, the Odesa Oblast government has come to deeply reflect on our oversight in regulation.经过本次E.L.I.D.爆发事件，奥德卅州州政府深刻认识到我们在监管方面的疏忽。

ZimmermanTherefore, the Oblast will further integrate medical resources, strengthen inspections and regulatory procedures, and select two to three manufacturers as production partners.因此，未来奥德卅州将进一步整合医疗资源，加强审查与监管力度，筛选、指定二至三家生产合作商。

ZimmermanWe will never again allow low-quality vaccines of unknown origin to circulate, nor will we allow unlawful groups like the Girard Group to exploit loopholes.一定不会让不明来路的劣质疫苗再次流通，更不会允许类似于吉拉尔集团一样的不法势力有可乘之机。

ZimmermanThe Oblast government has already preliminarily selected a number of potential partners. The representatives of these companies are also attending today's event and are seated in the audience. Afterward, the government will conduct more comprehensive audits on the companies themselves and their production lines...目前州政府已经初步筛选出一些合作商，这些合作商的代表今天也来到了会场，就坐在台下。 州政府之后，会对其公司本身及旗下生产线，进行更全面的审查……

Kalina...…………

LevaThey just appear like that? A coincidence? Or perhaps that's been Zimmerman's game all along?说来就来，这么巧吗？还是齐默尔曼的棋局，根本就没有结束？

Lenna...Did we... get played by him?……我们、被他骗了？

(The three people in the room sit silently watching the television. Though the skies of Odesa had cleared, a new shadow seems to have settled over the city.)（房间内，3人安静地看着电视，本已放晴的奥德卅州，似乎再次笼上了阴霾。）

(██/██/2074, late at night.)（2074年█月█日，深夜。）

CocoonSir, the periodic meeting is about to begin.阁下，周期性会议马上就要开始了。

Mysterious FigureHm.嗯。

Cocoon"It" is very delighted with the gift you sent.“它”面对阁下送上的礼物，感到十分欣喜。

Mysterious FigureIt's time. Connect to the comms channel.时间到了，接入通讯吧。

CocoonYes, sir~明白~

(Cocoon enters the key and connects to the channel.)（茧输入密钥，接入了通讯。）

(The screen remains pitch-black; only tiny fluctuations in the volume bar show the presence of several participants.)（屏幕依然一片漆黑，只有音量条的细微变化，显示出数位参与者的存在。）

??Then, the periodic meeting of the Orlog Conglomerate officially begins.那么，本次奥尔劳格财团周期性会议正式开始。

??To the representative of Cecht FABN—welcome.赛诺菲与法本代表，欢迎你的加入。

(A few scattered claps echo through the speakers.)（零星的拍手声传了过来。）

Mysterious FigureThank you. It's my honor.谢谢，这是我的荣幸。

??By helping us eliminate Girard, you've shown plenty of loyalty and goodwill.帮我们清理掉吉拉尔，你展现出了足够的忠诚与友好。

??As long as you don't overstep like Rurik did, we will be partners forever.只要你不像留里克一般逾矩，我们就是永远的合作伙伴。

??Sharing technology, wealth, power... We will share this world equally.嗯~分享技术，分享财富，分享权力……我们将平等地分享这个世界。

Mysterious FigureI look forward to that day.我很期待那一天的到来。

??The Lullaby Project has reached a new milestone. Before we move on to other topics, let us celebrate.摇篮曲计划已经有了阶段性的推进。 诸位，在新的议题开始前，先为此庆贺吧。

??To this moment, and to every moment yet to come.为了这一刻，为了未来的每一刻。

??Then how about letting our newest member—our most generous friend—offer the toast? Representative of Cecht FABN, Winfried— Or perhaps we should respectfully address you as... Mr. Zimmerman, Chief of Odesa?嗯~就让我们的新成员，最慷慨的朋友，提下祝词如何？赛诺菲与法本代表，温弗里德—— 不，也许应该尊称您，奥德卅州齐默尔曼首席阁下？

ZimmermanNo need for formalities. I believe we stand as equals.不用客气，我想我们是平等的。

(Zimmerman picks up the wine glass beside him. The gleaming liquid reflects the calm nightscape of Odesa behind him.)（齐默尔曼拿起手边的酒杯，晶莹的液体倒映着身后奥德卅州平静的夜色。）

(At this moment, he is immaculately dressed from head to toe, refined yet lofty—like a player of the board who surveys the world from above.)（此时的他，穿着精致考究，从头到脚一尘不染，依旧儒雅却又高高在上，仿佛睥睨世界的执棋者。）

ZimmermanFor most people, withering in a dream is better than dying horribly under artillery fire.对于大部分人来说，在梦境里腐朽，总好过惨死在炮火之中。

ZimmermanAfter a brief awakening comes eternal sweet slumber.短暂地惊醒后，将是永恒的酣梦。

ZimmermanLet the Lullaby hum a little longer...让摇篮曲哼唱得更久一些吧……

ZimmermanTo the age of peace.致和平年代。

Everyone At The GatheringTo the age of peace.致和平年代——

(The participants are located all over—some are shrouded in night, some touched by early dawn.)（与会众人所处之处，或是夜色笼罩，或是黎明拂晓。）

(Across the black screen and the invisible radio waves, several wine glasses are raised and gently clinked on the edge of the world's dream.)（隔着漆黑的屏幕与无形的电波，数只酒杯被举起，轻碰在世界的梦境边缘。）

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