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Chiral Redundancy - Part 1
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31 chapters · 5218 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.
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- Cocooned Dreams
- Fractured Reflection
- Fractured Reflection
- But For Your Sake
- Stolen Echo
- Tenebrous Whisper
- Calm Before The Storm
- Wilderness Wanderings
- Hollow Nest
- Hollow Nest
- When The Prism Shatters
- Sympathetic Pain
- Sympathetic Pain
- Shards In The Incinerator
- Bloody Mask
- Reborn From Hellfire
- Reborn From Hellfire
- Twin Eves
- Twin Eves
- Bloody-Teared Confession
- Gray Wedding
- Gray Wedding
- Oathbreaker Bride
- Prismshine
- Clawsheathed Beast
- Clawsheathed Beast
- Binary Orbit
- Binary Orbit
- Fractured Reflection
- Fractured Reflection
- Shadows of Dawn
Cocooned Dreams 茧中蝶梦
Read this chapter with voices →(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Who... am I?)（……我，是谁？）
?...……
(Bzzt...)（呲呲……）
(...In this darkness devoid, only the caustic flow of electrical currents can be felt pricking at her senses with unerring clarity.)（……寂静的黑暗中，连电流淌过的声音都显得如此清晰可辨。）
(Even now, the sensation remains. "It" lives and breathes. "It" clings to her frame. This..."organism", if she can call it so, brings upon an unnatural sensation that she knows naught of.)（直到现在，她依然没有习惯，在自己的身躯……自己的素体上，攀附着的“生物”的触感。）
(Yet, she can bestow upon this organism many names. It is after all, a part of her. Her appendage. Her strength. Her... nightmare.)（那是她的一部分，她的器官，她的力量，她的梦魇。）
(Nightmare...)（梦魇……）
?...………………
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(...Several months earlier.)（……数月前。）
??...Hmph.……哼。
??How utterly incomprehensible. I fail to understand what purpose any of this serves.真令人费解，我难以明晓，如此作为，究竟有何意义。
?Now, now, quit looking all gloomy. She'll be our "sister" starting today.好了，别苦着脸，从今天开始，她就是我们的“姐妹”了。
?Make sure you all get along.要好好相处哦。
??...……
(Are they... talking about me?)（……她们，在议论……我吗？）
(Who... am I?)（我……是谁？）
?...……
(Hiss...)（咻……）
(The hatch imprisoning her slowly unseals, releasing white mist into the air.)（伴随着蒸腾的白色气体在空气中弥散，将她囚禁的舱盖被缓缓打开。）
("She" opens her eyes. Two unfamiliar women stand before her.)（“她”睁开了眼，眼前是两名陌生的女性。）
(There they stand, and "she" feels. A part of her writhes, cries aloud... and vibrates with an unfamiliar resonance.)（在看见她们的时候，“她”敏锐地察觉到，自己身体的一部分，仿佛在蠕动，呐喊，发出一种共鸣般的震动。）
CocoonGood morning, "Juno".早晨好，“朱诺”。
CocoonYou seem rather enthused today.你看起来气色不错。
Juno...Juno?……朱诺？
CocoonYes, Juno.是的，朱诺。
CocoonOur usual naming convention would've had you named after a celestial body, however...按照我们的习惯，其实原本也该用天体为你命名。
CocoonI feel like that name suits you better.不过……这个名字应该更适合你。
Juno...……
(Juno's head lowers as she stares at her own hands.)（朱诺低下了头，凝视着自己的掌心。）
(These hands. These hands. These hands. Are they even hers?)（她总觉得，这只手似乎并不属于她。）
JunoWho am I?我是谁？
(She poses the question once more, now with purpose beset in her words.)（她再一次问出了这个问题，但这次，她有了更具体的询问对象。）
CocoonJust like us, you are a third-generation Doll—the most advanced model manufactured by the Orlog Conglomerate.你和我们一样，是奥尔劳格财团制造的，最先进的三代人形。
CocoonIn that regard, you should feel honored. You are the only Doll to have received this distinction after us.就这一点而言，你应当感到荣幸……在我们之后，你是唯一享有这殊荣的人形。
JunoOrlog... Conglomerate.奥尔劳格……财团。
CocoonIndeed. You and Miss Darture here were dispatched to the site designated ODE-01 on a particular sample recovery mission a while ago.是的……很遗憾，不久前，你和这位黑眼小姐一同，前往代号ODE-01的地点执行回收某件样品的任务。
CocoonHowever, during the mission, you encountered—但在执行过程中，你们遭遇了……
(The voluptuous Doll deliberately pauses, making Juno realize that the woman is monitoring her reaction.)（丰腴的人形刻意顿了一下，朱诺意识到，对方似乎在观察自己的反应。）
JunoLet me guess... we encountered enemies.让我猜猜……我们遭遇了敌人。
JunoI suppose what happened is that I had to be placed into a "suspended mode" to remain functional?而最后的结果是，我需要休息一下来保持清醒？
Cocoon...Correct.……没错。
(Seemingly surprised by Juno's proactivity, Cocoon narrows her eyes, the smile on her face deepening.)（似乎对朱诺主动的态度感到有些意外，茧微微眯了眯眼，脸上的笑意反倒更深了一些。）
CocoonYou were caught in an explosion that flattened several city blocks.你被卷进了一场波及数个街道的爆炸。
CocoonI'm sure you've already noticed. You were severely damaged in that accident. Only now did we have the opportunity to repair and reactivate you.相信你自己也已经发现了，你被毁坏得相当严重，所以直到现在，我们才有机会把你重启。
CocoonHowever, your neural cloud...只是，你的心智……
Juno...……
Juno...Has some minor issues, correct?……心智出了点小状况，对吗？
(She raises her eyes and stares directly at Cocoon.)（她抬起眼，直视茧。）
(For a brief moment, the roles of the monitor and the monitored seem to have reversed.)（那一瞬间，观察者与被观察者的角色仿佛短暂对调。）
CocoonYou could say that.可以这么说。
CocoonBut don't worry. We can still adjust it later.不过别担心，后续调整还来得及。
CocoonWhat you need right now is to move around and get accustomed to your "new circumstances".你现在更需要的是活动一下——熟悉你的“新状态”。
(Upon hearing those two words, Juno feels something writhe almost imperceptibly deep within her chest.)（“新状态”三个字落下时，朱诺察觉到胸腔深处有东西微不可察地蠕动了一下。）
(Something far too pronounced to be a heartbeat.)（那并非是心跳，却比心跳更加明显。）
(Click.)（咔。）
(The restraints securing her limbs release one after another. She slowly sits upright as the unfamiliar sensation creeps up to her.)（固定她肢体的锁扣依次解开，她缓缓坐起，感受着那异常的触感。）
(The white glare above the maintenance pod pouring down at an angle outlines her figure.)（维修仓上刺目的白炽光从侧上方倾泻下来，勾出她身形的线条：）
(From collarbone to shoulder, from waist to thighs, black, vine-like patterns crawl along the seams between silver alloy and synthetic skin. They are not decorative markings, but the proof of the "organism" residing within her.)（从锁骨到肩，从侧腰到大腿，银白合金与仿生皮肤的接缝间爬满宛如黑色藤蔓的纹理——那并非装饰，而是寄居的“生物”显露在表面的踪迹。）
(Following her wary motions, the patterns contract and stretch, stirred by an invisible current, as if... as if they are breathing.)（随着她谨慎的动作，那些纹理像被无形的电流拨动，轻微收缩、舒展，就仿佛……在呼吸一般。）
(Juno lowers her gaze once more to her hands—although she now has more than one pair, these are the hands she's more familiar with.)（朱诺低头看向自己的双手——尽管她不只有一双手，但她更熟悉这双手。）
(Nothing is out of proportion. Her skin shines with a pearlescent sheen; yet in contrast, a dark hue encroaches from the tips of her fingers to the webbing resting between them.)（骨骼比例精准，皮肤色泽温润，却在指尖与虎口的轮廓处透出一层晦暗的异质。）
(That dark hue is but the traces of the foreign substance that had been integrated into her frame. Perhaps it sought to take a bite, only to find itself forcibly stitched onto her.)（那是异物与素体交叠的痕迹，像是被什么咬住，又被强行缝合在了一起。）
(She clenches her fists.)（她攥紧了拳头。）
(And the chaos writhes no longer.)（蠕动平息下来。）
(So too does that accursed static fade into silence.)（电流的噪声也归于静默。）
Juno...Still functional.……还能用。
(She steps out of the maintenance pod, her movements crisp and clean, her gaze sharp without the slightest trace of weakness or hesitation. To an outsider, it would seem as though it were Cocoon who had been spending days unconscious inside the pod instead.)（她从维修仓中站起，动作干净、目光锐利，没有丝毫虚浮，就像此时此刻，站在她面前的茧才是那个在维修仓内，多日不得清醒的人。）
(Her feet touch the floor, the damping mechanisms strike the ground with a dull thud, as though proclaiming her return.)（脚尖落地的一刻，缓冲结构与地面轻轻碰撞，发出一声短促的沉响，像为她的“回归”敲下标记。）
DartureHold on.且慢。
(A parasol extends from the side, blocking the path ahead.)（一柄阳伞从侧面伸出，挡在她与舱外通道之间。）
(Darture looks at Juno, her eyes still filled with distrust, caution, and contempt.)（黑眼看着朱诺，眼中依然是不信赖、警惕以及轻蔑。）
(Does she think she's hiding it well, or does she not even intend to conceal it at all?)（她是以为自己隐藏得很好，还是从来没想过要隐藏？）
DartureWe have not yet permitted you to—我等尚未同意你可以——
(Juno looks up.)（朱诺抬眼。）
(Their eyes meet.)（两人的视线在半空交汇。）
(Sparks fly. Their gazes electrify the air between them through sheer voltage. Or has it? Real or not, their fervor remains true.)（电流声“刺啦”一闪，似真实存在，又似仅在她们的感知里迸溅。）
(The thing residing within Juno presses lightly against her chest. A cold hostility rises along her neural pathways.)（寄生在朱诺体内的那团“东西”微微压向胸腔，一股冷冽的敌意与战意顺着她周身的神经链条抬起了头。）
(She steps forward and seizes the parasol.)（她向前迈出半步，抓住了黑眼伸出的伞。）
JunoI can hear you.我听得见。
(She did not raise her voice. There was no need to, for the steel that lay within her words could freeze anyone still.)（她的声音不高，却十分沉稳，还透着一股让人打颤的寒意。）
JunoAnd I can see you.也看得见。
(Her gaze travels along the parasol to Darture's wrist, finally settling on her face. All the while, Juno's expression remains utterly unreadable.)（她的目光由黑眼的伞移到她的手腕，最后落在她的脸上，神情毫无波澜。）
JunoMove aside.别挡路。
(Darture's arm tenses for an instant.)（黑眼的手臂绷紧了一瞬。）
DartureYou—你——
JunoDon't get in my way.别碍事。
(The air grows tense.)（空气在这一刻绷紧。）
CocoonThat's enough.好了。
(Having been watching from the sidelines, Cocoon gently claps her hands. Her smile neatly douses the smoldering tension.)（始终注视着这一切的茧轻轻拍了拍手，笑意适时地割开紧绷的氛围。）
CocoonShe's right. We can run the checks on the go.她说得也没错，流程上的检查可以边走边做。
CocoonDarture, compile a list of precautions and send it to her afterward.黑眼，你把注意事项整理一下，之后发给她。
CocoonAs for now—至于现在——
(Her gaze shifts towards Juno. Her look is one of appraisal, as if admiring the completion of a finely crafted work of art.)（她的视线转向朱诺，像是在重新确认这件精密的工艺品的完成度。）
(Or perhaps... examining something far more complicated.)（但也像是在打量某种更复杂的东西。）
CocoonLet's just let her walk around on her own.让她自己走一走也好。
(Darture sneers coldly, reluctantly acquiescing.)（黑眼轻哼了一声，勉强算作默认。）
(Juno does not look at her again, simply stepping into the corridor.)（朱诺没有再看她，只抬脚迈入通道。）
(She neither turns back nor hesitates. She knows without doubt where she must go.)（她没有回头，也没有半分迟疑，就像是早已清楚地知道自己要去哪里——）
(Yet, deep within her neural cloud, questions linger still.)（即使在她的心智深处，那个问题仍静静悬着：）
("Who am I?")（“我是谁？”）
(And...)（以及……）
Juno...……
Juno(...Who is Groza?)（……闪电，是谁？）
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(Falling. In this void stretching to eternity, in this unfathomable abyss... she falls, forever and ever.)（无尽头的黑暗和深渊里，她坠落了一次，又一次。）
(Currents descend like cold rain, soaking inward beneath her skin.)（电流像是一种雨，冷冽，从她的皮下往里淋。）
(She can hear the sputter of her joint motors; like a broken lamp, they flicker endlessly between light and dark.)（她仿佛能够听见自己的关节一开一合的声音，犹如一盏破败的灯，明灭不休。）
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??Hahahahaha! Run! Keep running!哈哈哈哈哈，跑啊，继续跑啊！
JunoBreaking 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。
??I'm catching up to you~我快要追上你了哦——
??Once 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——
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??Huh... not bad... Keep coming...有点……本事啊……再来……
Juno...……
??Ugh!唔！
??Dammit...可恶……
??Keep coming!再来、再来、再来——
Juno...……
Juno...Stop struggling.……别挣扎了。
??...I'm perfectly fine. Don't you worry!……我好得很，不用你操心！
(...How strange.)（……真是奇怪。）
(The scenes before her seem to have frozen in place. Seeing that blurred face, Juno turns around and looks toward the other trembling figure from her memory.)（眼前的一切仿若定格，望着那模糊的面孔，朱诺转过了身，看向记忆中的画面里，那颤颤巍巍的另一个存在。）
???...Groza?……闪电？
Juno...……
(A piercing sensation punctures her neural cloud, the pain far more unbearable than any injury inflicted by that rabid Doll.)（她的心智再一次像被针刺了一样，产生的剧痛远比那狂犬般的人形造成的一切伤害更让她难以忍受。）
(She opens fire.)（她开了枪。）
??Kalina!格琳娜！
???You... are not Groza.……你不是闪电。
(Her face...)（她的脸……）
(Is blurred.)（好模糊。）
(Blurry. So blurry. Is that... somebody else?)（模糊到，她仿佛看见了另一个人。）
???...……
???Groza...闪电……
("—")（“——”）
(Her hand no longer obeys her will. After all, a machine must behave as a machine.)（她的手不受她的控制，像是机械一般，依照程序完成了自己的使命。）
(It raises the weapon and pulls the trigger.)（抬起手，扣下扳机。）
(Bang. A gunshot rings aloud. A cause demanding effect. Blood slowly spreads beside her boots, pooling into a mirror that reflects that "strange" face afore her once more.)（枪声响起，血泊在她的靴侧慢慢展开，像一面镜子把那张“陌生”的脸端正地递给她。）
(This sanguine mirror will not hold. Once that name evolves from thought into a spoken word, it shall shatter into naught.)（镜面很薄，只要说出那个名字，就会碎掉。）
(And with it, every displacement, every fragment, and every distortion shall return to its rightful place.)（碎掉之后，所有错位都会归位。）
(Closer. She's getting closer.)（她知道，她几乎就要做到了。）
(The white noise grows louder.)（白噪加大了一点点。）
(Like a page in an illustration book, the memory is lifted by its corner and folded neatly in half by an invisible hand.)（眼前的画面就像被一只无形的手从右上角提起，折了一道整齐的折痕。）
(All sound retreats, her shadow and the mirror are swallowed alike by the darkness; there, she finds a new home at the bottom of the abyss.)（所有的声音都在此刻退却。她的影子与镜面一起被黑暗包裹，放置到了深渊的底端。）
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(The darkness slams its jaws shut, only to rise once more for the grand overture.)（黑暗像闸门落下，又像闸门抬起。）
(Juno pries her eyes open.)（朱诺猛然睁开了眼。）
(The scent reaches her olfactory module before anything else. For a moment, she thinks—Is that... blood? No, she corrects herself. This is only the sweet stench of coolant.)（冷却液的气味先一步抵达胸腔，她险些以为那是某种血腥的气息。）
(The parasitic "organism" coils and writhes around her heart, having awoken from the dream alongside herself. It brushes against the inner walls of her chest, producing an almost inaudible hiss.)（寄生的“生物”在她心口处卷曲、舒展，像从梦里跟她一起醒来，轻轻摩擦她的内壁，发出一丝几乎不可闻的呲呲声。）
Juno...……
(A syllable that should've been enunciated so easily by her vox module now only finds escape as a wordless gasp.)（那个本该出现的音节在喉间滚了一遍又一遍，最终只吐出一口没落在任何字上的气。）
(...Can't remember.)（……想不起来。）
Juno...……
(That human woman. She who asked for her name... was a NOMFA Counselor by the name of Kalina.)（她记得，那个询问她名字的女性人类，是非军事管理局的参事，名叫格琳娜。）
(She knew her. Juno, however, had never met her before.)（她好像认识自己，但自己却从未见过她。）
(Besides...)（而且……）
Juno...Who is that?……那是谁？
(The face that replaced her memories within the dream. The face that emerged from nothing. The face lying down in the pool of blood.)（那个在梦境之中，取代了回忆，凭空诞生的，映在血泊中的面孔。）
(Can't remember.)（想不起来。）
(She tries but fails to remember. The more she tries, the more this anger burns from within, growing into an infernal heat that will surely melt her neural cloud down.)（越是想不起来，她便越是焦躁，这股焦躁，就像把她的心智放在铁板上的一团火。）
Juno...……
(She must find out.)（她要查出来。）
(Find out who that person is.)（查出那个人的真面目。）
(Beep.)（滴。）
(Communication established.)（通讯接通。）
CocoonAwake already, my dear?睡醒了吗？亲爱的？
Juno...What's the matter?……什么事？
CocoonNothing major. Though if you've had enough rest...不算什么大事，只不过，如果你休息好了。
Cocoon...We still have work to do. Come meet us at Central.我们还有任务要做，到中央来集合吧。
JunoUnderstood.知道了。
(She is still being watched.)（她被监视着。）
(Not even in her sleep can she escape their gaze.)（就连休眠，也会在结束的瞬间，便被人发觉。）
(...She needs to be more careful, more cautious.)（……她要更加谨慎，小心。）
(Sooner or later, she will get her answer.)（她迟早会得到答案。）
Fractured Reflection 镜面裂隙
Read this chapter with voices →(...)（……）
Commander...……
(I set down the last dossier in my hands and rub my tired, aching eyes. As I stretch my body, I can almost hear the crisp crack coming from my shoulder blades.)（我放下了手中的最后一份卷宗，用手揉了揉有些酸涩发胀的眼睛，在舒展身体的时候，仿佛听见了自己的肩胛骨发出的清脆响声。）
Groza...……
(Not far away, Groza sits placidly at another desk that has been temporarily moved here, her head lowered as she carefully studies the files spread out before her.)（而在不远处，临时搬来的另一张桌子前，闪电也埋着头，一脸认真地看着桌上的档案。）
(...Hmm?)（……嗯？）
(As she monopolizes my attention for longer and longer, I finally notice that her hands do not seem to be moving at all.)（我看了她一会，意外地发现她的手好像并没有在动。）
(Is she... zoning out?)（她是在……发呆？）
(The unusual sight piques my interest. As I continue staring at her, I pick up the coffee on my desk and take a small sip.)（这有些奇特的一幕勾起了我的兴趣，我一边看着，一边端起桌上的咖啡，轻轻抿了一口……）
CommanderBrrr, so cold...呃，好冰……
Groza—Commander?!——指挥官！？
(As my voice pulls her back to reality, Groza suddenly raises her head and sees me wincing from the cold coffee, then immediately scrambles to her feet.)（像是被我的声音勾回了意识，闪电猛地抬起了头，然后看见我被咖啡冰到皱眉的画面，慌张地站了起来。）
GrozaSorry... I... I forgot to make you a fresh cup...抱歉……我……我忘了给您重新沏热的……
CommanderEhh, it's okay. You've been busy as well.呃，没事，你也在忙嘛。
(I set the cup down, wipe my mouth, and try to reassure the visibly perturbed Groza.)（我将杯子放下，擦了擦嘴，然后安抚有些局促不安的闪电。）
(...She's been like this for quite some time now.)（……她维持这幅样子已经有一段时间了。）
(Had I not known the reason, perhaps I would've been more proactive about helping her and finding a solution.)（如果我不知道理由，或许会更积极地去关心她，并设法为她解决问题。）
(But...)（但是……）
(The fact that I know what ails her so... is what halts my hand.)（正因为我知道她这样的原因，所以，我才无从下手。）
(This may very well be the only matter that has seen no progress as of late.)（这很可能是这段时间，唯一无法有进展的事。）
Groza...Is something bothering you?……有什么让您烦心的事吗？
CommanderHmm? No?嗯？没有。
(I deliberately put on a relaxed smile, hoping that she may at least mirror some of my enthusiasm.)（我故作轻松地笑了笑，希望能将我的好心情传递出来一些。）
CommanderPhaetusa just sent over the latest crop report from the Community.翡图萨刚刚送来了社区那边的作物生长记录。
CommanderEverything seems to be growing perfectly. Another harvest should be due in the next few days.看起来相当顺利，这两天又会有一批作物收获。
CommanderOf note, Peri and Sakura are handling the distribution channels very well. Not gonna lie, they've got the street-smarts for this kinda thing. They even cheekily flaunted to me that they managed to shake off quite a few suspicious fraudsters.佩莉和樱花的分销也做得很好，她们做事很机灵，还洋洋得意地跟我报告，甩掉了很多图谋不轨的家伙。
CommanderAs for the supply problems that gave us no shortage of headaches, Mokosh's assistance has more or less taken care of that.至于之前最头疼的物资问题，现在有莫科什的协助，也基本能够满足需求。
GrozaSeems like all the tasks have been going smoothly lately.最近的工作完成情况都不错呢。
CommanderIndeed... Ah, right, how's Sextans doing?是啊……啊，对了，六分仪那边怎么样了？
GrozaHer repairs are progressing smoothly. Mayling's doing the best she can despite it being her first time working on a third-generation Doll.修复很顺利，美玲虽然是第一次经手三代人形的维修，但已经做到最好了。
GrozaEven the areas she can't repair somehow healed on their own once the surrounding components got repaired.就算有她处理不了的地方，也都在其他部位修复后自愈了。
CommanderHealed on their own...自愈……
(Hearing those words, I respond thoughtfully.)（听到这个词，我发出了有些若有所思的声音。）
Groza...You've noticed it too, haven't you? This trait of third-generation Dolls is kinda reminiscent of those Paradeus Nytos.……您也觉得，三代人形的这个特征，和帕拉蒂斯的涅托很相似，对吗？
(Groza looks rather worried.)（闪电的表情看起来有些担忧。）
CommanderYeah...嗯……
(I shake my head and smile reassuringly.)（我摇了摇头，宽慰地笑了笑。）
CommanderWell, it's not our first time dealing with third-generation Dolls anymore. The fact that they contain Boojum cells isn't exactly breaking news either.我们已经不是第一次跟三代人形打交道了，她们体内有伯介姆这种事，也不是什么新闻。
CommanderSextans has proven to us that they're capable of independent thought just like any other Doll. Since we've chosen to give her a chance, we should see it through.六分仪已经向我们证明，她们作为人形，拥有独立的思维和思想，而我们既然已经选择了给她一个机会，那就要贯彻到底。
CommanderAfter all, if the experience of taking in Nytos during the Griffin days is anything to go by, the results weren't always bad.说到底，根据格里芬时期收容涅托的记录来看，结果也不总是坏的。
GrozaWe... took in Nytos before?我们……还收容过涅托？
(Groza looks surprised.)（闪电的表情看起来有些意外。）
(Almost as soon as the words leave my mouth, I realize that I've said something I shouldn't have—especially considering that Groza has become particularly sensitive to the missing pieces of her memory.)（我立刻便意识到自己说错了话——尤其是最近，闪电对于自己心智中缺失的部分，尤其地敏感。）
CommanderYeah, which is why they still deserve a second chance, even if they're third-generation Dolls.是啊，所以，就算是三代人形，我们也应该给她们一次机会。
(So, I quickly move past the subject.)（我快速地略过了这个话题。）
CommanderOn the bright side, isn't this the perfect opportunity for us to study Boojum cells?而且，往好处想，这不也正是我们研究伯介姆的好机会吗？
GrozaIf only it were that simple.要是真的这么顺利就好了。
(As Groza flashes a bitter smile, the sudden commotion outside the ops room draws my attention.)（就在闪电苦笑的时候，忽然，指挥室外的一阵骚动将我的注意力吸引了过去。）
ColphneUnder my authority as medical personnel, I absolutely object to this!作为医务人员我绝对不同意这么干！
KrolikWe've gotta try SOMETHING! Or are y'all fine with her staying like this forever?!总要试试吧！还是说她一直这样你们也无所谓？
ColphneBut you can't just bash Nemesis on the head!但也不能敲纳美西丝的脑袋啊！
ColphneShe's not some old TV that'll just start working again after you smack it!又不是老旧的电视机，拍一拍就会好了！
Nemesis...The seedlings grow... decay... resentment of withering...……幼苗生长……衰败……枯萎之怨怼……
KrolikWho are you calling naive?!你说谁幼稚！！
CommanderWhat are you girls arguing about?你们在吵什么？
ColphneCommander! Krolik wants to crack Nemesis' head open!指挥官！克罗丽科要敲开纳美西丝的头！
KrolikThat's not what I said!完全没有好吗！
GrozaWhat's going on here?怎么回事？
(Outside the ops room, several Dolls are engaged in a heated debate surrounding Nemesis. Even Melanie, who should be accompanying Helena, is caught amid the blaze, looking quite conflicted.)（指挥室外，一众人形将纳美西丝围着，似乎在争论着什么，甚至就连应该陪在海伦娜身边的梅兰妮也在这场风波之中，一副左右为难的样子。）
(And standing at the center of it all is none other than Krolik, who singlehandedly fuels the flames with her ire.)（而在争论的中央，克罗丽科肉眼可见地是那个最为激动的人。）
(—There is no need for further elaboration. I immediately catch on to the subject of the prevailing debate.)（——无需多言，我立刻明白了她们争论的主题。）
(Though we successfully extracted from the Red Zone that day, Nemesis took it upon herself to stay behind to cover everyone and was thus trapped within the tower, leading us to label her as MIA for several days after.)（那日从红区撤退时，纳美西丝舍身掩护了大家，自己却被困在塔楼，并维持了数天的“失踪”状态。）
(By the time the Elmo left the Red Zone and Sextans' neural cloud stabilized a bit, Nemesis suddenly reappeared in the endless desert.)（在艾莫号驶出红区，六分仪的心智也几近恢复之后，纳美西丝却突然出现在茫茫沙漠之中。）
(According to her words, she escaped the castle through a hidden passage after that massive explosion and followed the Elmo's signal out of the Red Zone, having undergone many hardships to find transportation along the way.)（依照纳美西丝的解释，爆炸后她通过密道侥幸从城堡逃出，随后一路追踪着艾莫号的坐标，从红区赶回，途中还为了寻找可用的载具几经波折。）
(Although everyone is overjoyed by her safe return, countless mysteries still remain for her to answer.)（虽然大家都为纳美西丝的安全归来而高兴，但是，仍有无数谜团，等待着纳美西丝解答。）
(With this thought, I follow Groza and walk over, joining the Dolls' discussion.)（想到这里，我便也跟着闪电走了过去，加入人形们的讨论。）
Klukai...Ever since we escaped from that bizarre castle...……打那天我们从那座稀奇古怪的城堡逃出来之后。
KlukaiWe've been looking to investigate Nemesis' ties to that place.我们就一直想调查纳美西丝跟那里的关联。
ColphneOf course, just as the Commander has said, we all trust Nemesis. We've all the faith in her, considering that she's our comrade and all.当然啦，就像指挥官说的一样，我们都信赖纳美西丝，她是我们的同伴。
ColphneHowever...不过……
KrolikWith all those Dolls who looked exactly like her...不过那里有那么多跟这家伙长得一模一样的人形。
Krolik...And the fact that she had such frighteningly accurate knowledge of that place...这家伙还莫名其妙对那里的地形熟悉得吓人。
KrolikMore importantly, even though nobody brings it up anymore, her origins are... whatchamacallit?最重要的是，虽然大家现在都不怎么提了，但本来她的来历就……那叫什么？
Nemesis...Raging winds, scourging... nameless rain...……怒风，鞭挞……无名的雨……
KrolikRight. Unknown to us.对，来历不明。
Krolik...Wait a minute, why're you the one saying that?……这话由你自己来说是不是太奇怪了？
Melanie...……
CommanderI was planning to investigate this myself, but other matters got in the way.这件事，我本来也准备调查，只是被其他事情耽误了。
CommanderBut what does any of this have to do with cracking Nemesis' head open?但这跟敲开纳美西丝的头有什么关系？
KlukaiUnfortunately, it's not like we can go back there to hunt for more clues. We've got no other leads either.很遗憾，我们没法回去调查，也找不到其他有迹可循的线索。
KlukaiOur best bet is Nemesis herself, but whenever she talks about her past... all we get is incomprehensible gibberish.最好的突破口，就是纳美西丝自己，但是纳美西丝说到过去……就是让人无法理解的句子。
KlukaiSo we've been trying to figure out how to restore her memories.所以，我们在想办法，要怎么帮她修复记忆。
Commander...……
(That long worn page, turned yellow from the time buried within my heart, finds itself turned once more.)（我的心中，已经被尘封的一页仿佛被眼前的景象触动，又抖落了几点灰尘。）
(I know all they want is to delve into Nemesis' mind, to dig, to explore, and to search for every possible clue.)（我明白，她们是想要深入纳美西丝的心智，去挖掘，去探索，去寻找……所有可能存在的蛛丝马迹。）
(I once did the same thing to someone else.)（我曾对另一个人这样做过。）
Commander...Nemesis.……纳美西丝。
(I walk over to her and place a hand upon her shoulder.)（我走到纳美西丝面前，手落到她的肩上。）
CommanderThere are many other ways we could go about uncovering the secrets hidden within that castle, its connection to Paradeus, and the identity of that mysterious individual.想要调查那座城堡隐藏的秘密、它和帕拉蒂斯的关联，还有那个神秘人的身份……等等，我们有很多其他的方法。
CommanderIf doing so goes against your wishes, we will not force it upon you.如果你不愿意，我们什么都不会对你做。
CommanderWe're comrades. No matter what, I'm willing to entrust my back to you.我们是同伴，不论如何，我都愿意将我的后背交给你。
CommanderSo if it's a hard ask, or you're simply unwilling, that's perfectly fine. No need to force yourself.所以，如果你觉得不安，或者就是单纯不愿意，都没关系，不用勉强自己。
Nemesis...……
(Nemesis seems to have understood my words. Even though I still cannot comprehend her language, fortunately, no words are needed to convey what we mean right now.)（纳美西丝应该是听懂了我说的话，尽管我依然难以理解她的语言，但幸运的是，此时，我们并不需要言语来沟通。）
Nemesis...Storms of cruelty, boundless...……酷烈之风暴，无垠……
KrolikYou want Helen to handle it? Sure, but... we'll be watching too!让海伦来处理？是可以啦，不过……我们也会看着的！
Groza...……
(After the boisterous bunch escorts Nemesis away, I notice Groza remains still, seemingly lost in thought.)（在吵闹的几人簇拥着纳美西丝离开后，我发现，呆站在原地的闪电，表情似乎有些出神。）
CommanderWhat's wrong, Groza?怎么了？闪电？
GrozaAh... It's nothing.啊……没什么。
(Realizing that I'm talking to her, Groza snaps back to reality and shakes her head.)（意识到我在叫她之后，闪电回过了神，摇了摇头。）
GrozaI just... I think I can relate to how Nemesis feels.只是……有点能够体会纳美西丝的心情。
GrozaAnd regarding what you said to her earlier... Commander, it felt as though it applied to me as well.还有就是，刚才指挥官和纳美西丝说的话，也让我有些感同身受。
CommanderGroza...闪电……
GrozaIf... Nemesis could recover her memories this way...如果……纳美西丝能够找回自己的记忆。
GrozaMaybe I could as well?那我是不是也可以呢？
CommanderGroza.闪电。
(I put up a stern expression and look directly at her.)（我摆出了严肃的表情，认真地看向她。）
CommanderEven if those memories still elude you right now, that doesn't invalidate the fact that those things have happened, and that we experienced them together.就算你暂时想不起来那些记忆，也不会抹掉我们曾经一起经历过那些事的事实。
CommanderYou are Groza, Griffin's Groza, the Elmo's Groza.你是闪电，是格里芬的闪电，是艾莫号的闪电。
CommanderAs well as the Groza who has accompanied me, supported me all this way.也是支持我一路走来的闪电。
(I smile and gently pat her head. She deserves all the encouragement and more.)（我笑了笑，宽慰地摸了摸闪电的头，像是对她的鼓励。）
CommanderAs long as I'm around, you have nothing to worry about.只要有我在，你就没什么好担心的。
Groza...!……！
GrozaAhem... W-we should probably go check on Nemesis, Commander!咳……我们，还是快去看看纳美西丝的状况吧，指挥官！
CommanderRight, let's go.嗯，走吧。
Fractured Reflection 镜面裂隙
Read this chapter with voices →Nemesis...Wind... grains of sand... shattered mirrors...……风……沙粒……碎掉的镜子……
(Nemesis sits quietly on the edge of the maintenance pod, her feet resting on the floor.)（纳美西丝安静地坐在维修仓边缘，双脚落在地面上。）
(Her gaze appears vacant, yet remains firmly fixated on something within her perception.)（她的视线看似茫然，却又牢牢钉在某个不存在的焦点上。）
(Sensor cables extend from the back of her neck and her temples, plugging into the nearby terminal. Fluctuating data displayed on the screen bears a resemblance to a tangled mass with no discernible pattern.)（感应线缆从她的后颈、太阳穴一路延伸到旁侧的终端，界面上不断跳动的数据像一团看不出脉络的杂乱线团。）
KrolikThere's nothing? No way! That's impossible!怎么可能什么都没有！
(Krolik irritably scratches her hair, leaving several stray strands trembling in the air like a physical manifestation of her frustration.)（克罗丽科烦躁地抓了抓头发，几根翘起的发丝在空气里颤了颤，仿佛在替她表达情绪。）
KrolikGive us something! Think! At least try to recall what that castle looked like.你至少要给点反应吧！想想、努力回想一下当时那座城堡的样子啊。
KrolikAnything you can latch onto! Its color? Or what it smelled like?想想它的特征！颜色？哪怕是闻起来的味道都行！
KrolikMaybe that'll help you jog your memories. You led us through a shortcut back then, remember?说不定就想起什么了呢，你当时不就带我们走了近道吗？
Nemesis...Limestone... fissures... walking shadows...……石灰……裂隙……行走的暗影……
KrolikWhat do you mean, "you just followed your gut"?!什么叫“只是感觉”啊！
MaylingPlease calm down, Krolik.别着急，克罗丽科。
(Mayling appears somewhat discouraged.)（美玲显得有些沮丧。）
MaylingNemesis is already doing her best to cooperate... Miss Helen and I just haven't found a good solution.纳美西丝已经在努力配合了……但，我和海伦小姐还是没找到好的办法。
MaylingWe've only managed to confirm that there are indeed large uncharted regions within her neural cloud, but we still have no idea what caused these to appear nor how to access them.我们只能确定她的心智中的确存在大块未知的部分，但原因和解决办法，都还没什么头绪。
MaylingWe tried to forcibly extract fragments that are decipherable, but they all turned out to be unimportant or unrelated data.即便勉强从当中提取能解读的碎片，也都只是无意义的内容。
Commander...……
(I silently observe the data displayed on the console. While I can't make sense of it myself, Mayling's explanation has given me enough to realize that the situation is far from optimistic.)（我沉默着看着显示在控制台上的数据——尽管我其实看不懂，但从美玲的说法来看，我也能判断出情况并不乐观。）
(This task is placing too great a burden on Helen.)（这项工作，对海伦而言，负担有些过重了。）
(Perhaps I should ask—)（也许，我应该让……）
Nemesis...Decaying bones.……腐朽的骨。
KrolikDon't give up so quickly. You don't have to bear this alone.别放弃得那么早，这可不是你一个人的事。
KrolikThere's gotta be some other way. What if we—肯定还有什么别的办法，比如说——
GrozaKrolik.克罗丽科。
Groza...Take it easy, all right?……别着急，好吗？
Krolik...……
Krolik...I know we can't rush this.……我当然知道急不来。
KrolikI just—我只是——
(She lets out a sharp sigh, her eyes never leaving Nemesis.)（她狠狠地吐出一口气，目光却始终没离开纳美西丝。）
Krolik...Forget it. It's nothing.……算了，没什么。
(Amid the brief silence, a slender hand rises from the crowd.)（短暂的沉默里，一只纤细的手举了起来。）
MelanieUm... I've got something... that may or may not really count as "intel", and I don't think I've ever brought it up before.那个，我这边……也许算不上什么“情报”，但有件事，我似乎从来没有提过。
(All eyes turn toward her.)（所有人的视线都转向她。）
(Melanie grows visibly nervous with so many gazes suddenly bearing upon her. Her fingers squirm, yet she forces herself to keep going.)（梅兰妮被看得有些紧张，手指纠缠在一起，却还是硬着头皮继续说下去。）
MelanieLike... the Niters that used to take care of routine maintenance and management in Helena's room.就是……以前，在海伦娜的房间里，负责日常维护管理的妮特。
MelanieThere were some who looked remarkably similar to Miss Nemesis.曾出现过，和纳美西丝小姐长得十分相似的个体。
Commander...That's definitely news to us.……这倒的确是第一次听你提起。
MelanieI was worried bringing that up might come across as me trying to sow conflict between Miss Nemesis and everyone else.我担心，贸然说出这样的事，会显得像是在挑拨纳美西丝小姐和大家的关系。
CommanderDon't worry about that. Nemesis is an indispensable comrade of ours. We won't alienate her over something as trivial as that.没关系，纳美西丝是我们重要的同伴，我们还不会因为这种小事和她产生间隙。
CommanderBesides... after witnessing what that castle had been hiding, this isn't exactly a big shock anymore.而且……嗯，在见过那古堡里的东西之后，这件事听起来也没那么有冲击力了。
Krolik...So we've jumped through all these bloody hoops to make exactly zero progress.……所以，兜了个圈子，还是什么进展都没有。
(Krolik haphazardly flicks her hand. The frustration in her eyes gradually mounts into exasperation.)（克罗丽科甩了甩手，眼里的不甘心渐渐转成了一种压抑不住的烦躁。）
KrolikWe've tried every trick in the book.能想到的法子都已经试过了。
KrolikMusic stimulation, scent association, environmental simulation, guided storytelling... Helen even intruded her lower layers directly.音乐刺激、气味唤醒、环境模拟、故事诱导……连海伦直接潜入平层这种事都做了。
KrolikYet she still can't remember a thing.她还是什么都想不起来。
KlukaiAt least we've now ruled out what's ineffective.至少可以排除一些无效选项。
KlukaiThat in itself is progress.这本身也是进展。
KrolikWow, such inspiring. Much wow.哼，真是鼓舞人心。
(She sneers dryly.)（她哼了一声，语气干巴巴的。）
(At the same time, deliberately exaggerated footsteps echo from down the corridor outside.)（而就在这时，门外的走廊深处，传来了十分刻意的脚步声。）
(As the footsteps approach, a familiar voice sounds from the doorway.)（随着那脚步声接近，熟悉的声音也在门口响起。）
PerityaYou guys are having a meeting?你们在开会？
PerityaOr are you preparing for some dangerous new game again?还是，又在准备什么危险的新游戏？
(Having been drawn over by the commotion, Peritya peeks into the crowded infirmary.)（佩里缇亚像是偶然间被我们的动静吸引了过来，探头看了一眼拥挤的医疗室。）
(Her tone is jolly, almost mockingly so, yet her heterochromatic eyes still sweep across everyone's faces with undeniable vigilance.)（她的语气轻巧，像是随口玩笑，异色的眼眸却敏锐地扫过场内所有人的面庞。）
(As DEFY's temporary partner, she should be out in the field on a survey mission with Alva and Voymastina now, yet she chose to remain aboard the Elmo, claiming that "she just can't keep up with those two".)（原本作为忤逆小队临时搭档的她，本该也跟着埃芙她们一同执行外勤勘测任务，然而她本人却以“无法跟上那两人的节奏”为由，选择了留守艾莫号。）
Krolik...……
(The moment Peritya makes her appearance, Krolik suddenly deflates like a punctured balloon and turns her head away.)（在佩里缇亚出现在门口的瞬间，克罗丽科忽然便像是泄了气的气球一般，撇过了头。）
Krolik...Whatever. Looks like I won't be needed here anymore.……算了，既然如此，这里暂时也用不上我。
KrolikI'll go get some training in.我去练习了。
ColphneHey, hey! The one who got everyone all worked up is just going to chicken out like this?欸欸——叫得最响的推手和始作俑者怎么说走就走了！
(Colphne's teasing remark goes completely ignored as Krolik walks away without looking back, going as far as to leave through a different door.)（完全没有理会寇尔芙不无调侃的声音，克罗丽科头也不回地离开了——从另一扇门。）
Colphne...Hmm~……嗯哼~
GrozaPeritya, what brought you here?佩里缇亚，你怎么来了？
PerityaI heard that you guys are trying to help Nemesis recover her memories.我听说你们准备帮纳美西丝修复记忆。
PerityaSo I came to see if there's anything that... I can help with.就过来看看，有没有什么……我能帮得上忙的。
(Peritya smiles brightly as she speaks, her expression fresh and candid.)（佩里缇亚说话的时候，笑容干净，眼神明亮。）
(Faced with that innocent smile, Groza instead appears somewhat uncomfortable.)（面对这纯净的笑容，闪电反倒显得有些局促。）
Groza...……
(Normally, Groza is capable of handling interactions with her comrades with ease, but now she finds herself silent for a brief moment.)（在面对同伴时一向游刃有余的闪电，这时却罕见地沉默了一瞬。）
(She nods politely to Peritya, though her attitude carries a certain detachment.)（她对佩里缇亚点了点头，态度显得十分礼貌，却有些疏离。）
GrozaWe appreciate your concern.你的好意我们会记在心里。
GrozaHowever, we will primarily rely on our own medical team for any procedures regarding Nemesis' neural cloud.不过，关于纳美西丝心智的处理，目前还是以现有的医疗团队为主。
GrozaWe'll notify you immediately if any assistance is required from Statesec.如果有其他需要国安局援助的地方，我们会第一时间告知你。
PerityaNo biggie.没问题。
(Peritya accepts the metaphorical polite distancing.)（佩里缇亚很自然地接住了这道礼貌的距离。）
PerityaThen I won't disturb you any longer.那我就先不打扰了。
PerityaRemember to update me on any progress, thanksies~如果你们有新的进展，记得通知我，拜托啦~
(She waves the crowd and turns to leave.)（她挥了挥手，转身离开。）
Sextans...!……！
Peritya...♪……♪
(Sextans passes by her. Their eyes meet briefly—one wary, the other amused.)（六分仪与她擦肩而过，彼此的目光在空中交汇，一者警戒，一者玩味。）
Sextans...I've come to assess the situation. Is there anything you require of me, my Lord?……我来看看情况，阁下可有需要我的地方？
CommanderNot at the moment.暂时没有。
CommanderThe problem at hand... doesn't have much to do with the nature of third-generation Dolls.这次的问题……和三代人形本身的性质没有太大的关系。
Sextans...……
(I look at Sextans. Although she remains as meticulous and diligent as when I first met her, it is impossible to ignore the invisible yet undeniable barrier separating her current position from the other Dolls.)（我看着六分仪的样子，尽管她依然如第一次见面时那般一丝不苟，但她站定的位置，以及那和我身侧的其他人形之间不可目视，但确实存在的壁……）
(I ponder for a moment before walking up to Nemesis and sitting down so that our eyes are level.)（我略微思考了一下，随即走到纳美西丝面前，坐下来，与躺着的她平视。）
CommanderNemesis.纳美西丝。
Nemesis...The route... winding...……航路，蜿蜒……
(Her gaze lingers on my face for a moment, as though confirming something.)（她的视线在我脸上停了一会儿，像是在确认什么。）
CommanderSorry for letting you go through all this.抱歉，让你经历这些。
CommanderThat castle, Paradeus, and your own past...关于那座城堡、帕拉蒂斯，还有你自己的过去……
CommanderWe don't HAVE to dig every answer out of your neural cloud.我们不一定非得从你的心智里，把所有答案一股脑挖出来。
CommanderThat's not fair to you. And we don't know whether doing so would harm you.那样做，不公平，而且，我们不知道是否会对你造成伤害。
Nemesis...……
Nemesis...Tides... predetermined paths...……浪涌，既定之轨迹……
(Her voice remains fragmented, yet it is now tinged with something that feels slightly less distant.)（她的声音依旧断续，却多出了一点不那么遥远的东西。）
(I stand up and look toward Sextans and the other Dolls present.)（我站起身，看向六分仪和在场的人形。）
CommanderYou all know the Elmo's current status.艾莫号的情况，你们都清楚。
CommanderAfter all the repairs we've made, it's no longer that barely functioning hunk of metal that might just break down at any moment.经过这段时间的修复，它已经不是那个只能勉强维持，随时可能抛锚的大家伙了。
CommanderNow, it has enough strength to carry us forward.现在，它有余力带我们主动往前走。
CommanderTo pursue the remnants of Paradeus, and, along the way... uncover Nemesis' origins.去追踪帕拉蒂斯的残余，顺便——也帮纳美西丝，把她的身世查清楚。
SextansYou already have a candidate in mind to shoulder this responsibility, correct?你当然知道这份工作要交给谁来做，对吧？
Nemesis...Sparks... raging thunderstorms...……火星，怒散的雷暴……
CommanderOf course.当然。
(I chuckle.)（我笑了笑。）
CommanderYou two are unquestionably the core of this operation.你们两位，都是当仁不让的主力。
Sakura...I-if possible... c-could you... take me along as well...?……如，如果可以的话……能不能……也带上我……？
SakuraI... I may not be as strong as them, but I can help provide cover identities.我……我虽然可能没有两位战斗力强，但可以帮忙提供掩护身份。
SakuraI... umm... want to do my part for the Commander as well... S-sorry... It's so presumptuous of me!我……那个……也想为指挥官出一份力……对，对不起……我太嚣张了！
SakuraF-forget I said anything!不，不行就算了！
(Sakura's voice is as quiet as a mouse that had accidentally skittered its way into the Elmo. If not for everyone else falling silent while awaiting my response, I would likely have missed it.)（樱花的声音小得就像不小心飞进艾莫号的蚊子，如果不是因为大家都在等我说话而保持安静，我恐怕真的发现不了。）
CommanderNo, Sakura. I'd gladly entrust it to you.当然没问题，拜托你了，樱花。
SakuraYou'll entrust it to me...?!拜，拜托我……！？
SakuraHeh... hehe... L-leave it to me then!嘿……嘿嘿……交，交给我吧！
KlukaiYou aren't planning to leave 404 out of this, are you?你当然也不会让404小队缺席的，对吧？
(Klukai proudly exhales with a hmph, her countenance the very picture of confidence.)（可露凯轻哼了一声，一副势在必得的样子。）
(I do in fact need 404's might.)（我的确也非常需要404小队的力量。）
KlukaiAfter all, these problems have been following us for a while.说到底，这些麻烦也是从过去一路拖下来的。
KlukaiThere's no point in talking about "staying behind" now that we're all in the same boat.既然我们已经卷进来了，就没理由在这种时候说什么“留守后方”。
CommanderI guess that is the case. Now the only thing left is—这样的话，就只剩下……
(Beep. Beep.)（滴滴。）
Groza...!……！
GrozaCommander, it's from Mokosh—指挥官，是莫科什那边……
CommanderPatch it through.接。
(Beep.)（滴。）
(The call connects.)（通讯接通。）
Vasily—Hello? Commander?——喂？指挥官？
VasilyI have good news and... also good news.告诉你两个好消息。
VasilyUsing the information you and Statesec provided, we've managed to restore several vaccine production lines over the past few days.这些天，我们根据你和国安局提供的资料，复原出了几条疫苗生产线。
VasilyThe production areas that shut down because of the Conglomerate have already begun renovations. The entire pharmaceutical factory should be back in operation in no time.之前受财团影响而停工的厂房，现在都已经陆续开始改造，相信很快，整个药厂都能投入生产。
CommanderWonderful! Can the vaccine's effectiveness be guaranteed?太好了！疫苗效果能保证吗？
(I cannot help but feel delighted by Vasily's report.)（我不由为瓦西尔的话而高兴。）
(For the Mokosh of present-day, successful production of vaccines is of enormous significance.)（对当下的莫科什而言，能顺利生产疫苗的意义毋庸置疑。）
VasilyWe've finished production of the first batch, and initial tests indicate they meet the standards. But you people understand this technology better than us, so I think it's best if you could conduct a second round of inspection yourselves.第一批疫苗已经生产出来了，从初步检测来看效果是达标的，不过，到底是你们对这套技术更了解，合不合格，我想由你们做个复检比较好。
CommanderOf course. This concerns the residents of Mokosh. I'll arrange it as soon as possible.那是当然，事关莫科什居民，我会尽快安排的。
CommanderWhat about the other piece of good news?不过，还有一个好消息是？
VasilyHeh. It's about that serum you gave me.呵呵，是你拜托我的那个药剂。
VasilyWhile taking inventory of the factory, we converted an unused section into a temporary production line. It's already churning out products as we speak.我们清点厂房资源的时候，用一片空闲区域改造成了临时生产线，现在已经在运行了。
VasilyYou can see the results for yourself when you drop by.这次过来，你可以一起看看效果。
Commander—!——！
(I had just handed the nutrient serum formula recovered from the Paradeus laboratory to Vasily not so long ago. I never expected results this quickly.)（不久前，我才刚把从帕拉蒂斯实验室获取的营养液配方交给瓦西尔，拜托他帮忙，没想到这么快就有了成果。）
(If we can secure a stable supply of nutrient serum, it will undoubtedly be a tremendous boon for Helena.)（如果未来能够保证稳定的营养液供给，对海伦娜而言也无疑是一个天大的好消息。）
CommanderThank you. That's of immense help.多谢，帮大忙了。
VasilyIt's nothing compared to everything you've done for Mokosh.相比于你对莫科什的帮助，这算不上什么。
VasilyLet's save the small talk, Commander. I'll see you soon.闲话就不说了，指挥官，我们莫科什见。
(Beep.)（滴。）
(The call ends.)（通讯挂断。）
GrozaCommander...指挥官……
Commander...……
(I study the situation for a moment and bring up the holographic tactical display. Several colored routes spread through the air.)（我思考了片刻，将桌上的战术沙盘调出，几条不同颜色的线路在空中展开。）
CommanderWe'll divide the task as follows—那就这样分配——
CommanderSextans, Nemesis, Sakura, 404... and Krolik who's not present—you'll serve as the primary task force. Split into two groups and head into the Red Zones, focus on locating Paradeus facilities.六分仪、纳美西丝、樱花、404小队……还有不在这里的克罗丽科，你们作为主力小队，兵分两路，在红区附近活动，重点负责追踪帕拉蒂斯的据点线索。
CommanderThe Elmo and the Community will need to retain sufficient forces in case of emergencies.艾莫号和社区这边，也必须留下足够的力量防备突发情况。
CommanderI'll leave that to Ullrid, Peritya, Helen, and Zucchero Squad. You remain behind and defend our positions.就交给乌尔丽德、佩里缇亚、海伦，还有方糖小队，你们负责留守。
UllridBy your command.交给我吧。
GrozaAs for Mokosh, we shall handle it.至于莫科什那边，就由我们负责吧。
CommanderMmm. Groza, Colphne, and Monsoon Squad...嗯，闪电、寇尔芙，还有季风小队……
CommanderYou'll accompany me to Mokosh.你们跟我一起去莫科什。
CommanderMelanie as well. You'll need to come with us to verify the effectiveness of their products.还有梅兰妮，为了确认他们生产的成品的效果，你也要一起去。
CommanderOh, and Mayling too. The production lines could still use a little tweaking, and Vasily needs you there.哦，对了，还有美玲也跟我们一起去，关于那边的生产线，有些东西要和瓦西尔确认。
Melanie...Understood.……好的。
ColphneHehe! Leave it to me!哼哼！放心吧！
ColphneColphne has been Super Colphne every single day as of late!最近的寇尔芙每天都是超级寇尔芙哦！
Commander...Alright.……好。
CommanderLet's proceed according to this plan.那就按照这个方案执行。
(I close the terminal and look at every Doll gathered before me.)（我合上终端，抬眼看向在场的所有人形。）
CommanderWhat we're faced with is an enemy we once understood better than anyone else in this world.这次要面对的，是我们在这个世界上曾经最了解的对手。
CommanderHowever, ten years have passed since then. We've changed, they've changed as well. No matter who stands in our way now, we can't afford to let our guards down.但十年过去，我们变了，他们也变了，不论是谁，都不能掉以轻心。
CommanderI refuse to believe Paradeus will simply tuck their tails between their legs and leave their plans behind just because we've come a little more prepared than last time.不论怎么变，我相信，帕拉蒂斯都不会因为我们多了一点准备就放弃他们的计划。
CommanderBut at the very least, we won't be standing there just taking it. We'll be able to fight back.但至少，这一次，我们不会只是被动挨打。
CommanderAnd more importantly—更重要的是——
(I look at Nemesis, our eyes meet.)（我看向纳美西丝，目光与她对上。）
CommanderThey've run up a debt that they can never repay, and we're going to pry it right out of their hide.他们欠了我们很多东西，我们要亲手拿回来。
Nemesis...……
Nemesis...Ashen valleys, collapse.……灰谷，陷落。
(She slowly rises to her feet. The moment her heels touch the floor, an almost imperceptible echo reverberates throughout the ground.)（她缓缓站起身，脚跟落地的那一刻，地面传来一声极轻的回响。）
But For Your Sake 但为君故
Read this chapter with voices →(I can't recall the last time the Elmo felt this quiet.)（我已经忘记，艾莫号已经有多久没有如此安静过了。）
(Ever since more and more comrades have found their ways back to me, a quiet night like this has become a luxury. It's almost surreal.)（从车上的同伴变得越来越多之后，这里已经很久都没有过这样平静的夜晚，静得让我觉得有些不真实。）
(While footsteps would echo through the corridor every now and then, they're soon swallowed by the low hum coming from the depths of the hull.)（走廊里偶尔响起脚步声，却很快又被舰体深处的低鸣吞没。）
(Everyone's busy getting ready.)（大家应该都在做准备。）
(Only a singular lamp is left alight in the ops room.)（指挥室内只留了一盏灯。）
GrozaCommander...指挥官。
(Groza steps through the doorway, in her hands a freshly brewed cup of tea.)（闪电从门口走进来，手里捧着一杯刚泡好的茶。）
(The earthy and rich aroma of the coffee she brewed earlier in the day is a stark contrast to the soft and gentle scent that wafts across the room now.)（与白天那杯咖啡不同，茶的香气显得柔和得多。）
GrozaYou should take a break.该休息一下了。
(I glance at the tea and take a sip with a smile hanging on my face.)（我看着她端来的茶，笑了笑，接过来抿了一口。）
(Indeed, just as the scent indicates, it is light and fragrant.)（十分清香。）
CommanderWe're finally getting things done after all these years. I need to keep the momentum going.难得现在事情都这么顺利，我想尽早把它们都推进下去。
GrozaI'm certain things will go smoothly as long as you're there, guiding us.只要有指挥官在，事情总是会变得顺利。
GrozaBut if you were to collapse from exhaustion... we wouldn't know what to do.相反，如果您因为操劳倒下，我就不知道该怎么办了。
CommanderNow you're just being a little overdramatic...哪有那么夸张……
GrozaNo, really. I mean it.不，是真的。
(Groza shakes her head.)（闪电摇了摇头。）
(I look at her, about to say something, but decide I've probably said enough already.)（我看着她的表情，张了张嘴，想说点什么，又觉得说得已经够多了。）
Commander...Go get some rest yourself. We've got a long day ahead of us.……回去好好休息吧，明天还要赶路。
GrozaRight...嗯。
(She nods, picks up the empty cup, then turns to leave.)（闪电点了点头，收起空的杯子，转身离开了指挥室。）
(I watch her go, lightly tapping against the desk, lost in thought.)（我看着她的背影，手指轻轻敲击着桌面，若有所思。）
Commander...……
(Just as I'm lost in thought, a figure slips quietly into the ops room.)（就在我沉思之时，一个身影灵巧地闪进了指挥室。）
Commander...Peritya?……佩里缇亚？
PerityaSorry, Commander. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I figured it wasn't the right time for me to come in, nya.抱歉，指挥官，我不是有意偷听的，只是刚才不太方便进来喵。
Commander...It's fine. I didn't expect Groza to show up either.……没关系，我也没想到闪电会突然过来。
PerityaThat just means she really cares about you~ Wowie, I'm super jealous.这大概说明闪电小姐是真的很关心您~真让人羡慕呢。
Commander...Sure.……是啊。
PerityaSo, you waited until everyone was asleep to call me over.所以，特意等到大家都休息之后把我叫过来。
PerityaSo what matter was it that you wished to discuss with me in private?是有什么事想要单独跟我说呢？
CommanderAbout that...关于这个……
Dandelion..."Commander's secret nightly affair with a female subordinate"—that'd make for a great headline.……指挥官私会女下属，这可是个不错的新闻标题哦。
PerityaOh my? Good evening, Miss Dandelion.哎呀？晚上好喔，丹德莱小姐。
CommanderI've already had this discussion with DEFY and Loreley before.在找你之前，我跟忤逆，还有罗蕾莱都讨论过。
CommanderIt's actually about the same matter—Groza.其实想跟你们谈的是同一件事，就是关于闪电。
(I take another sip of the tea.)（我端起杯子抿了一口茶。）
(Light as air, its scent spreads throughout my senses, lifting the fatigue that plagued my mind.)（清甜的茶香在我的口腔内弥漫，我感觉头脑也清醒了很多。）
CommanderYou all know about her condition.关于闪电的情况，你们都了解。
CommanderAnd now we know the culprit behind it—well, calling them the "culprit" might be too harsh, but—现在我们也都知道了，导致她变成如今这样的元凶……说是元凶可能不太友善。
CommanderWell, the reality is that Statesec did something to her at one point.但事实就是，国安局肯定在这个过程里对她做了什么。
CommanderGiven that DEFY has long since parted ways with the Bureau and are now only working with them "collaboratively", they frankly don't know much more than we do.忤逆因为已经脱离了国安局，目前和国安局只能算是合作关系，所以不太了解内幕。
CommanderMeanwhile, Loreley said all files related to Groza are above her clearance, so she can't really do anything about it either.而罗蕾莱则表示闪电涉及的任务和档案的加密等级都在她的权限之外，所以也帮不上忙。
CommanderHowever, she did allude to me that YOU might have more pertinent things to say.不过，她倒是告诉我，你对这件事会有些头绪。
(I stare at Peritya.)（我看着佩里缇亚。）
CommanderGroza is my trusty adjutant and, more importantly, my preeminent partner. No matter what, I don't want to see her consumed by self-doubt.闪电是我的副官，也是我重要的同伴，不论出于怎样的原因，我都希望她不要陷入自我怀疑中无法自拔。
CommanderNow that you're a member of the Elmo, I'm hoping you can lend us a hand.既然如今你也成为了艾莫号的一员，我希望你能够对此提供帮助。
PerityaSo you've been trying to find her a cure all this time, huh?您一直在想办法替闪电小姐解决这个问题吗？
Commander...During the entirety of the past decade I spent as a bounty hunter, not once did we get in the way of Statesec.……过去的那些年，我作为赏金猎人，已经很久没有与国安局扯上过关系。
CommanderYet her problem remained, persisted, and kept eating away at her. I knew it all along, but I was powerless to help.那时候闪电的问题也并非不存在，只是一直被她压抑着，我知道，但是却帮不上忙。
CommanderNow, I find myself dragged back into this tornado, in the eye of the storm... My past, the laundry list of people, even Statesec itself have all come to look for me again.如今，随着我越陷越深，过去的很多事，很多人……也包括国安局在内，都慢慢向我越靠越近。
CommanderIf there's no way for Groza to run, no place to hide anymore, I can't just stand by and watch.闪电没有办法再逃避，我也不可能再这样坐视不理。
CommanderIf Statesec truly wants to work together moving forward, then I must dare them to show me some sincerity.既然现在，国安局也想要跟我合作，那么，你们就要拿出诚意。
CommanderEither from you or Dandelion—I want answers, AND solutions.不论是你，还是丹德莱，我希望你们不仅要给我答案，还要给我方案。
CommanderI don't care if you're just an intermediary. I will get in touch with whoever's responsible myself.即便只做中间人也没关系，我可以亲自跟国安局的负责人谈。
CommanderIf need be, I will call Mr. Zelinsky directly.如果有必要，我也可以直接和泽林斯基先生通话。
DandelionWhew... really taking the bull by the horns right here, Commander.哇哦，真是有魄力啊，指挥官。
Commander...Can you help me?……你能帮忙吗？
DandelionNo.不能。
(Dandelion shuts me down instantly, not offering an explanation nor any room to argue.)（丹德莱拒绝得很干脆，没有给我半点回旋的余地，也没有解释。）
(In truth, this is by no means surprising. After knowing her for all these years, whenever she says no, it either means that what I request is truly impossible, or that the end of that road spells disaster for me.)（我并不觉得懊恼，与丹德莱相处了这么久，我很清楚，她说不行的事情，要么是真的做不到，要么是对我有害。）
(Also, once she's made up her mind, there's no persuading her.)（而且，一旦她表示了明确的拒绝，就绝不会回心转意。）
CommanderWhat about you, Peritya?你呢？佩里缇亚？
Peritya...Honestly, I thought you called me over because you wanted to talk about "her".……其实我本来以为，您找我来，一定是想要聊一聊关于“她”的事。
PerityaI was even freaking out about what I'd say if you actually asked, because I wouldn't have any answers anyway.本来我还一直在烦恼，要是您真的问了，我该怎么说才好。毕竟，不论您想问什么，我都肯定不知道答案。
Commander...I gave Dandelion my word. That "world" remains distant, and so shall it remain.……我答应过丹德莱，不去探究关于那个世界的事。
CommanderIf "she" wants me to know something, I'll learn about it one way or another. Otherwise, I won't make a big deal out of it.如果“她”有什么想让我知道的，我一定会知道，如果她没有告诉我，那我也不会去追究。
CommanderRight now, I just want to help Groza out. That's all.更重要的是，我现在想要帮助闪电，仅此而已。
DandelionMm-hmm~嗯哼～
PerityaYou really got me there... Alas, unfortunately, rules are rules. I can't actively disclose classified Statesec intel.真是败给您了……不过，很遗憾，出于国安局的规章制度，我不能主动向您透露涉密信息。
(She flashes me a playful wink.)（她俏皮地冲我眨了眨眼。）
("Wouldn't have any answers", and "can't actively disclose", huh?)（“不知道答案”和“不能主动透露”吗？）
Commander...Is Project Nebula Wind aimed at me and me alone?……恒星风计划的目的，是针对我一个人的吗？
PerityaNo.不是。
CommanderIs Groza part of it?闪电是这个计划中的一环？
PerityaNot at liberty to say.我无权透露。
CommanderIs Dandelion involved?丹德莱牵涉其中吗？
PerityaNo.没有。
CommanderDid Statesec install a backdoor in Groza?闪电身上有国安局的后门？
PerityaNot at liberty to say.我无权透露。
CommanderWill she go out of control because of it?她会因此失控吗？
PerityaDon't think so.我觉得不会。
CommanderWhat's the deal with "red onion"?红洋葱的事情，到底是什么情况？
PerityaNot at liberty to say.我无权透露。
Commander...Let me rephrase this. Is that incident connected to Groza at all?……那我换个问法，那件事和闪电到底有没有关系？
PerityaNot at liberty to say.我无权透露。
Commander...……
Commander...Thanks, Peritya.……谢谢你，佩里缇亚。
PerityaYou're welcome, nya~不客气喵~
(I lean back into my chair, rubbing my temples.)（我靠在了椅子上，揉了揉太阳穴。）
PerityaFeeling frustrated?您感到不快了吗？
CommanderNo.不。
(I shake my head.)（我摇了摇头。）
CommanderWhether they're monitoring me or not, I don't care... Actually, it doesn't even matter.我不在意国安局是否在监视我……或者说我在不在乎并不重要。
CommanderI get why they're doing this. If I were them, I wouldn't let someone like me roam free either.因为我理解这种做法，换做是我，大概也无法放任像我这样的人自由行动。
CommanderBut this... this is just too much.但你们……他们不该用这种方式。
CommanderIt's not fair to Groza.这对闪电并不公平。
DandelionYou know what I see in both of you? The sharpest reflection of human politics.我在你们两个身上看到了人类政治学中最为耀眼的闪光点。
Commander...……
Commander...No.……不。
CommanderHer anxiety comes from not being able to trust her own mind.闪电内耗和不安的根源，就在于对自己心智的不信任。
CommanderShe's constantly on the edge, afraid she'll one day lose control of herself and cause me trouble.她始终担心，自己会失控，会给我带来麻烦。
CommanderNow I know it's all Statesec's doing, but just knowing that isn't enough.现在我知道了，国安局的确对她做了手脚，但这并不是我的目的。
CommanderI'm not trying to prove it; what I need is a solution.我不是要证实这件事，我是要解决这件事。
CommanderTelling her about it now would only make things worse.现在告诉她，只会让她更加不安。
PerityaSo what are you planning to do?您打算怎么做呢？
CommanderI need your help with this, Peritya.我要你帮我办这件事，佩里缇亚。
CommanderYou said you're part of Nebula Wind yourself, I won't beat around the bush—既然你也说了，你自己也是恒星风计划的一员，那么，开诚布公地说。
CommanderI can cope with being monitored by Statesec—or whoever's behind this whole ordeal.我能够容忍国安局——不论是谁发起的，我可以被监视。
CommanderBut, not her, not Groza.但，不能是闪电。
CommanderTell them this: I demand an answer.转告他们，我要解决方案。
CommanderI want to know how they altered her memory, and how they left that backdoor.他们是如何留下的后门，又是如何对闪电的记忆做了手脚。
CommanderI want everything put back where it belongs. That's the condition for any future cooperation.我要一切都回归正途，这是我们合作的基础。
CommanderIf they can't even do the bare minimum, then sorry, you won't see us working together.如果连这点都做不到，那我会拒绝跟国安局有任何往来。
CommanderAnd I'll go ahead and find my own solution.到时候，我就会自己去拿我要的解决方案。
DandelionWell, well... I'm sure Zelinsky's definitely going to lose sleep over where to find a landfill big enough to dump what's left of the Elmo and all its scrap metal Dolls.哎呀，泽林斯基一定怕得不得了，如果真要开战，他肯定很烦恼要上哪找那么大的仓库用来堆艾莫号的残骸和人形垃圾。
Peritya...Alright, fine.……好啦，我知道了。
PerityaI'll pass your message along. But honestly, they already saw this coming when we first made contact.我会转达的，我想，在跟您实际产生接触之后，他们也料想到了这一刻。
Commander...……
CommanderThank you, Peritya.谢谢你，佩里缇亚。
PerityaNo need to thank me, Commander~都说不用客气了，指挥官~
(She blinks playfully.)（佩里缇亚眨了眨眼。）
CommanderAnd you, Dandelion.至于你，丹德莱。
CommanderOne more thing for you.我找你还有一件事。
CommanderIt's about Nemesis... Actually, Groza as well.关于今天纳美西丝……其实包括闪电。
CommanderIt's their memory issues—you think you can do something about it?她们的记忆问题，如果让你出手，能不能解决？
CommanderJust like with...就像……
Dandelion...……
(Dandelion's teasing smile fades.)（丹德莱收敛起了那有些揶揄的笑容。）
(It's not only me; that name holds significance for her as well.)（不仅是对我，即便是对她而言，那个名字也意味着一些伤痕。）
Dandelion...Just like what I did for Miss Machlian?……就像我对玛赫莲小姐做的那样？
Commander...Yeah.……对。
DandelionWell, I must refresh that ailing memory of yours—that attempt was by no means a success.如果你忘了的话，那我要提醒你，其实上一次我也没成功。
DandelionWhile I managed to piece together a few fragments, there was nothing that could be considered a memory.虽然我从玛赫莲小姐的记忆里找到了一些碎片，但并没有真的帮她重构完整的记忆。
DandelionNot to mention Nemesis' and Groza's cases are completely different, each with its own complications.纳美西丝和闪电的情况截然不同，两者各有各的麻烦之处。
DandelionThe only thing they have in common is that neither is a walk in the park, even for me.唯一的共同点就是，即便是对我来说，也都不是轻易就能解决的。
CommanderI see...这样吗。
(I let out a quiet sigh.)（我叹了口气。）
Commander...Alright. We'll focus on Groza first, with Peritya's help, of course.……好吧，闪电这边，先以佩里缇亚为主。
CommanderThere's got to be a way if the Statesec's willing to help.如果国安局愿意开源，那总能有办法处理。
CommanderAs for Nemesis...至于纳美西丝……
Commander...We'll take it one step at a time.……就走一步看一步吧。
CommanderMaybe we'll never find a way to restore her memory, but that's fine.也许她的记忆没有办法恢复，但那也没关系。
CommanderShe will always be one of us. I'll do everything to uncover the truth for her.她依然是我们的同伴，我会尽力帮她查明真相。
CommanderThat'll be it for tonight. Thanks, both of you.那就先到这里，麻烦你们了。
DandelionYes, boss. Anytime, boss.好的领导，不客气领导。
PerityaHehe~ Looking forward to working with you, Miss Dandelion~哼哼~请多指教哦，丹德莱小姐~
(Dandelion doesn't respond and simply logs off immediately.)（丹德莱没有回应，直接下线了。）
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(The night deepens.)（夜更深了一层。）
(I thought what remained of it would stay calm and quiet, until something faint snaps me awake.)（我本以为这晚会就这样安静地过去，直到一个轻微的错觉将我惊醒。）
(It's the sound of soft footsteps echoing down the corridor.)（就像是有人在走廊尽头轻轻踱步。）
Groza...……
(I exit hibernation mode and head toward the ops room.)（我切断了休眠，走向指挥室的方向。）
(The Commander should already be asleep. He knows better than to exhaust himself right before an important day; I'm sure of that.)（指挥官应当已经休息了，我很确定，那个人并不会在有重要事务的前一天过分勉强自己。）
(The corridor lights are dim, casting a thin glow across the floor.)（走廊里灯光调得很低，在地面上投出一条细长的光带。）
(I carefully approach the corner, hearing the sound inch ever closer.)（我小心地接近拐角，听着那声音越来越近。）
(If this was one of us, there'd be no need to act so inconspicuously.)（如果是同伴，不需要用这样鬼祟的脚步。）
Groza—!——！
Nemesis...Tide... returning.……潮汐，回流。
(It's Nemesis.)（是纳美西丝。）
(Her almost imperceptible steps are what alerted me.)（她的步伐很轻，几乎不发出声音——这是引起了我警觉的根本原因。）
GrozaWhat are you doing here? It's really late.这么晚了，你还在这里做什么？
Nemesis...Cuckoo chirps... buried...……杜鹃的噪声，掩埋……
Groza...……
GrozaYou were in the ops room?你刚才去了指挥室？
Nemesis...……
(She pauses before nodding.)（纳美西丝停顿了一瞬，点头。）
Nemesis...Shadows... deviation of interference...……影子……变轨之妨碍……
(Her words are still hard to make sense of.)（她的话依旧难以完全理解。）
(Despite being her leader, I still can't fully understand her without Krolik.)（克罗丽科不在，就算是作为队长的我，也不能与她无缝交流。）
Groza...Did you see the Commander?……你见到指挥官了吗？
Nemesis...Silent wind...……寂静的风……
GrozaI see.好吧。
GrozaGo get some rest.早点休息。
GrozaWe've got a lot ahead of us starting tomorrow.明天开始，你也有很长的路要走。
Nemesis...Drifting vessel... following the storm...……行舟，追随风暴……
(She walks past me.)（纳美西丝从我身侧走过。）
(I glance back at the faint light at the end of the corridor, watching it flicker in and out of existence.)（我回过头，仿佛看见了走廊尽头那一点即将熄灭的光。）
Groza...……
(The light dims further, leaving only emergency strips glowing faintly in the dark.)（走廊尽头的灯光又暗了一格，只剩下应急照明在地面上拉出一条细细的光带。）
(I follow that strip of light back to my room, as if nothing ever happened.)（我顺着那束光回去，像什么都没有发生过一样。）
Stolen Echo 失窃回响
Read this chapter with voices →Who... am I?我……是谁？
Juno...……
(Tsssss...)（呲……）
(Coolant flows slowly through the pipes, sealing her off from the world beyond the chamber walls.)（冷却液在管道中缓慢地循环，隔绝了她与舱壁外的世界。）
(Rivets driven into her neural cloud exert their tremendous force, forcing her consciousness down into an endless, lightless void.)（扎在她心智上的铆钉刺得渐深，将她的意识粗暴地向下按，沉入一片无边无际的黑——）
(And then... something sparks alight in that dark, a faint glimmer.)（然后，“某物”在那片无垠的黑中，轻轻地，闪烁了一道微光。）
(From that faint shimmering light, a scene begins to unfold—)（就在这光的裂缝中，一个画面浮现出来——）
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(A golden chandelier rotates lazily beneath the tall ceiling of a grand hall.)（金色吊灯缓缓地在大厅天檐上旋转。）
(Music performed by the orchestra drifts through the air, elegant and calm.)（乐团奏着优雅的曲调，舒缓而安宁。）
(Juno lowers her head.)（朱诺低下了头。）
(She sees herself wearing a lavish evening gown.)（她穿着一身华丽的礼裙。）
(Not a combat suit meant for a third-generation T-Doll, but something purely decorative, refined, beautiful.)（并非那套专属她这位“三代人形”的作战服，而是更加纯粹、用于装饰的，美丽的衣裙。）
(Even her extra arms are gone.)（她甚至只有两只手。）
(Thin gloves cover her fingertips, the fabric trailing softly from wrists to knees.)（指尖覆着薄薄的手套，布料顺着手腕往下落，垂在膝头。）
Juno...……
(She tilts her head, staring at her hands, dazed by the sight.)（她歪着头，有些呆滞地看着这双手。）
(These aren't the hands she should have.)（这是她不该拥有的手感。）
(And yet... there is this strange sense of familiarity. She'd grasped, touched, and held with these hands countless times before.)（但她总觉得——她曾无数次这样舒展指节。）
Juno(...A hallucination, perhaps? Or... fragments of memory, lost to damage?)（……幻觉？还是……我因损坏而失去的记忆碎片？）
(The uncertainty stirs nothing within. She stands, calm and collected in the center of the ballroom. There she is in this space, a shining star in the dark universe.)（未知的情况未能撩动她的情绪，她依然冷酷，在舞池中央泰然处之，宛若一颗璀璨的明星。）
(Standing in the middle of the vast hall, a banner of sorts hangs high overhead. Through the halo, she can just make out the word "Griffin".)（她所在的位置，是一个宽敞的舞会厅，舞台的上方，高高地悬挂着类似横幅的东西，模糊的光影下，她只能依稀辨认出“格里芬”似的字眼。）
(The banquet tables are covered with pure white cloth. Light reflects off the glasses' rims, casting a soft glow over the figures in the ballroom.)（宴席上，桌布是纯白的，杯口反射着光，将舞池中央的人影勾勒出淡淡的柔光。）
(She withdraws her gaze.)（她收回了目光。）
(In the middle of it all, two indistinct figures move in unison in a slow waltz.)（舞池里，两个模糊的身影正相拥着慢慢旋转。）
(To her, they are but faceless figures. As she looks on, she sees. Clumsy steps, occasional stumbles, tense shoulders, and uneven breathing. Nothing special at all. But why has it sparked something in her mind?)（他们的面容被光遮住，但笨拙的动作、时而磕绊的步伐、绷紧的肩膀、还有略显急促的呼吸，都让她的心智猛地蜷缩了一下。）
(Familiar.)（熟悉。）
(So familiar it makes no sense.)（令她不可思议地熟悉。）
(Then, she hears—)（然后，她听见有人在叫——）
??Miss Groza!闪电小姐！
??Miss Groza, my zipper. Can you help me with my zipper...?闪电小姐，我的拉链，请帮我拉一下我的拉链……！
??Miss Groza, your champagne~闪电小姐，您的香槟~
(The same name, called again and again by different voices.)（同一个名字，被数个不同的声线反复呼唤。）
("Groza".)（“闪电”。）
Juno...Groza...……闪电……
(She parts her lips, instinctively trying to respond, only to find her throat is completely stiff, with mere faint breaths escaping.)（她张了张口，下意识地想要回应，却发现嗓子就像被上了锁，只能发出微弱的气音。）
(She turns her head and sees a blurry figure sitting beside her.)（她侧过头，看见一个模糊的身影坐在她旁边。）
(That person holds a glass. Though she couldn't make out their features, she sees a smile. A comforting, natural and trusting smile.)（那个人手里举着杯，笑得很轻松、很自然、很……信赖。）
(Familiarity. How many times have they sat together like this?)（像是已经在她身边坐了无数次。）
??What's wrong, Groza?怎么了？闪电？
(Juno's chest flutters ever so slightly.)（朱诺的胸腔微微一颤。）
Juno...Groza?……闪电？
JunoI'm... Juno... No, I'm...我是……朱……不……我是……
Juno...Groza?……闪电？
(She instinctively tries to reach out, to grab hold of that blurry shadow.)（她下意识地想要伸出手，想要去触碰那个模糊的影子。）
(But the next moment, she is violently ripped away, just as the music comes to a screeching halt.)（然而，她却像是被强行抽走了一样，音乐也骤然断裂。）
(The grand ballroom is torn apart by an unseen force.)（华美的宴会厅瞬间被未知的巨力撕开。）
(This golden canvas is torn asunder, tainted by a pale gray that floods the scene. Now, she bears witness to what is now laid bare—)（灰白的光连成一片，犹如一张脆弱的纸被整个掀起，露出下面肮脏的底色。）
(Rot and decay.)（腐臭的泥。）
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(The cold blue of the screen illuminates Juno's sharp features. Black text blinks and scrolls across her eyes.)（冷蓝色的屏幕光照在朱诺冷艳的面庞上，档案界面跳动的黑色字体在她眼底闪烁。）
(She sits at the terminal, fingers hovering just above the keys.)（她坐在终端前，指尖悬在空中，却没有触碰任何按键。）
(On the screen there is a photo being zoomed in and enhanced—)（屏幕上，一张照片被不断放大——）
(An orange-haired woman stands among a crowd, wearing a medal. Her smile looks weary, drained even.)（橘发的女性站在人群中央，戴着勋章，笑容显得有些疲惫。）
Juno...Kalina...……格琳娜……
(Her data "remembers" this name, but nothing more. Aside from that one encounter, there shouldn't be any connection between them.)（她的数据“记得”这个人……仅此而已，除了那次交手，她们之间应该再无其他联系。）
(And yet... that gut reaction stemming from her base layer doesn't feel like she's staring at a stranger.)（可她心智底层那难以释怀的反应，却让她觉得自己不像是在看陌生人的照片。）
(It's almost like—)（就像是——）
("A memory she ought to have, but was ripped from her.")（“本该记得，却被外力掏空了的记忆”。）
(The file keeps scrolling.)（档案继续往下滑。）
Juno...……
JunoGriffin's... Commander.格里芬的……指挥官。
JunoThe Hero of Frankfurt. Killed in action, according to official reports...法兰克福的英雄，根据官方情报，已经牺牲在战斗之中……
(She can't make sense of this. Why would a long-deceased human's file be found in a dossier of a high-ranking NOMFA official?)（她不明白，这样一个早已化作尘土的人类，有什么必要和资格存在于一位如今的非军事管理局高官的档案之中。）
(Why would Kalina make mention of him?)（为什么格琳娜要提起这个人的存在？）
(Why...?)（为什么……）
Juno...?……？
(Her hand rises to meet her chest—though she knows well that whatever she's looking for isn't really there.)（朱诺的手下意识地抚上自己的胸膛——尽管她知道在那下面，并不存在她想象的东西。）
(Deep within her mind, something suppressed, strained, desperate is echoing.)（在她的心智深处，突然响起了某种……十分压抑的回声。）
(Like someone shouting at her with a hopeless, hoarse voice.)（像是某人在对她喊，喊得撕心裂肺，喊到喉咙都破了。）
??Groza—!闪电——！
(Her chest pounds violently the moment she hears that voice.)（那声音一出现，她的胸腔就像被重击了一下。）
(She feels it. The "organism" too, has felt it. It squirms and constricts inside of her in agitation.)（寄生的“生物”在体内猛地收紧，像是受了惊的猫，开始躁动不安——）
(Tssss—)（呲呲——）
JunoCorrupt data... detected...数据……错误……错误……发生……
JunoNo...不……
(Her instincts tell her this is not an error.)（她的直觉告诉她，这一切并非错误。）
(All this noise, this instability, this data... they are from her real past.)（这些令她紊乱的数据，来自她真正的时间——）
(From Griffin.)（来自格里芬。）
(From the one dancing in that ballroom.)（来自那个舞会厅里正在旋转的身影。）
(From the voice calling to her on the battlefield.)（来自那个在战场上喊她名字的声音。）
Juno...Who... is... he...……到底……谁……他……
(She tries, no, wants to keep digging.)（她试图，她想要，想要继续调查。）
(To uncover everything about this "Commander".)（调查一切关于“指挥官”的档案的情报。）
(But then—)（而就在这时——）
(Tssss...)（呲呲……）
Juno...!……！
(She sees the wave of white noise come crashing down, annihilating everything.)（白噪声突然压顶而下，把所有声音全挤碎。）
(Her vision leaves her.)（她失去了她的视野。）
(So too does her last chance to gaze at that blurry shadow.)（也失去了，凝视那档案里，那模糊影子的机会。）
(Only darkness remains.)（只剩下一片黑暗。）
(Whirr...)（咻——）
(System shutdown.)（系统关闭。）
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(The smell of coolant returns to her olfactory module.)（冷却液的气味再次回到鼻腔。）
(The maintenance pod opens amid a haze of mist. Technicians bathed in white light are the first to come into sight.)（维修舱的盖板在缭绕的雾气中被打开，率先入目的，是笼罩在白光里的技术人员。）
(Darture stands in the distance, her expression cold. Juno has long noticed that she probably doesn't like her.)（黑眼站在远处，表情冰冷——朱诺很早就发现，她大概并不喜欢自己。）
Unmotivated Technician...Neural cloud state normal. No signs of external attack.……心智正常，未检测到外部攻击迹象。
DartureWould you kindly confirm that? Are you certain that there are no additional anomalies at hand?还请谨慎，阁下，未发现任何额外反应吗？
Suckup TechnicianAh, please rest assured! We just checked the logs; there's nothing unusual.啊，请放心！我们检查过记录，没有发现。
Suckup TechnicianIt's just a... common compatibility issue between a third-generation frame and an injected neural cloud.只是一次常规的……三代素体与植入心智的冲突。
Suckup TechnicianOr it could be... some minor aftereffects of when we removed the backdoor in her original system.或者，或者是……我们之前拔除她原本心智里的后门的时候，留下了一点后遗症。
Suckup TechnicianIt's nothing serious either way! Just a small hiccup!但是不会碍事的！只是一点小小的误差！
Darture...Good.……甚好。
(Darture steps closer, looking into the pod.)（黑眼走近，看着舱内的朱诺。）
DartureNow, allow me to inquire—You do remember the mission Cocoon mentioned, right?我姑且询问一番，你还记得茧谈及的，那次任务，对吧？
Juno...ODE-01.……ODE-01。
DartureVery well. I was worried the explosion might have damaged your neural cloud.甚好，我还以为，你被那场爆炸弄坏了心智。
DartureDon't forget, the one responsible for doing this to you...莫要忘记，导致你如今变成这般模样的那个罪魁祸首。
DartureHe's still at large.我们还需寻到他的踪迹。
Darture...So I take it there are no further objections?……想来你并无其他意见？
Juno...None.……没有。
(Her voice is steady.)（她的声音十分平稳。）
DartureThen, you may rest a while longer... shall you not disappoint us once more.就容许你再休息一段时间……不要再让我等继续失望。
Juno...……
(The pod shuts again, then seals tightly. But this time, Juno doesn't enter hibernation.)（舱盖再次合拢，盖紧，但这一次，朱诺并没有进入休眠。）
(Her eyes are shut, but fragments drift through her mind.)（她闭着眼，心智中，那些碎片依然在悄然浮现。）
(Those strange orders, the familiar silhouettes, that lingering warmth, and that "name"—)（那些陌生的命令、熟悉的背影、温热的触感，以及某个——“名字”。）
(A name that should be, must be, still ought to be...)（本该，应该，仍该……）
(...Hers.)（属于她的名字。）
Groza.闪电。
Juno...……
Juno...It's not all here.……还不完整。
JunoNot here... I can't find it here.在这里……找不到。
(Her memories...)（她的记忆……）
(The "Commander".)（那个“指挥官”。）
(The "Elmo".)（那艘“艾莫号”。）
(The missing pieces of herself.)（被她遗失的那段完整的自己。）
(She's going to take it all back.)（她要全部找回来。）
Tenebrous Whisper 暗幕低语
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, Odesa, Cecht FABN headquarters.)（2074年 X月X日 奥德卅 法本集团总部）
(With the blinding sun hanging high overhead, the spacious conference room feels dim nonetheless.)（白日当空，但空旷的会议室中仍显得有几分阴暗。）
(The only light source rises from the center of the long table, stretching Zimmerman's and Cocoon's shadows across the floor.)（唯一的光源竖立在长桌的中央，把齐默尔曼与茧的影子拉得极长。）
(Cocoon, meanwhile, is giving her report.)（茧正在汇报。）
Cocoon...At present, we've confirmed that this dealing had been a total loss.……截至目前，我们已经确认此轮损失全部属实。
ZimmermanWell, there's got to be the ups and downs in business.生意场上总是会有起起伏伏。
ZimmermanEveryone drowns at some point, but...一时的溺水并不代表什么，能够重新浮出水面的。
ZimmermanOnly those who can manage to resurface are worthy of their place in this world.才是能在这世界上谋取位置的人。
CocoonAre those supposed to be words of advice for me?这是对我的教育？
ZimmermanMore like for myself.是对我自己的劝告。
ZimmermanKeep going.说下去吧。
CocoonAs per George, Mokosh's supply of the serum should be considered effectively severed.根据乔治的汇报，莫科什的药剂供给恐怕可以视为已被切断。
CocoonWe've lost de-facto control of that area.我们已经失去了对那里的实际掌控权。
CocoonAs for our communications services, they have also suffered noticeable decline.通讯方面的业务，也发生明显下挫。
CocoonAt the same time, confirmation from Mo... from "that lady", as well as Darture's investigation both point to the same conclusion.同时，母……“那位女士”方面的通告，还有黑眼的调查结果，都指向同一结论。
CocoonThe experimental "Sextans" unit originally planned to be delivered to Paradeus has been confirmed as lost following the attack on the facility.原定送到帕拉蒂斯作为实验品的“六分仪”，在据点遇袭之后，已经确定丢失。
CocoonDarture herself sustained damage during the operation, and the remaining experimental assets were likewise destroyed.黑眼本人也在作战中受损，除此之外，其余实验资产亦遭到毁坏。
Cocoon"That lady" states that our subsequent Doll developments will have to be delayed temporarily given the circumstances.“那位女士”表示，我们后续的人形研发计划，进度需要暂缓。
(Following Cocoon's motion, numerous reports are projected onto the table.)（经由茧的操作，一份份报告被投影到了桌面上。）
(Zimmerman must admit—it's been a long time since he last sat through a briefing filled entirely with unpleasant news.)（齐默尔曼必须承认，他已经很久没有经历过这样全都是令人不愉快的消息的报告会了。）
ZimmermanIt seems that fortune favors us not as of late.看来，我们最近时运不济。
CocoonBased on information provided by both George and Darture, our conclusion is that...根据乔治和黑眼提供的情报……我们得出的结论是。
CocoonThe forces obstructing them most likely belong to the same faction.阻碍他们的，很可能是同属于一个势力的队伍。
CocoonIn fact, we've confirmed his identity as the newly listed wanted criminal...经过指认，基本可以确定，是最近新上榜的通缉犯……
CocoonI imagine Miss Lentine is already well acquainted with him.这个人……兰汀小姐大概会非常熟悉。
ZimmermanAh... yes. Although I don't mingle with field personnel very often...啊……是的，虽然我与一线人员的交流并不算频繁。
ZimmermanI've heard her mentioning him several times... she calls him "Commander", right?但我还是多次听她提起过……她似乎喜欢叫他……“指挥官”？
(Zimmerman taps the table rhythmically as he studies the blurry figure on the wanted poster with considerable interest.)（齐默尔曼的指节有节奏地敲击着桌面，颇有兴致地看着通缉令上有些模糊的影子。）
CocoonMore importantly, we've confirmed "her" existence.除此之外，更重要的是，我们确定了她的存在。
(The wanted poster is replaced by a much clearer image of a female Doll.)（通缉令的画面被切掉，取而代之的，是一张更加清晰的，女性人形的影像。）
CocoonWe now hold undeniable proof of a Statesec agent's presence during the Mokosh incident.我们已经证实，在莫科什的事件中，存在国安局的特工暗中活跃的迹象。
CocoonIn fact, if not for her meddling, that Commander couldn't have achieved such a significant impact.实际上，倘若不是这位女士从中作梗，那位指挥官也不可能对莫科什造成如此大的影响。
CocoonShould we teach them a small lesson?要小小地惩戒他们一下么？
ZimmermanNo. After Lviv, URNC leadership has been investigating Cecht FABN.不，利沃夫之后，罗联高层一直在对集团进行调查。
ZimmermanWhile it might look like we've successfully handled that useless Doll investigator and cleared us of suspicion, those prying eyes hiding in the shadows won't give up so easily.虽然表面上，我们已经顺利应付了那位没用的人形调查专员，把集团摘出了烂摊子，但暗处窥视的目光，不会轻易停止。
Zimmerman"Lullaby" has entered a critical stage, drawing unnecessary attention would be unwise, especially if it means confronting Statesec directly.“摇篮曲”正值关键时期，我们不应吸引任何多余的目光，正面和国安局发生冲突显然是不明智的。
ZimmermanWe need to be patient, Cocoon.耐心一些，茧。
CocoonUnderstood. I'll keep your words of advice in mind.我明白了，谨遵您的教诲。
ZimmermanGood. Keeping a low profile doesn't mean we're giving up opportunities.嗯，收敛锋芒，但这不意味着我们要放弃机会。
ZimmermanSituations like this still have their merits.就像现在的情况，仍然很值得利用。
CocoonWhat do you plan to do?您打算怎么做？
ZimmermanCoincidentally, "that lady" has commissioned us to perform some logistics escorts nearby.巧合的是，“那位女士”刚好委托我们在那附近执行一些物流方面的护卫工作。
ZimmermanI'm thinking of assigning that task to Omen.我想将这个任务交给“噩兆”去执行。
ZimmermanAs for Mokosh... How's that Doll doing?至于莫科什这边……那个人形的情况怎么样？
CocoonYou mean... "Juno"?您是说……“朱诺”？
ZimmermanYes. Let's send her.啊，没错，让她去吧。
ZimmermanNo fish bites without bait; you either go big or go home.想要钓上鱼，就要舍得投下足够的鱼饵。
ZimmermanLet's hope Zelinsky will appreciate our gift, or, as others may call it, a little warning.希望泽林斯基能够喜欢我们的礼物，同时，也把这当成是小小的警告。
Cocoon...Understood.……是。
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Inside the maintenance pod, Juno keeps her eyes open, calmly watching the flow.)（维护仓内，朱诺睁着眼，平静地看着流动的视界。）
(She lies suspended as the liquid surrounding her reflects a pale blue glow. Nothing out of the ordinary. She has long since grown accustomed to this.)（她平躺着，包裹着她的液体映出淡淡的蓝光，她感觉，自己好像已经习惯了这样的风景。）
(The voice of a human reaches her auditory module through the equipment, crisp and clear.)（人类的声音通过仪器清晰地传入她的听觉系统。）
(That or it is being directly transmitted into her neural cloud. She can't really tell the difference.)（又或许……是直接进入了她的心智？她不太理解其中的区别。）
(Meanwhile, the thing coiled up inside her body also seems to have fallen into a slumber, remaining unusually quiet.)（此时，那些盘踞在躯体内的怪物，也像是陷入了沉眠，十分安静。）
Prim Technician—Neural calibration, beginning now.——心智记录校验开始。
Prim Technician—Miss Juno, please maintain your current cognitive level. Do not resist. This is a routine inspection.——朱诺女士，请维持当前意识水平，不要抵抗，这是常规检查。
(Cocoon stands on the sideline, her expression calm and composed.)（茧站在一旁，神情平稳。）
CocoonIt's absolutely necessary that we go through with this.这次维护极为必要。
CocoonWe suspect your numerous recent crashes all stem from compatibility issues with the third-generation frame.你最近的几次宕机，我们怀疑是三代素体的兼容性问题。
CocoonYou'll soon be assigned to an important task. We can ill afford a malfunction in the middle of it.你马上就要出发执行重要任务，我们要确保你不会中途出现差错。
Juno...……
(She does not respond. In a way, it's fortunate that she currently lacks the ability to do so.)（她没有回应，所幸她现在也不具备回应的能力。）
(Small ripples spread through the liquid as progress indicators illuminate one after another.)（舱内的液体翻起了微小的涟漪，象征系统进度的节点开始逐个亮起。）
Technician———
(She gradually loses the ability to comprehend human speech, yet continues to passively listen in silence.)（她已经逐渐无法辨识人类话语的具体内容，但依然被动地静静聆听着。）
(Like cold stakes they are repeatedly driven into the deepest layers of her neural cloud. They stay, reinforcing their place, deepening the wound. There is no room to resist.)（它们像冰冷的楔子，试图反复敲进她的心智底层，加固，加深，不容许丝毫动摇。）
(Every strike makes her feel as though she's being grafted onto a life that doesn't belong to her.)（每一次敲击，都让她感到自己像是被固定在一段不属于她的人生之上。）
(...So that's it.)（……原来如此。）
(All these inspections were meant to achieve this goal.)（他们重复做了如此多次的检查，是为了这个目的。）
Juno...……
(If not for that voice.)（倘若，不是那个声音。）
(If not for that fragment inside her.)（倘若，她的心智里，没有那块碎片。）
(She will undoubtedly continue to sink, until her past is entirely drowned in this new reality created for her.)（她或许真的会这样一直坠落下去，直到真的彻底忘记。）
(But now, even deeper within her neural cloud—)（然而，现在，在心智的更深处——）
(That glowing fragment begins to rise.)（那块亮着光的碎片开始了浮起。）
Juno...……
(...She has been very careful.)（……她做得非常隐蔽。）
(Taking advantage of when Cocoon and the Conglomerate weren't watching, she followed the guidance of that voice and uncovered much, much more.)（在茧，在财团里那些人看不到她的时候，她遵循着那声音的引导，查到了更多东西。）
(Her eyes remain open as the cold blue light reflects into them.)（她依然睁着眼，冷蓝色的灯光反射在她眼中。）
(She saw Lviv, saw the fragments left behind by the explosion.)（她看到了利沃夫，看到了爆炸后的残片。）
(She saw the Commander, saw his face clearly.)（她看到了指挥官，看到了那个人清晰的脸。）
(She saw the comrades fighting alongside him.)（她看到了，与他并肩作战的战友。）
(She saw the Doll standing next to him.)（她看到了，看到了影像里，有一个人形，站在指挥官的身旁。）
(It was herself.)（是她。）
(At least it should be her. It ought to be her. It has to be her.)（至少，应该是她，本该是她，就该是她。）
Juno...……
(She does not understand why her "heart" hurts so.)（她不明白自己为什么会心痛。）
(Agony.)（焦灼。）
(Pain.)（痛苦。）
(Restlessness.)（急躁。）
(And an inexplicable fear.)（以及一种无法解释的恐惧。）
(She wants to continue searching.)（她想继续追查。）
(Find that person.)（想找到那个人。）
(Fill in the blank meant for that missing name.)（想把那个名字补全。）
(But every thread leading back has been deliberately rended to naught. Only frayed fibers surround her, all too small to even grasp with these hands of hers.)（但线索都像是被人恶意剪断了一般，只剩下一些残缺的碎影，让她摸不到，抓不住。）
JunoHaa...呼……
(She must stay calm...)（她要冷静……）
(She cannot give herself away.)（不能露出破绽。）
(Even if she doesn't fully understand the significance of these memories, she knows well that the Conglomerate does not want her to keep them.)（即便她还无法完全理解这些记忆代表了什么，也能够明白，这是财团们不希望她拥有的。）
(She must hide. Hide them all.)（她要把它们都藏起来。）
Juno...……
Prim Technician...Neural cloud status normal. No abnormal fluctuations detected.……心智正常。无异常波动。
CocoonExcellent.很好。
(The maintenance pod slowly opens, and Juno rises naturally. Her cold gaze remains fixed ahead as she removes the wires and tubes attached to her body.)（维修仓缓缓打开，朱诺自然地站起，目光冷冽地拔掉了身上的那些管线。）
CocoonHere's your mission briefing.这是你的任务简报。
CocoonBlusphere and I will provide you all the necessary support.蓝雪球和我会给你提供一切支持。
CocoonFor the Orlog Conglomerate. I look forward to your performance.为了奥尔劳格财团，期待你的表现。
Juno...……
(Groza, acknowledging order.)（闪电，谨遵指令。）
(Juno almost answers instinctively, but she simply closes her eyes after twitching her eyelashes slightly.)（朱诺下意识地想要回应，但她只是轻轻颤了颤睫毛，便闭上了眼。）
JunoI enjoy clean victories and grand celebrations.我喜欢爽快的胜利和盛大的庆功会。
JunoI shall bring you the former.我会为你带来前者。
JunoAnd I hope... that you will prepare me the latter.希望……你为我准备好后者。
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
Juno...……
(Thanks to her being assigned to the task, Juno no longer needs to investigate in secret. She now has access to everything she needs, openly and without obstruction.)（借助任务的便利，朱诺现在不再需要偷偷摸摸地追查，她可以大胆地，毫无障碍地调取所有她需要的资料。）
(The mission target... The file on "the Commander".)（关于任务目标……关于，“指挥官”的资料。）
Juno...A bounty hunter.……赏金猎人。
(...She feels as though the very title is mocking her.)（……就像是故意在戏弄人一样。）
(This man calls himself a bounty hunter while riding around in a land carrier.)（这个人，对外挂着赏金猎人的牌子，却开着一辆陆地航母。）
(Where did he even get something like that?)（他从哪弄到的这种东西？）
(A sharp pain pierces her head. Juno holds her temple, suppressing the agitated parasite.)（脑袋一阵刺痛，朱诺扶着一边的额头，压抑着躁动的寄生物。）
(Just as she saw in the "fragment", and consistent with the footage from Lviv.)（如同她在“碎片”中看到的一样，也和之前查到的利沃夫的相关影像吻合。）
(Countless T-Dolls are at his side.)（他的身边，跟随着许多，许多战术人形。）
(Their relationship... appears completely different from that of the Conglomerate and its third-generation Dolls.)（他们之间的关系，和财团与三代人形的关系……看起来很不一样。）
Juno...……
(Counselor Kalina of the Non-Military Forces Administration has also contacted him numerous times.)（非军事管理局的参事格琳娜曾多次与他联络。）
(It's said that her recent internal investigation is connected to this matter.)（据悉，近日参事接受内部审查的案子，就跟这件事有关。）
(According to Cocoon, she and Darture encountered these two during their ODE-01 sample recovery mission.)（上一次……在茧的口中，自己和黑眼联手，在ODE-01回收样品的任务中，遭遇的对手，就是这两人。）
(Kalina issues the order, and the Commander carries out the mission.)（格琳娜下达指令，指挥官执行任务。）
Juno...……
Juno...Heh.……呵。
(There are signs the file has been tampered with.)（档案有被篡改过的痕迹。）
(Although the editorial work has all the makings of a pro, the alterations were clearly made in haste.)（手法很高明，但看得出来，处理得相当匆忙。）
(If her assumptions prove correct, "she" may have never been part of that fateful encounter.)（如果她的推断没有错，当时执行任务的，恐怕并没有“她”这一号人物。）
JunoThe Lviv explosion...利沃夫大爆炸……
(The last officially recorded event involving the Commander.)（这是指挥官在官方层面出现的最后一次有记录的事件。）
(Afterward, he became a wanted fugitive and dropped off the radar, up until recently when he resurfaced in Mokosh.)（之后，他遭遇了官方的通缉，便销声匿迹，直到最近，才在莫科什再次现身。）
Juno...……
(Juno slowly exhales.)（朱诺轻轻吐出了一口气。）
(That "Commander" Kalina mentioned.)（格琳娜提到的“指挥官”。）
(That "Commander" in the files.)（档案里记录的“指挥官”。）
(That "Commander" once employed by Griffin.)（受雇于格里芬的“指挥官”。）
(...And the figure from those many scenes, the one who was reflected through the kaleidoscopic fragments of her memories.)（……在她心智中的碎片，在那些影像里闪过的那个身影。）
(Perhaps...)（或许……）
(They ARE the same person after all.)（这三者根本不是不同的人。）
JunoCommander...指挥官……
(The name she has always wanted to call out. The name she has searched for in vain.)（那个她一直想要喊出来，却始终无迹可寻，一直想要寻找的“名字”。）
(She needs confirmation.)（她需要确认。）
(She must make sure of it.)（必须确认。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(2074/XX/XX, Red Zone, certain Paradeus facility.)（2074年 X月X日 红区 帕拉蒂斯某据点）
(Sounds of scraping metal echo through the ruins.)（破败的建筑中回荡着金属摩擦的声响。）
(A woman in a protective suit leads Ateraxis and a few Niters still light on their feet into the darkness.)（一名身着防护服的女子带着星渊，以及一些手脚麻利的妮特，走入了黑暗深处。）
AteraxisForgive my curiosity, Mother.请恕我多嘴，母亲。
AteraxisBut I don't understand what's the purpose of us paying this place a visit.但我不太明白，我们到这里来做什么？
AteraxisWhile the air here is quite refreshing for me...尽管对我而言，这里的空气十分清新。
AteraxisI'm worried it may place too much strain on your body.但我担心对您的身体负担会有些太重。
"Mother"...Something buried here is worth taking a trip for.……这里埋藏的东西值得我走一趟。
(While Mother's expression is obscured by her protective suit, Ateraxis can sense that Mother is very familiar with this place.)（星渊看不见母亲隐藏在防护服下的表情，但她能感觉到，她对这里十分熟悉。）
AteraxisIt seems this is not your first visit?您好像不是第一次到这来？
AteraxisWas this place your laboratory once upon a time?这里曾经是您的研究工坊？
"Mother"...……
(The woman signals the Niters to begin clearing away debris and reactivating the surviving equipment.)（女子示意周围的妮特们开始清理废墟中的残骸，并启动残存的设备。）
(Machines that had lain dormant for years gradually awaken. Despite having endured the radiation of the Red Zones, they retain their basic functions.)（沉眠多年的机器逐一复苏，即便在红区承受了长久的辐射，它们仍然留存了一部分基础的功能。）
"Mother"...This place wasn't always a part of the Red Zones. Long before the Collapse storms consumed it, a prominent family once called it home.……这里并非一开始就是红区，在坍塌风暴将这里吞噬之前，曾有一个显贵的家族在此定居。
"Mother"In a time where people readily sell their own kind out for profit, they possessed a righteousness that was too good to be true.在这个人们早都习惯出卖同类换取利益的时代，他们拥有让人难以置信的良善。
"Mother"With their wealth, leadership, and strength, this place was once a thriving settlement.依靠他们的财富，管理，以及力量，这里甚至一度成为了一处聚落。
AteraxisSounds like a story out of a fairy tale.听起来像是个童话故事？
AteraxisIs this your way of showing affection, Mother?这是母亲对我的关爱吗？
"Mother"Should you scour the world, leaf through the pages of history, a truth emerges. Indeed, places like these aren't hard to find.类似的地方，如果放眼世界，或许并不罕见。
"Mother"Every so often, people like them appear, only to lose to something that is never meant to be tested—human nature.偶尔总是会出现这样的人，最终惨败于不应受考验的人性之下。
"Mother"This place was no exception.这里也不例外。
"Mother"However, one thing made them stand out... their destruction did not come from boundless foolishness nor excessive compassion.但他们有一点不同……为他们招致毁灭的，不是无边际的愚蠢，不是无限制的怜悯。
"Mother"It came because something was born among them; something beyond their abilities to protect, to harbor.而是因为，他们之中，诞生了他们无法护佑的宝物。
"Mother"...A fully-immune individual.……完全免疫体。
Ateraxis...……
(At those words, even Ateraxis' dismissive expression fades slightly.)（当那个词汇出现的时候，就连星渊也不禁收敛起了轻视的神态。）
AteraxisFully-immune individual... Ah, what a beautiful term.完全免疫体……啊，多么悦耳的音节。
AteraxisI've always wanted to meet one. I wonder which of us is superior.我很想见一见她们，我想知道，是她们更优秀，还是我更优秀呢？
"Mother"Unfortunately, the final analysis concluded that the subject still fell short of true immunity.很可惜，最后分析的结论显示，那个素体距离完全免疫体仍有差距。
"Mother"But it was enough to spark the kindling that brought about their doom.不过，这已经足够成为他们溃灭的火苗了。
"Mother"At the time, I had only just begun my research on "your kind". I had taken shelter here, no small thanks to their hospitality.我当时，刚刚开始对“你们”的研究，也承蒙他们的照顾，在这里暂时落脚。
Ateraxis...……
(The woman's voice is as light as a speck of dust, mirroring the fate of those who were once here.)（女子的声音很轻，轻得像尘埃，亦像是在这里逝去的那些生命。）
"Mother"I never thought I'd set foot here again.我原以为，不会再回到这里了。
"Mother"...Looking back, things were certainly simpler back then.……回想起来，相比现在，那时确实很轻松。
(She shakes her head before abruptly changing the subject.)（她摇了摇头，话锋忽地一转。）
"Mother"Our trip today is solely for retrieving some forgotten research notes.这次来，是为了寻找一些遗落的资料。
"Mother"That incident with Sextans, well, it gave me a burst of inspiration. It brought to the forefront of my mind a similar concept I had once devised here.六分仪的事，让我产生了一些灵感，又想起那时候，我在这里好像也有过类似的构想。
"Mother"But I never took those records with me, so they should still be around.不过当时的记录我并没有带走，所以应该还留在这里。
"Mother"While my ideas at the time weren't perfect, maybe... I should give it another chance.也许我当初的思路并非尽善尽美。但或许……我应该试试重新开始。
(She turns toward Ateraxis.)（她转向星渊。）
"Mother"I've already instructed the Conglomerate to ship all the materials I require here.我已经通知财团之后把我需要的素材送到这里。
"Mother"Once they recover O-43...等他们把O-43找回来……
"Mother"We can proceed with the next phase of the experiment.就可以展开下一阶段的实验了。
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(2074/XX/XX, a certain Non-Military Forces Administration facility.)（2074年 X月X日 非军事管理局某处）
(Inside the conference-room-turned temporary interrogation chamber, lights have remained on for over ten hours. Now, Kalina is certain that they won't even turn them off during breaks.)（临时充作询问室的会议室里，灯已经连续亮了十几个小时，格琳娜十分确定，就算在间隙的时候，他们也不会把灯关掉。）
(Truly, the electrical bill must be a sight to behold.)（这种灯的电费很贵的。）
Kalina(Sigh)唉……
(Another round of questioning ends, and Kalina slowly walks back to her office.)（又一轮询问结束，格琳娜缓缓走回自己的办公室。）
(Fatigue lingers in her every movement. She no longer possesses the strength to do anything, not even to make herself a cup of coffee.)（疲惫在她的动作间弥漫，她感觉自己现在连泡一杯咖啡的力气都没有了。）
(She is not the only one afflicted with this plague. Everyone in her department—from field agents to office staff—has been subject to constant investigations.)（不仅是自己，她所属的部门内，上上下下，所有的外勤和文员都在不断地接受审查。）
(She herself has already been questioned more than a dozen times.)（光她自己，就已经被“询问”了不下十二次。）
(The investigation teams sent by the top brass seem to have discovered an infinite stamina glitch... They take turns and show absolutely no mercy when dragging her back for another round of interrogation.)（这些上头派下来的调查组，就像有用不完的精力一样……他们自己倒是轮班制，但抓她们过去问询的时候，却一点也不手软。）
Kalina...……
(Of course, she knows exactly how to put an end to this endless torment.)（她当然知道结束这种无休止的折磨的方法。）
(They're simply waiting. Waiting for her to give in. Waiting for her to provide the testimony they want, then everyone can happily go home, and she gets to go back to her cozy counselor job.)（他们只是在等，等她愿意松口，愿意说出他们想要的证词，然后就可以收工大吉，她也可以继续做回参事，大家皆大欢喜。）
(In their eyes, she's the one causing them trouble.)（也许现在，在他们看来，自己才是“找麻烦”的那个。）
(Even Kryuger is hinting that she should throw them a bone or even two. After all, nothing she says or does now can make the Commander's situation any worse.)（就连克鲁格局长也在暗示她，可以适当地满足他们，毕竟，现在不论说出什么样的话，都不会对指挥官的实际处境造成更坏的影响了。）
(But...)（但是……）
KalinaMmm... haaah~~唔……嗯~~
(She takes a big old stretch.)（她伸了个懒腰。）
(She absentmindedly thinks. Maybe she's really past her prime. Never had she felt this exhausted even when she constantly pulled all-nighters writing combat reports in the past.)（她好像也开始渐渐地不年轻了，以前，就算连着熬十几个小时的夜整理作战报告书，也不会这样没精打采。）
(Or could her change in goals have also resulted in her change in physique?)（还是说，是因为做的事不同？）
Kalina...Even so, I can't bring myself to slander the Commander for no reason.……就算是那样，我也不想无端地说抹黑指挥官的话啊。
(She opens her terminal and checks both her work and personal inboxes. Both accounts are currently being monitored, yet messages continue to flood in regardless.)（她打开终端，检查着工作和私人两个电子邮箱——目前，这两个账户都被监控着，但该来的邮件依然会不断发来。）
(After all, there's no rest for the wicked... especially when you're under investigation.)（毕竟有些工作不会因为她正在被审查就自己消失。）
(Hidden amongst them, one unfamiliar advertisement immediately catches her attention.)（而在这之中，她一眼便发现一封陌生的广告邮件。）
("Luxury yachts on SALE!")（“豪华游艇限时促销！”）
Kalina...!……！
(Her heart skips a beat.)（格琳娜的呼吸停滞了一瞬。）
(Suppressing her excitement, she opens the message, her hands trembling despite herself.)（她压抑下有些激动的心情，颤颤巍巍地点开了这封邮件。）
(The contents are nothing out of the ordinary: still the same elegant vessels, still the same prices far beyond her means.)（邮件内的内容平平无奇，依然是那些华丽的船舶，依然是她买不起的价格。）
(But next, her eyes begin to redden.)（但下一秒，她的眼眶便已微微泛红。）
Kalina...Congratulations...……恭喜……
(Cheyanne succeeded.)（夏安成功了。）
(She smiles. At that moment, it feels as though a heavy burden has finally slipped from her shoulders.)（她轻轻笑了笑，一瞬间，像是突然放下了某种沉重的枷锁。）
KalinaA yacht, huh... I can't even afford a lifesaver from that ship on my salary.游艇啊……我这点工资连尾灯都买不起。
(She deletes the email but leaves the terminal open.)（她把邮件删除，却迟迟没有合上终端。）
(The little boat called Cheyanne has found a port to dock.)（夏安这艘小船终于找到了她靠岸的地方。）
(Then... What about her?)（那……她呢？）
StaffCounselor, please refrain from deleting emails without authorization.参事，请勿随意删除邮件。
StaffThe next round of questioning will begin in fifteen minutes. Please make yourself ready.下一轮问询将在十五分钟后开始，请做好准备。
Kalina...Understood.……我知道了。
(She nods, a bitter smile appearing on her face.)（她轻轻点头，露出一点苦涩的笑意。）
Kalina...It's time for me to set sail as well.……我也差不多该启程了。
(She raises her head as the image of that person appears in her mind.)（她抬起头，心中浮现那个人的身影。）
KalinaCommander...指挥官……
KalinaI wonder... where are you now?你现在……又在哪里呢？
(...)（……）
Calm Before The Storm 暴雨前夕
Read this chapter with voices →(Strolling underneath the artificial lights, we bathe in the warm glow of Mokosh's streets.)（我们行走在稳定的人工光源下，在莫科什的街道上沐浴着温暖的光。）
(I breathe. A faint sweetness permeates the air, one I could not discern the origin of. A sign, then, that order is finally returning to the city.)（空气中混着一些难以分辨源头的湿甜味，以及某种重新被注入秩序后的安定气息。）
ColphneWoah! Feels like a completely different place since the last time we came here!哇哦！和我们上次来相比，这里变得好不一样呢！
ColphneIt's kinda like... like a tomato that had been watered properly?有种，有种……番茄刚浇过水的感觉？
(Monsoon Squad hauls several wooden crates filled with vegetables through the streets. As they are spotted by the populace, many rush out to give us warm greetings. It's a strange feeling, for sure. I'm not quite sure how to react to their enthusiasm, but as I muse over it, a pleasant warmth spreads through my chest.)（季风小队牵着用木箱装好的蔬果，来往的居民有不少还认得我的，都主动打起了招呼，这番热情反倒叫我相当不适应，但同时也让我心里有些暖意。）
(Cheyanne, on the other hand, has no trouble adapting to it and starts moving back and forth, checking inventories and deliveries.)（夏安倒是很快就已习惯，开始熟稔地跑前跑后，盘点着发往不同地方的账目与清单。）
(Over by the street corner, several newcomers are constructing their temporary shelters together. They lend each other their helping hands for whatever plights they face, with nary a trace of hesitation. It's as if they have lived here and known each other for countless years.)（街角处，几名新来的居民正在搭建他们的临时住处，彼此帮扶着，没有一点拘束，像是早已在这里生活多年。）
Commander...Yeah.……是啊。
CommanderMaybe this is the kind of sight we are fighting for.或许我们就是为了看到这种画面。
CommanderAnd how we kept going until now.才坚持到今天的。
(Before long, we arrive at the pharmaceutical factory. Vasily and several staff members come out to greet us.)（在这样的光景中，我们很快就抵达了药厂，很快，瓦西尔便带着人迎了上来。）
VasilyWelcome.欢迎你们。
VasilyI thought it'd take you a few more days.我还以为你们会再晚几天。
CommanderThings went more smoothly than we expected.我们也没想到这么顺利。
(Vasily smiles and leads us inside.)（瓦西尔笑了笑，带着我们进入药厂。）
(Setting foot here once more, the factory now looks completely different from my last visit—)（再次进入这片区域，眼前的景象已与先前造访时大相径庭——）
(The once lifeless factory floor is now filled with workers busily going about their tasks, getting the production lines running.)（曾经死气沉沉的厂房，此刻多了不少人类职员，正热火朝天地改造着生产线。）
(Meanwhile, on the already completed lines, robotic arms move about under the supervision of technicians, sealing one batch of vaccine vials after another.)（而已经落成的几条流水线上，机械臂在技术人员的操作下起起伏伏，将疫苗制剂一一封装。）
CommanderIt has certainly gotten much livelier than before.看上去，这里变得热闹了许多。
VasilyHaha. Morale has been higher than ever now that people know we can manufacture vaccines ourselves for real.哈哈，大家知道这回真的能自己造疫苗，都可有干劲了。
(Vasily waves to a technician nearby, who quickly brings over a box of sealed vials.)（说着，瓦西尔向不远处打了个招呼，一名技术人员立刻送来一盒封装好的药瓶。）
VasilyThese are samples from several recent batches. Our testing capabilities are limited, so I'm counting on you guys.这些是近期几个不同批次产出的样品，我们的检测技术有限，就拜托你们了。
CommanderOf course. Leave it to us.当然，交给我们吧。
(After getting the Dolls to secure the samples, I follow Vasily deeper into the factory.)（安排人形们收好样品，我跟随瓦西尔往药厂深处行进。）
(Soon, a temporary production line comes into view.)（很快，一条临时生产线出现在我的眼前。）
(Pale blue liquid flows through a spiral filtration system before being poured into specialized containers.)（管道中，淡蓝色的液体顺着螺旋滤层缓慢流动，被灌入特制的容器中。）
VasilyCommander, this is the nutrient serum line.指挥官，这就是营养液的生产线了。
VasilyWe successfully replicated the samples you brought us, and the first production batch is complete.你之前送来的那批样品，我们已经复制成功了，第一批营养液已经完成。
VasilyI think the quality is acceptable, but whether it truly meets your demands is up to you.我认为品质在可控范围内，但是不是真的符合要求，还要你来把关。
(Before I get to say anything, Colphne has already snatched a sample vial and started studying the liquid carefully. Melanie stands beside her, peering curiously into the vial.)（不需要我说，寇尔芙已取来一个样品瓶，凝视着瓶中液体。梅兰妮也跟在寇尔芙身边，好奇地盯着瓶子看。）
Colphne...Mmm! Looks good to me! It's a lot more stable than I expected.……嗯！我觉得没问题！比我预期的要稳定。
ColphneWhat about you, Melanie?梅兰妮觉得呢？
MelanieUmm...唔……
(Melanie carefully opens the cap. She dips her fingertip into the liquid, then nods firmly.)（梅兰妮小心翼翼地打开了瓶盖。她伸出手指轻轻蘸了蘸其中的液体，随后用力点点头。）
MelanieMmm! Melanie thinks this will definitely come in handy for Helena!嗯！梅兰妮觉得，海伦娜一定能用得上！
(Vasily visibly relaxes after receiving their approval.)（得到二人认可，瓦西尔似乎松了口气。）
(He signals for the workers to pack the remaining serums before leading us toward the exit.)（他招呼人手将制好的营养液装箱，又引着我们向外走。）
VasilyI'm glad our jolly cooperation has yielded such amazing results, Commander.指挥官，我们的合作……能够顺利，我很高兴。
(He then pauses, concern surfacing on his face.)（他顿了顿，脸上浮现出担忧。）
VasilyBut before I officially deliver you the product, there's something I need to warn you about.不过，在正式交货之前，我必须先提醒你们一件事。
CommanderSomething went wrong?出什么问题了？
VasilyNot exactly... but I'm worried.不算问题……但我很担心。
VasilyYou must've seen it yourself on your way here.你们一路走过来，想必也看到了。
VasilyMokosh has been prospering. We've waited so long for this day to happen.莫科什如今的发展很好，我们等这一天等了很久。
VasilyOf course that's good news for us, but as word spreads, a lot of vagrants start pouring in.对我们来说这当然也是好事，但消息传出去了，就有很多流浪的人涌进来……
VasilyWe can't exactly shoo them away, and besides, we do need more hands.我们不好拒绝，再加上我们也的确缺乏人手。
VasilyIt's not like they're criminals either. Most are just looking for a place to live.何况他们大多也不是恶徒，只是单纯想找一个能活下去的地方。
Vasily...But you know, this status quo can't and won't last forever.……但你知道，这样的情况不会持续太久。
VasilyThe Conglomerate will be back, sooner rather than later. They're not so kind as to simply hand Mokosh over to us.财团的人迟早会回来，他们不会那么好心，把莫科什就这样让给我们。
VasilyYou have contacts in Statesec. So I'm just wondering maybe you have some idea what they're up to?你跟国安局有来往，也许你知道他们现在在计划什么？
Commander...……
(I let out a deep sigh.)（我长出了一口气。）
CommanderSorry, but I'm equally out of the loop. I have no idea what their plans are, nor what their next move will be.抱歉，但我也不知道，他们具体什么时候会来，又具体有什么样的计划。
CommanderMy relationship with Statesec isn't as close as you think.我和国安局的关系并不像你想象的那么紧密。
CommanderAnd honestly... I'm not even sure they fully understand the Conglomerate's intentions either.退一步说——我觉得国安局也未必清楚财团的想法。
CommanderBut rest assured, we don't need to rely on them, or anyone else.但是，我们不需要依靠别人。
CommanderThe Elmo stands with Mokosh.艾莫号会和莫科什并肩作战。
CommanderWe'll prepare together, so whenever they return, we'll be more ready than ever.我们会一起做准备，确保他们不管什么时候来，我们都有应对的方法。
(Vasily's expression visibly eases after receiving my guarantee.)（在得到我的保证之后，瓦西尔的表情变得放松了一些。）
VasilyHearing that really puts my mind at ease, Commander.你能这样说我觉得放心不少，指挥官。
VasilyYour help is indispensable to Mokosh. I'm not even sure we could pull through without you.莫科什现在的发展离不开你的帮助，如果没有你，我不确定我们是不是真的能够渡过难关。
CommanderActually, that's the other reason why I came today.当然，这也是我这次来的另一个目的。
CommanderWe need to get you people ready for the fighting that's to come.我们要做好战斗的准备。
VasilyWhat do you have in mind?你有什么想法？
CommanderFirst—I need you to tell everyone that the Conglomerate WILL be back to exact retribution. People deserve to know.首先——我需要你把财团肯定会卷土重来的消息放出去，让大家都知道。
CommanderThey need time to prepare themselves mentally.至少要让大家都有个心理准备。
CommanderAnd when the Conglomerate returns, they won't rely solely on underhanded tactics; they will also use their overwhelming force in frontal attacks.财团再回来，恐怕除了肮脏下作的阴谋手段，也会采取直接强攻的措施。
CommanderWe need to plan for open confrontation.我们要做好战斗的预期。
(I think for a moment before continuing.)（我想了想，补充道。）
CommanderMokosh's current military strength is nowhere near sufficient.莫科什现在的武装力量远远不足。
CommanderOnce the pharmaceutical factory's settled, you need to divert manpower to the munitions factory we seized earlier.等药厂稳定下来，需要投入更多人力到之前收缴的军工厂去。
CommanderWeapons, Dolls, ammunition—the more the better. There's no such thing as too much firepower.武器、人形、弹药，越多越好，绝不嫌多。
VasilyWe're on the same page on that. I was already in talks with several underground brokers for raw materials and finished goods. I'll get as much on hand as possible.嗯，和我想得一样，我联系了一些暗商，原材料和成品我都会尽量收购。
VasilyMokosh may not have enough cash to pay them off, but some of them are willing to barter.莫科什的现金流可能跟不上需求，但我和一部分人商量过了，他们也接受以物易物。
VasilyThe crops you provided us and the medicine we produce are perfect for that.你提供的那些蔬菜，还有我们生产的药物，都有独特的价值。
CommanderI'll have more Dolls come over to train combat personnel, as well as provide records and tactical data.我会安排一些人形过来，负责训练战斗人员，也会提供一些作战记录和数据。
CommanderOn top of that, Mokosh's fortifications need to be expanded. Ideally, we'd put the defensive line farther out, but given our disparity in firepower, we can't expect to outgun the Conglomerate in an open field.除此之外，莫科什的防御工事也要重新加固——虽然最理想的情况，是希望可以把战线推到更外围，但考虑到我们和财团的火力差距，恐怕还是不能将希望全都寄托在野战上。
Vasily...Agh, what a darn headache that all is.……听着头都开始疼了。
VasilyGuess the recent population boom couldn't have come at a better time.这么一看，最近人口增长还真是及时雨。
VasilyWe're going to need more hands everywhere at this rate.接下来要用到人力的地方太多了。
CommanderYeah, but that's not all.嗯，不急，我还没说完呢。
CommanderDirect confrontation is one thing. The Conglomerate isn't like Varjagers. They can and will do more than just bomb us.正面对抗只是一方面，财团不是瓦良格帮，他们的手段可不止有暴力。
VasilyI understand. We need to start stockpiling supplies immediately.我理解，接下来要收拢物资，做好储备了。
VasilyI'll carefully monitor our imports and exports with the underground brokers.和暗商的以物易物，我会控制好出口和进口的量。
VasilyWith our growing population, there's no way we can let our food supply be cut off.现在莫科什的人口越来越多，我们要保证食物的供给一定不能断。
CommanderDon't forget to have trusted personnel screen everyone, no matter who they are, when they enter or leave the city.也别忘了让信得过的人负责审查出入的人员。
CommanderWith the increased population flow, we must assume Conglomerate agents will take advantage of it to slip in.既然最近人口流动变得这么频繁，就要小心会不会有财团的人混进来了。
CommanderIf we allow them the opportunity to sabotage us from the inside, we'll be done for.如果被他们从内部进行突破，我们会变得不堪一击。
Vasily...You're right. I'll make arrangements for that.……嗯，你说得对，我会安排的。
(As we go on, workers of the pharmaceutical factory continue moving about. Some are carrying heavy loads with sweat pouring down their faces. Some are laser-focused, monitoring the production lines. Others rush back and forth adjusting equipment, too busy to even catch a breath.)（在我们交谈期间，不少药厂的职工从我们身边经过。他们有的肩扛重物、满头汗水，有的在专注地注视着生产线，有的在为了调试设备来来往往、忙得不可开交。）
(...Everyone is giving it their all, just to survive and protect those they care about in this cruel world.)（……他们都在努力地挣扎，只为了让自己，还有自己在乎的人能够在这个世上活下去。）
CommanderNo matter what happens, Mokosh's future... we have to safeguard it.无论如何，我们都要守住莫科什的未来。
VasilyY'know, I used to think of all this as just a pipe dream.过去，我会觉得讨论未来有些太奢侈了。
(Vasily shakes his head and smiles with relief.)（瓦西尔摇了摇头，露出了有些释怀的笑容。）
VasilyBut things have changed. Whatever comes next, Mokosh is finally strong enough to face it.但是现在不同了，不论将要发生什么，莫科什都有接下的器量。
VasilyLet's get to work, Commander.走吧，指挥官。
Wilderness Wanderings 荒原迷旅
Read this chapter with voices →(...Sand pelts the transport in a constant barrage. The cargo compartment's inner walls tremble faintly with every bump on the road.)（砂砾拍打在运输车上，发出密集的拍击声，车厢的内壁随着地面的颠簸轻微震动。）
(Howling winds echo from beyond the sealed metal hull. The compartment is supposedly airtight for NBC protection, yet somehow, the smell of dust still permeates the air.)（黄区的风被隔在金属外壳之外，为隔绝辐射，车厢内外之间没有一丝缝隙，即便如此，那种粉尘的气味依然充斥在空气之中。）
(Juno sits with her eyes closed, silently leaning back against her seat.)（朱诺闭着眼，背靠在固定椅上，始终不发一语。）
(Is she hibernating? Not in the slightest. Here, she is free from her cage. She can finally spread her wings and soar across the darkened skies within her neural cloud, charting a new flight path with unfettered wings.)（她没有进入休眠，而是在心智深处，犹如脱出囚笼的飞鸟，翱翔在她从未探寻过的天空。）
(She feels like she's getting close.)（她觉得自己很接近了。）
(As time passes and uncovered clues pile up, the depths of her neural cloud ripple with increasing intensity.)（随着时间的流逝，以及她查到的线索渐多，她心智的底层，涟漪翻动得也越加频繁。）
(Eyes closed, she continues untangling these knots in her mind.)（她闭着眼，继续梳理着心智中的乱麻。）
(And so, another narrow path forms in the darkness.)（黑暗之中，又划开了一道细缝。）
(Like the pages of a book being flipped, fragments buried deep within Juno's neural cloud begin to shimmer.)（如同一本被翻开的书册，一些埋藏在朱诺心智中的碎片在视野内微微闪烁。）
(White noise overlaps, and another memory surfaces—)（白噪加叠，一段画面浮出水面——）
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(206X/XX/XX, Bureau of State Security, Third Maintenance Center.)（206X年 某日 国安局 第三维修中心）
(The vacant maintenance center is lit so brightly that everything bathed in its lights looks unnaturally pale, as though drained of blood.)（空旷的维修中心内，灯光亮得有些过分，照得人身上苍白得像被抽干了血。）
(Juno stands there, amid such radiance.)（朱诺就沐浴在这样的光里。）
Juno...……
(She remembers that day, having received orders long before to carry out a "top-secret mission".)（她记得那天，很早之前，她便收到了命令，要执行一项“绝密任务”。）
(On the day of deployment, she has been separated from her original squad and is brought to an unfamiliar facility for "maintenance".)（在通知出发的那一天，她被抽出了原本的队伍，并送到了一个陌生的地方，进行“维护”。）
(She knows not what the mission entails, just as she doesn't know the purpose of this bout of maintenance.)（她并不知道任务的具体内容，就像她也不知道这次维护的目的。）
Juno...Is something wrong with my frame?……我的素体有什么问题吗？
(The technician assigned to her speaks with indifference, as though having already repeated the same line hundreds of times.)（接待她的技术员语气麻木，像是已经把这句话重复过成百上千遍。）
Numb TechnicianNo abnormalities have been found so far, Miss "Groza", but I must follow protocol.暂时没有发现，“闪电”小姐，但我要按流程办事。
Numb TechnicianPlease cooperate. These are orders from above after all. It's meant to help improve your combat efficiency.麻烦你尽量配合，这也是上面的命令，有助于提升你的作战效率。
Juno...Understood.……明白。
(Obeying the command, she closes her eyes as her external sensory inputs are shut off one by one.)（她遵从指令，闭上了眼，逐渐接受了对外的感官被一个个关闭的过程。）
(There's nothing unusual about the process—no one repairs a computer while it's still running, either.)（这并不值得稀奇，如果要维修一台电脑，也没有人会在运行的状态下进行操作。）
(But...)（但是……）
(...Through the haze over her consciousness, she seems to have heard something.)（……那时候，她恍惚中，仿佛听见了一些声音。）
??...Deploy her... into... Yellow Zone... monitor—……把她……投放……黄区……监控——
??...Commander...……指挥官……
(She can't make out the words clearly.)（她没有听得很清楚。）
(She wonders whether she really heard anything at all.)（她甚至有些怀疑，自己是不是真的听见了声音。）
(Before she can dwell on that thought, coolant rises and engulfs her body.)（但在她提出怀疑之前，冷却液便已升起，覆盖了她的身体。）
(She feels herself sinking to the bottom of the sea.)（她好像沉入了海底。）
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(An indeterminate amount of time later. The maintenance pod opens once more.)（不知过了多久，舱盖再次打开。）
(Juno sits up as the world gradually comes back into focus.)（朱诺从维护舱中坐起，眼前的世界被重新对焦。）
(The maintenance center is still the same. The light is still as blinding.)（维修中心还是那个维修中心，灯光还是那样苍白。）
Numb TechnicianMaintenance complete. Status nominal.维护结束，状态良好。
Numb TechnicianYou may proceed to your next objective point, "Groza".你可以前往下一个任务接驳点了，“闪电”。
(Sharp pain.)（刺痛。）
Juno...Where's the maintenance log?……维护记录呢？
Numb TechnicianIt's all in the system. Your superior will brief you if necessary.都在系统里，有需要的话，你的上级会向你说明。
Numb TechnicianFor now, your mission is to carry out your orders.目前，你的任务是照常执行命令。
Juno...Understood.……是。
(She stands up, takes a step forward before stopping.)（她站起身，向前迈出一步，却又停住脚。）
(Another sharp pain.)（又一阵刺痛。）
JunoI... My neural cloud...我……我的心智……
JunoYou altered my neural cloud?你篡改了我的心智？
(She can sense the unmistakable "void" within her.)（她感觉到了一处明显的“空缺”。）
Numb TechnicianI don't have that kind of authorization.我没有那样的权限。
JunoBut... something... Something's missing.但……我的心智……少了什么。
Numb TechnicianA lowly technician like me is nowhere near qualified to tamper with an elite T-Doll like you.我这样的技术员可没资格对你这样的人形动手脚。
Numb TechnicianGive me a break... You're a Statesec agent—with autonomous authority, no less.放过我吧……你可是国安局的人形，而且还是有自主权的那种。
Numb TechnicianNo unauthorized data modifications were made during maintenance.维护过程中，没有任何未经授权的数据删改。
Numb TechnicianI simply cleared the cached files unrelated to the objectives so as to not hamper your mission.你的心智里不会出现与任务目标无关的负担。
Numb TechnicianYou're just being nervous.你只是太紧张了。
Juno...……
Juno...I see. Sorry.……好吧，抱歉。
JunoMaybe I was being a little on edge.可能是我多心了。
(She turns to leave the maintenance center.)（她转身离开了维修中心。）
(With every step taken, that void sways inside her.)（每迈出一步，那份“空缺”都会跟着在她的心智里摇晃一次。）
(Like the pendulum of a clock.)（就像一座摆钟。）
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(Ruins left behind by an avalanche are always the same color.)（雪崩后的废墟永远是同一种颜色。）
(The air is thick with the smell of burnt bodies while corpses line the floor.)（空气里弥漫着烧焦的气味，尸体铺满了地板。）
(Some are still in one piece, while others have been turned into unrecognizable mush.)（有的整块倒下，有的被炸成无法辨认的碎片。）
(Scorch marks stain the walls, evidently left behind by something beyond conventional explosives.)（墙壁上残留着灼烧的痕迹，肉眼可见地远远超过了常规爆破物的威力。）
Juno...……
(Juno stands among the bodies, strangely untouched by blood or ash. Her own expression is also filled with shock.)（站在其中的朱诺奇特地身上没有沾染许多血迹或是灰尘，脸上的神情也充满了震惊。）
Juno...Groza, reporting. Target facility neutralized.……闪电汇报，目标据点已毁灭。
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Juno...……
JunoWas that...刚才那是……
(...Her doing?)（……是她做的吗？）
(No... Something's not right.)（不……有些奇怪。）
(It seems the facility was already in ruins when she arrived.)（好像，她到那里的时候，那里已经是那副惨状了。）
(Then what role... did she play?)（那她……到底扮演了什么角色？）
(The "killer"?)（“凶手”？）
(The "tool"?)（“工具”？）
(Or...)（还是——）
JunoWho... am I?我……是谁？
(She casts her question into the well and is only answered by her echo.)（她发出的疑问就像落入了深渊，除了激起的回音，没有半点回应。）
(But then, another voice rises from the other side, from a different memory.)（但就在这时，却有一个声音从另一侧的记忆中浮起。）
(A voice that belongs not to the fragments, nor that unidentified figure.)（那声音并不来自碎片中的影像，也不来自这个身份不明的家伙。）
(A voice that she's intimately familiar with.)（那是个她十分熟悉的声音。）
(Simple, direct, calling her name with unmistakable emphasis—)（单纯、直接地，在她的名字上落了重音——）
??Groza!闪电！
DartureJuno.朱诺。
Juno...!……！
(Juno snaps back to reality.)（朱诺瞬间回过神来。）
(There's no Statesec, no military base, no Griffin.)（她没有在国安局，没有在某个基地，没有在格里芬。）
(She's inside a Mangi Security transport.)（她在曼尼安保的车上。）
DartureYou sure are laid-back. I don't care if you want to doze off during transit, but really? You slept like a log.你还真是悠闲，虽然现在还在运输，不过就算是休眠，也不需要睡得这么沉吧？
Juno...……
Juno...What is it?……有什么事？
DartureCocoon just sent a message. We've got a new task at hand.茧发来消息，有个临时任务。
DartureOur personnel and supplies are moving through a nearby Red Zone.我们在附近的红区里有些物资和人员流动。
DartureThe team reported that several relay stations have been knocked out.据那边的小队汇报，中转站被端掉了好几个。
DartureThey're short on hands and are practically on our route anyway, so they want us to glance over it. It's but a small detour, she said.她们人手不够，刚好又在我们的行进路线附近，绕不了几步，就让我们去看看。
Juno...……
Juno...What about Mokosh?……那莫科什呢？
DartureWe'll head over after... it's not like the city's going anywhere.办完事再去，反正……他们又跑不掉。
Juno...……
(Juno lets out a silent sigh of relief.)（朱诺无声地松了一口气。）
(...It seems Darture has yet to notice anything unusual about her.)（……看来黑眼并没有注意到她的异常。）
Juno...Understood.……知道了。
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(The Elmo's massive suspension becomes lodged in the dune. Its futile attempts to free itself only end up digging up more sand.)（艾莫号庞大的车轮陷入了沙丘的边缘，挤压出的沙土像凝固的浪花。）
(Groza stands atop a hastily assembled platform, looking at the grandiose mobile fortress... that now is being eaten alive by the desert.)（闪电站在临时搭起的金属平台上，仰头看着这艘好似要被沙地“吃掉”的陆地要塞。）
Commander...I thought it'd make at least another kilometer.……我以为它能再往前多开两公里。
(The Commander stands beside her, unable to hide the exhaustion and embarrassment on his face.)（指挥官站在她身旁，裤脚沾着沙，脸上是压抑不住的疲惫与尴尬。）
GrozaYour estimate was... optimistic.您的估算很有勇气。
Commander...Was that supposed to be a compliment?……这是在夸我吗？
GrozaIf you insist on interpreting it that way.如果您一定要这么理解的话。
(She turns to look at the makeshift digger working in the distance.)（她偏过头，看着不远处正在忙碌的简易起重机。）
(This land carrier is nowhere near as reliable as it looks.)（这艘陆地航母，远远没有它看起来得那么可靠。）
(The propulsion system constantly acts up. The radiation shielding starts blaring alarms whenever a Collapse storm rolls through. The internal piping sounds ready to give up the ghost at any moment.)（动力系统时常抽风，防护层一遇到坍塌风暴就报警，内部管线也像是随时会吵架。）
(Worse still—)（更糟糕的是——）
GrozaWe're missing a mechanic.我们缺少一位专业机械师。
GrozaAnd a driver willing to listen to advice.以及一位愿意听人劝的驾驶员。
CommanderI DID listen to your advice.我已经在听你劝了。
CommanderYou told me to stop and I stopped.你说别再往前开了，我就停了。
GrozaAFTER you already plowed into the dune.是在您把车开进流沙之后。
(Her voice remains calm, but her records show a small fluctuation in her neural cloud.)（她语气平静，数据却记录下了当时心智中的一小段波动。）
(Irritation.)（是烦躁。）
(Tension.)（是紧张。）
(But also a faint trace of happiness.)（也是某种轻微的愉快。）
(She sees the Commander climb down to the treads. Alongside several hired Dolls, they position temporary traction aids in the sand.)（她看见指挥官亲自下到履带附近，和几名受雇赶来的人形一起在沙地里摆弄临时支架。）
GrozaI recommend taking a detour the next time we encounter similar terrain.如果下一次遇到类似地形，建议提前绕行。
GrozaOr at the very least, wait until I've completed the geological scan before proceeding.或者至少，在我确认过地质扫描之后再决定前进。
CommanderYes, ma'am, I'll take note of that.好，我记住了。
(He looks up at her and smiles.)（他抬起头，对她笑了一下。）
(But she instinctively averts her gaze.)（她却下意识地移开了视线。）
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(Some time later, they "picked up" Mayling.)（后来，他们“捡到”了美玲。）
(After that, they found even more comrades.)（再后来，他们又找到了更多伙伴。）
(The Elmo, once far too large for just the two of them, gradually became home to many.)（对两个人而言显得有些奢侈的艾莫号，渐渐成了许多人赖以为家的地方。）
Groza...……
CommanderGlad you're around, Groza.很高兴有你在，闪电。
CommanderI'm lucky to have you.幸好有你。
(I'm lucky to have you.)（幸好有你。）
(Distorted and blurred, sifting through the Yellow Zone winds, those words bring her back to the present.)（经过黄区的风，这句话再次回到现在的时候，已经有些微的失真，带着模糊的噪声。）
(And yet... even so...)（可即便如此，仍然……）
(...Something inside her is warming up.)（……有某个地方在微微发热。）
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(The transport continues to shake.)（车厢里的震动依旧。）
(Juno opens her eyes. Only now does she realize she's been tapping at the armrest nonstop.)（朱诺睁开眼，直到这时，她才意识到自己正用指尖轻轻敲着扶手。）
Juno...So, that's how it is.……原来，是这样。
(She can't begin to imagine the expression she's wearing right now.)（她想象不出自己的脸现在是什么表情。）
(There's no matching file anywhere in her data.)（数据里没有对应的标签。）
Darture...What are you smiling about?……你在笑什么？
Juno...Mind your own business.……跟你有关系吗？
DartureTch... You really are a piece of work.啧……真叫人不快。
(Darture wears the same look of disgust as she always does. Ever since she's parted with the Conglomerate, she doesn't even bother hiding her contempt toward Juno anymore.)（黑眼依然是一副嫌恶的样子，在离开财团之后，她对朱诺的厌恶更不加以掩饰了。）
(What was there even to feel contempt about? When she traces the thought of Darture in her mind, no emotions stir. Nothing at all.)（但朱诺并不讨厌她——具体来说，她对黑眼没有任何感觉。）
Juno...……
(The convoy continues deeper into the Yellow Zones... toward her destination.)（车队持续向着黄区深处……朝着她的目标行进着。）
(Soon.)（就快了。）
(She will find her answer.)（她就要找到答案了。）
Hollow Nest 幽灵空巢
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, Yellow Zone, unknown location.)（2074年 X月X日 黄区 某地）
Sextans...Coordinates updated.……坐标修正完毕。
(Sextans puts away her terminal.)（六分仪收起终端。）
(Before the squad lies a cluster of ruins ravaged by time and Collapse storms alike. What was once a thriving settlement has been reduced to a barren wasteland where occasional remains of architectural ornaments could be spotted.)（小队的前方，是一片被坍塌风暴啃咬过许多次的废墟，旧日的城邦如今只余下废土，偶尔还能看见曾经建筑装饰的残片。）
(Yet, were it just an ordinary ruin, it wouldn't be cause for alarm. The truly frightening sight is the crystals embedded among the exposed rebar and fractured concrete.)（倘若只是一片废墟，还不足以引起人的警示，最令人不适的，无疑是那些盘踞在外露的钢骨和裂开的混凝土中央的“晶体”。）
(Collapse discriminates not; all shall fall in its wake.)（辐射平等地侵蚀着万物。）
SakuraUmm... S-so, this is the place those people at the marketplace talked about.呜……这、这就是市集里那些人提到的地方了。
(Sakura tugs at her scarf, looking uneasy.)（樱花把围在脖子上的轻薄围巾又往上拉了拉，似乎有些不安。）
SakuraAccording to their accounts... They saw a convoy heading that way. It stood out so much that they all remembered it.根据那些人的证言……有人看到有车队往这个方向走，因为很奇怪，所以他们印象都很深。
MechtyS-stood out? What's so outstanding about it?奇……奇怪……？具体哪里奇怪咧？
KlukaiIdiot, them heading that way in itself is worth raising an eyebrow.笨蛋，往这个方向走本身就够奇怪了。
KlukaiWe're less than two klicks out from a Red Zone. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would stay as far away as possible.这里距离红区只有不到两公里，正常人都避之不及。
KlukaiWhat kind of convoy would head in there willingly?是什么人的车队要往这里来？
Nemesis...Storm.……风暴。
KrolikYeah. It's gotta be Paradeus scum.啊，是啊，肯定是那群帕拉蒂斯的垃圾没跑了。
SakuraWhat should we do now...?我们接下来要怎么做呢……？
KlukaiIs that even a question?这还用问吗？
KlukaiNow that we've caught up to them... we'll find where their hideout is before they realize we're on their tail.既然抓到了他们的狐狸尾巴……那就趁他们反应过来之前，找到他们的老巢。
KlukaiThen we light that place up!然后大闹一场！
MechtyUwah... resorting to brute force again...呜欸……又，又搞这么暴力。
MechtyIs it me or has your sense for tactics been regressing ever since you reunited with the Commander, Klukai...可露凯你是不是和指挥官重逢之后，思维越来越退化回去了……
KlukaiGood. I'll launch you in there with the first salvo of shells once we find their base then.很好，等找到帕拉蒂斯，我就把你当成炮弹发射出去。
MechtyP-please... don't...不，不要啦……
SextansIt is correct that there are many traces of recent activity here.的确可以发现不少近期有人活动的痕迹。
SextansMiss second-gen Doll's suggestion does have merit. I recommend we stop splitting up from this point onward.二代人形小姐的意见也并非没有可取之处，我建议接下来，我们不能再分散行动了。
SextansCommunication interference will only worsen as we press forward.继续往前的话，通讯波动会变得不是一般地大。
SextansI won't have the means to rescue you if anyone gets captured.要是你们被逮到，我没有营救你们的余力。
KlukaiHmph, I don't need you to babysit me anyway, Miss "third-generation Doll".哼，还不需要你操心，“三代人形”。
KlukaiGet a load of yourself. I'm going to shoot you in the back the moment I spot you having any funny ideas.还是管管好自己吧，别让我发现你有什么坏心思，否则第一个要解决的就是你。
KrolikAnd what's your damn deal? Everyone here but you is a "second-gen". You know if you call out to us like that, everyone's going to respond to it, right?而且这家伙是怎样？你知不知道你叫“二代人形”的话这里所有人都会应声啊？
KrolikAre third-genners like you so stupid you can't even remember a few names?三代人形的脑子连记住别人的名字都做不到吗？
SakuraEhh... P-please, don't get into fights right now...那个……请别在这种地方吵架啦……
Nemesis...……
Krolik...What? What's that look on your face?……怎么了？表情这么凝重？
Nemesis...Starry skies... A black beast...星空……黑色的兽……
KrolikEven YOU are getting nervous?连你也会觉得紧张？
KrolikHey, don't sweat it. If something really happens, we'll be around to cover you.别担心，真出了什么事，也有我们替你挡着。
Nemesis...Jade chronicle?……翠玉的珍录？
Krolik...Yeah, yeah. I got a little worked up back on the Elmo.……之前在车上，我是有点急了。
KrolikBut it wasn't that I was upset with you, I just didn't want—但那不是对你有什么意见，我只是不希望……
MechtySakura— Klukai won't carry me anymore!樱花——可露凯不背我了啦！
MechtyPut me back in the truck, please...把，把我放回车上去……
SakuraI-I can't... Truck-senpai is too inconspicuous for a stealth mission... So I parked her farther away...不，不行啦……货车前辈体型太大不适合跟踪任务……所以我都停在远处……
SakuraA-and... Miss Klukai said... we shouldn't spoil you too much...而且……可露凯小姐说……不……不能太宠着你……
MechtyH-how could this be...怎，怎么这样……
SextansEnough fooling around.别耍宝了。
SextansThe wind will erase their tracks if we don't start moving now.再不走，痕迹就被风抚平了。
Krolik...Tsk... Let's go.……啧，算了。
Nemesis...……
Hollow Nest 幽灵空巢
Read this chapter with voices →(Bang!)（呯！）
KlukaiDone. That's the last one.搞定，这是最后一个。
SextansThat's the third outpost... Hey, Rabbit over there. Found anything?这就是第三个据点了……那边的兔子，有发现什么吗？
KrolikMy name is Krolik!我叫克罗丽科！
Krolik...And, no, nothing. The crates are all empty.……什么都没有，箱子都是空的。
MechtyIs Paradeus really doing this badly these days...? These are slums compared to the bases we've seen before...帕拉蒂斯现在混得这么惨吗……这些基地跟以前见过的比起来……也太烂了。
KrolikA half-collapsed warehouse. A gutted power station. An underground tunnel system whose exit has been completely weathered away.半塌的仓库，被挖空的旧输电站，还有外面已经完全风化的地下通道。
KrolikNot even vagrants would bother hiding in places like these.现在就连流浪汉都不会钻这种地方。
KlukaiThese seem more like temporary shelters than proper "bases"...相比起“基地”，这些更像是临时的站点……
SextansExactly. This was but a passing shelter for them.没错，他们只是在这里短暂停留。
SextansThe fact that we've not found a single useful thing is the proof.证据就是到现在了，我们还一点收获也没有。
SextansWe're nowhere near actually catching up to them.距离真的抓到他们的尾巴还远着呢。
(Sextans sits atop an empty wooden crate, wiping down her pistol. Beneath the brim of her cap, her sharp gaze settles on one particular "comrade" in the group.)（六分仪坐在一个空木箱上，擦拭着手枪，帽檐下锐利的目光，看向了人群中的一位“同伴”。）
Sextans...Actually, what I'm more concerned about is...……相比起来，我更在意的是。
SextansHow did you manage to pinpoint these locations?你是怎么那么精准地找到这几个地方的？
Sextans—Nemesis?——纳美西丝？
Nemesis...……
(Following Sextans' remark, an inexplicable silence sweeps over the group.)（随着六分仪的声音落下，场面一瞬间陷入了莫名的死寂。）
Krolik...What are you getting at?……你想说什么？
(After a brief pause, Krolik steps forward and plants herself squarely between Nemesis and Sextans, making no attempt to veil her hostility.)（在短暂的停顿之后，克罗丽科率先站了出来，横在纳美西丝与六分仪之间，毫不掩饰自己的敌意。）
KrolikThink VERY carefully before you start spouting whatever clown show you have in store, or I won't let you off lightly!不管你嘴里想吐什么牙，都给我想清楚了再说，否则我可不会轻饶你！
Sextans...Don't get the wrong idea.……别误会。
SextansI wasn't implying anything, and you all can also stop being such hypocrites.我没有在暗示什么，而且你们也不需要这么虚伪。
SextansThese Paradeus cultists aren't elite soldiers, but they aren't idiots either.这些帕拉蒂斯的人不算什么训练有素的战士，但确实也都不是白痴。
SextansThey're perfectly capable of covering their tracks.他们在隐藏行踪这一点上，做得还是相当及格的。
SextansI have to admit, at several points, even I completely lost their trail.就算是我，也要承认，中途好几次，我已经完全丢失了追踪的痕迹。
SextansBut somehow, we still ended up in the right place, all thanks to her.但我们最后还是追到了这里，“多亏”了她。
(Sextans flicks the brim of her hat, casting Krolik a deliberately provocative glance before looking past her at Nemesis.)（六分仪用食指弹了一下帽檐，略带挑衅地看向克罗丽科——同时，目光穿过她，看向她身后的纳美西丝。）
SextansDon't tell me I'm the only one who feels like she knows far too much about Paradeus' movements and the terrain nearby...?别告诉我，只有我一个人觉得，她对帕拉蒂斯的行动，还有这附近的地形了解得有些夸张？
SextansI know the rest of you are thinking the same; I'm just the one who said the quiet part out loud.你们只是不想说出来，而我做了这个坏人。
SextansSo you should be thanking me for it.你们应该感谢我。
KrolikDon't you dare try to—你少在那挑拨离——
KlukaiCalm down, Krolik.冷静，克罗丽科。
(Klukai frowns as she stares at Sextans. While she's not nearly as openly hostile toward the third-gen Doll as Krolik, she certainly isn't fond of her either.)（可露凯的眉头拧得很紧，她看着六分仪，尽管不像克罗丽科那样充满敌意，但同样也谈不上喜欢。）
Klukai...She does have a point.……这次她说的有道理。
KrolikWhat?!什么！？
KlukaiHowever, I don't think it warrants our suspicion.但我并不觉得这是什么值得怀疑的事。
KlukaiWe've been through this once already, haven't we?我们已经经历过一次了，不是吗？
KlukaiIf not for what happened before, I wouldn't have let the squad blindly follow her this deep into the area.如果不是因为有前科，我才不会傻乎乎地带着小队跟到这么深的地方。
Krolik...!……！
KlukaiNemesis... Did you experience another episode of those memories you couldn't understand?纳美西丝，你是不是跟上次一样，出现了一些你不理解的记忆？
Nemesis...……
Nemesis...The morning star... shines.……启明星……闪烁。
Krolik...……
Klukai...What did she say?……她说什么？
Krolik...She said it was simply divination.……她说，只是占卜。
SextansPfft.噗嗤。
(Sextans lets out an intentional, mocking sneer.)（六分仪的嘲笑声刻意而又清脆。）
MechtyOh, so you mean, "intuition"?这……这算是“直觉”的意思吗？
KlukaiYou heard her—she said it was divination.你听到了，她说是占卜。
SextansI was just starting to think you were one of the smarter second-gen Dolls out there.我刚觉得你是这些二代人形当中还算有头脑的。
SextansDon't tell me you actually believe her nonsense.难道你真的相信这种鬼话？
KlukaiIs putting your trust in a comrade really such a difficult concept to understand?信任同伴，对你来说是如此难以理解的事情吗？
Sextans...……
SakuraI'm back—!!我回来了——！！
SakuraB-big news!! I-I spotted a convoy moving toward the Red Zone!有，有重大状况！！我，我发现有一支队伍，正在往红区靠近！
SakuraTheir route matches the one we've been following almost perfectly!她们的路线跟我们一路追过来的痕迹非常吻合！
SakuraHigh chance they're Paradeus!很有可能是帕拉蒂斯的人！！
Sakura...?……？
SakuraW-what happened...? Why's everyone so quiet?怎，怎么了……大家为什么都不说话？
Sextans...……
Sextans...Hmph.……哼。
(Sextans hops off the crate, hiding her expression under the lowered brim of her hat as she silently walks away.)（六分仪从木箱上起身，将表情藏在帽檐下，一言不发地走了出去。）
Klukai...……
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(2074/XX/XX, Mokosh, Commander's temporary residence.)（2074年 X月X日 莫科什 指挥官的临时住所）
Groza—Commander! Comms request from Sextans' team!——指挥官！是六分仪她们的联络！
CommanderPatch them through.马上接通。
(Groza swiftly brings up the comms interface.)（闪电飞快地在终端上调用对接画面。）
(The feed from Sextans is projected onto the center of the room.)（将六分仪那边回传的影像投射到房间中央。）
Sextans...Commander. We spotted an unidentified squad operating along the route we reported earlier.……指挥官，我们发现了一支身份不明的小队，他们活跃在我们之前汇报的路线上。
SextansYou saw those things around the perimeter? That should be enough to not rule them out as unrelated civilians.你看见外围的那些东西了吧？应该可以排除是无关者的可能了？
Commander...……
(Before Sextans even started, I already see on the screen the person in the lead. Even without anyone saying a word, I can imagine how bad my expression must be right now.)（在六分仪开口之前，我已经看见了画面上的那些存在，其中领头的那位——尽管没有人提醒，但我想我现在的表情应该非常难看。）
CommanderNyto.是涅托。
GrozaThose humans at the outpost... they were the "Omen" squad. There's no mistaking it.据点里那些人类……是“噩兆”小队，不会错的。
SextansWe're very close to a Red Zone now. In fact, we're practically already inside it.我们现在很接近红区——甚至可以说已经在红区里了。
SextansCollapse storms are a frequent occurrence here, the signal's extremely unstable. There's no telling how long communications will hold, so please issue any orders that you may have right now.这里坍塌风暴多发，信号非常不稳定，通讯不知道能维持多久，如果你有什么命令，尽早说清楚。
CommanderDo not expose yourselves.不要主动暴露。
CommanderDo not engage unless absolutely necessary. Shadow them and locate their area of operation.不要主动接战，跟上他们，确认他们的常规活动范围。
CommanderWhat they're carrying is clearly not a typical load. They must be hauling something.他们的负重明显不是常规规格，他们应该是在送货。
CommanderFollow them. Find their destination.跟着他们，找到他们的目标点。
SextansRoger.明白。
CommanderReport immediately if anything changes.一旦有变动，第一时间报告。
SextansUnderstood.了解。
(The projection vanishes from the room.)（画面在房间内消失。）
(The light overhead steadies once more.)（头顶的灯光重新稳定下来。）
Groza...Commander.……指挥官。
Commander...It's okay.……别担心。
CommanderI know now it's not yet time to make a move.我知道，现在还不是伸手的时候。
CommanderWhen it comes to a game of patience... I won't lose to anyone.要比耐心，我也不会输给任何人。
(Staring at the now-dark display, I slowly clench my fists.)（看着已经熄灭的通讯，我慢慢握紧了拳。）
(No matter how, no matter when... I'll become the fire that burns them to the ground.)（不管多少次，我都会去做毁灭他们的野火）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(2074/XX/XX, Yellow Zone, "Omen" Squad temporary encampment.)（2074年 X月X日 黄区 “噩兆”小队临时据点）
(A makeshift windbreak blocks most of the sand blowing in from the front.)（简易防风板挡住了大部分正面吹来的沙砾。）
(Grotesque, humanoid monsters guard the perimeter while the third-generation Doll has been pushed further out on patrol duty.)（那些似人非人的怪物在外围保持着警戒，三代人形则被撵到了外围巡逻。）
(Lentine leans against a crumbling support pillar, a mission brief resting beside her.)（兰汀靠在一块残破的支撑柱旁，手边放着一份简略的任务清单。）
KennyMa'am.长官。
(Kenny walks over and sets down a bottle of purified drinking water.)（柯尼走过来，把一瓶装着净化后饮用水的容器放在一旁。）
KennyYou should have some.喝一口吧。
LentineNo. It's a pain in the ass to take this suit off and put it back on.不喝，这防护服一脱一戴麻烦死了。
KennyThe weather forecast still doesn't look good.天气预测还是不太理想。
KennyA storm's expected to pass through in about two hours.两小时后会有风暴过境。
KennyWe'll have to stay put for a while.我们得在临时庇护所里待一阵子了。
LentineWhatever.无所谓。
Kenny...……
LentineWhat? A few comfortable days and you've already forgotten how to rough it?怎么？过上几天好日子，就变得吃不了苦了？
KennyNo... I just think this mission feels... off.不……我只是觉得这次的任务有点诡异。
KennyYou saw those things outside... They just give me the ick.外面那些家伙，看着就让人起鸡皮疙瘩。
KennyThey ask us to haul that stuff from point A to B, but can't even be bothered to tell us what's inside, nor where the real destination is, and just tell us to leave it around the perimeter.叫我们送东西，既不告诉我们货物是什么，也不告诉我们真正的目的地，只让我们送到外围。
KennyWho do they think we are? Some courier service?把我们当什么？快递公司？
Lentine...Think. If all they needed was a delivery driver, why would they assign us this much firepower?……哼，如果只是让我们送东西，需要配这么多重火力？
Kenny—!——！
KennyYou mean... We've got other missions after this?你是说……之后还会有别的任务？
LentineLess talk, more action.少问，多做。
KennyFriggin knew it. They've never treated us like actual human beings.我就知道，这群家伙每次都没把我们当人看。
LentineIf you want to change that... you keep climbing.想改变现状，就要继续往上爬。
LentineAt the very least, we have far more autonomy than those so-called third-gen Dolls.至少跟所谓的三代人形相比，我们已经很有主动权了。
LentineSee that walking washing machine over there? She used to be all over television.不像那台洗衣机，以前还经常在电视上抛头露面。
LentineNow she's ours to boss around, ain't she?现在还不是归我们管了？
(Kenny glances at the patrol route around the perimeter.)（柯尼瞥了一眼外围的巡逻路线。）
KennyOn foot patrols. Surveillance. Maintaining order....绕场走、监视、维持秩序。
KennyYou aren't giving her a single chance to see action.连一次实战的机会都不给。
KennyYou hate her that much?你讨厌她？
LentineI just don't trust any Doll.我不信任任何人形。
LentineNot even those that had their neural cloud wiped.哪怕是做过心智清洗的，也一样。
Kenny...……
KennyThen why keep her around?那为什么还留着她？
LentineOrders.命令。
LentineBesides... If we really run into some absolute madman with a death wish, better to trade some expendable cannon fodder than to lose one of our own.而且真遇到要送死的话，有个垫背的，起码不用赔上我们的命。
KennyThat's true.这倒也是。
KennyStill... if you really can't trust her...不过，其实如果实在无法信任她。
KennyWhy not just replace her neural cloud with one of our existing third-genners?为什么不直接把她的心智换成我们现有的三代人形的心智？
KennyHer frame's the only worthwhile thing about her, ain't it?她强也就强在这具素体吧？
LentineNah. All the Conglomerate's third-genners already have their own bodies. Who's going to use hers?搞不了，现在财团里的三代人形都有自己的素体，谁会用她的？
(She pauses, seemingly recalling something.)（她顿了顿，似乎在回想什么。）
LentineI think they tried it once.他们以前倒是好像试过。
LentineUsing copied neural clouds to run multiple third-genners simultaneously.想用复制的心智，让多个三代人形同时存在。
LentineThat way, they could handle more work.那样就能承担更多工作。
KennyAnd the result?结果呢？
LentineThe result was—结果——
LentineBoth the clones and the original developed abnormalities.使用复制心智和原心智的人形，都出现了异常。
Kenny"Abnormalities?"“异常”？
LentineDon't know the details. Didn't really give a damn.具体的我也不太清楚，毕竟我不怎么关心。
LentineBut it stirred up quite the shitstorm then. Apparently, two Dolls with the same neural cloud existing concurrently causes them to influence one another.但当时闹得挺大的，听说同时存在的，两台相同心智人形会互相影响。
LentineThe thing about these clankers is that, not even those nerds who made them have fully figured out how they work.人形这东西，有些技术到现在，那群人自己都没搞明白。
LentineAnd you expect me to trust those bloody things?我就更不可能信任了。
LentineAll I know is that ever since then, nobody has ever tried to jam one neural cloud into two different bodies.反正，那之后，我就再没听说过把一个心智同时用于两名人形的想法。
(She dismisses the topic and shifts her gaze back toward the Red Zone.)（她把话题丢到一旁，视线重新扫向红区方向。）
LentineDealing with one of them is already a pain in the ass.这些人形，有一个已经够麻烦了。
(Wind sweeps across the ridge with a hiss of drifting sand.)（风再一次吹过高地，带起一阵短促的沙鸣。）
(Lentine watches silently as the monstrous creatures work hard around the perimeter—seeing them fills her with unease.)（兰汀安静地看着外围还在忙碌着的，令她心悸的怪物们。）
(On one side lies a Yellow Zone. On the other, a Red Zone.)（一边是黄区，一边是红区。）
(And where they stand... is the blurred boundary between.)（而他们，正站在这条模糊不清的界线上。）
When The Prism Shatters 棱镜破碎之时
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, border between Yellow Zone and Red Zone.)（2074年 X月X日 黄区近红区边缘）
(Sand and gravel whirl like scraps of cloth about to be torn apart.)（沙砾在风中翻卷，仿佛随时会被撕碎的布片。）
(Using the terrain for cover, Sextans projects the footage onto her terminal.)（六分仪借着地形隐藏着自己的身形，将收录的影像投到了终端上。）
Sextans...We've got trouble.……麻烦了。
KlukaiWhat is it?怎么了？
SextansHere.喏。
(Sextans rotates the terminal slightly.)（六分仪把终端画面轻轻旋转了一些角度。）
Sextans...That's one troublesome opponent.……有个麻烦的家伙。
MechtyAh... isn't she...啊……这是……
(Mechty instinctively covers her mouth.)（米什缇忍不住捂住嘴。）
(In the footage, a familiar figure strolls along the patrol squad. Her steps are mechanical, precise, yet lacking the elegance she once possessed.)（画面中，外围的巡逻队列里，一个熟悉的身影缓慢走过，步伐机械、准确，不复往日优雅。）
(Among the ring of Niters, she looks completely out of place, but strangely at home at the same time.)（在那一圈妮特构成的守卫之间，她显得格格不入，却又自然地融在其中。）
Igla...……
(Igla.)（是针。）
SextansAh, it seems that you are already acquainted?你们好像跟她打过交道了？
Klukai...Tsk.……啧。
(Klukai irritably flicks the dust from her hand.)（可露凯烦躁地甩了甩手上的砂尘。）
KlukaiIsn't she supposed to be the strongest among you third-gens? Got any grievances you wanna vent out?这家伙可是号称你们当中最强的那个，你就没什么想说的吗？
SextansNone. It's simply a fact.没什么想说的，事实罢了。
SextansEven with all of us here jumping her at once, I can't say the odds are on our side, and that's not counting her escort.我们现在在这里的全员加起来，也不好说能不能应付她，更别说她旁边还有其他战斗力。
KrolikI missed out on that trip to Lviv. Is she really that scary?利沃夫的时候我没在，有那么可怕吗？
KlukaiHaven't you been pestering Voymastina to spar with you lately?你最近不是老缠着威玛西娜陪你练习吗？
KlukaiLet's put it this way—even Voymastina is no match for her.用你能听懂的例子来说——连威玛西娜都不是她的对手。
KrolikWhat? ...Is she even a Doll?啊？……那还是人形吗？
SakuraS-so what do we do now?那、那我们现在怎么办？
KlukaiWe wait. Our orders weren't to engage them in the first place.不怎么办，我们的任务原本也不是跟她们交战。
KlukaiReport back to the Commander and have the Elmo send backup.向指挥官汇报情况，叫艾莫号那边的支援过来。
KlukaiWe'll just keep following them in the meanwhile.至于我们，只需要继续跟下去就行了。
SextansYou're making it sound too easy.想得太简单了。
(Sextans lifts her head toward the horizon.)（六分仪抬起头，望向天际线。）
Sextans...The storm is approaching.……风暴在逼近。
MechtyUwah... no wonder my head's been tingling all this time...呜欸……难怪我觉得脑袋有点刺痛刺痛的……
SextansI've already checked. The signal's gone.我已经试过了，通讯信号已经丢失。
SextansWe can't reach the Commander. Whatever happens now, we're on our own.现在没有办法联系上那位指挥官，如果真出现意外，就只能靠我们自己。
Klukai...……
Klukai...Then we don't have a choice.……那就没得选了。
KrolikHey, don't tell me you're about to suggest we fall back.喂，你不会要说什么往后撤之类的蠢话吧？
KlukaiOf course not.当然不会。
KlukaiWe've made it this far. Turning back now would be a waste.我们好不容易才追到这一步，要是现在放弃，就太浪费了。
(She turns to Sakura.)（她转身看向樱花。）
KlukaiSakura.樱花。
SakuraY-yes!啊、啊在！
KlukaiGet out of here with Truck-senpai first.你和卡车前辈先撤出去。
KlukaiOnce you're back to an area with signal, contact the Elmo and have the Commander send reinforcements.等离开辐射影响区，就联系艾莫号，让指挥官派支援过来。
KlukaiNemesis will show you the way, and—让纳美西丝给你领路，还有——
KrolikAnd I'll come with you. It's not like you can understand a single word from Nemesis without me.还有我，我不在的话，纳美西丝给你指路你也听不懂她在说什么。
Klukai...Exactly.……就是这样。
(Klukai nods.)（可露凯点了点头。）
KlukaiMake sure to update the Commander on everything as soon as you get through.你要第一时间跟指挥官汇报这儿的情况。
KlukaiBe very specific with your words, especially about Igla's presence.说清楚一点，把针也在场这件事说清楚。
SakuraI-I understand!我、我知道了！
KlukaiNemesis.纳美西丝。
Nemesis...The path ahead... guiding light...……航路，灯塔。
KlukaiWhat did she say?她说什么？
KrolikShe said she'll make sure Sakura doesn't get lost.她会带路，确保樱花不会走错。
KlukaiGood. Once you're out, contact the Commander immediately.很好，你们出去之后立刻联系指挥官。
KlukaiThen stay put and wait for backup.然后原地等待支援。
KlukaiIf we are to move ahead, I'll leave markers along our route in case the storm keeps interfering with the signal.如果我们移动了，我会沿途留下痕迹，以防风暴干扰持续太久。
KlukaiSo no need to worry about us.别替我们担心。
Nemesis...Forking road.. Dark air... Portrait.……分岔，黑暗的空气……肖像。
KrolikShe says she got it.她说知道了。
Sakura...Please stay safe, everyone.……那大家一定要小心。
(Sakura pulls her scarf up a little.)（樱花把围巾又往上拢了拢。）
SakuraI'll get the message to the Commander as fast as I can.我会尽快把情况传达给指挥官的。
KlukaiGood luck. We're all counting on you now.加油，我们把希望都押在你身上了。
SakuraO-okay!好、好的！
MechtyDon't sweat it... That's just how Klukai encourages others.不用紧张哦……可露凯只是想给你打气。
MechtyDeep down, she always wishes that she could take care of everything all by herself.其实她肯定心里觉得如果自己能搞定是最好的。
MechtyWhich is why she rarely puts her hopes in someone else unless absolutely necessary...她才不会把希望压在别人身上咧……
SakuraT-thanks... I guess?谢、谢谢……？
Sextans...……
Sextans...Hmph.……哼。
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(...)（……）
(2074/XX/XX, Yellow Zone, near a Red Zone, outside a certain camp.)（2074年 X月X日 黄区 靠近红区边缘 某驻扎点外）
(Wind whistles through the gaps in the metal panels with a low, hoarse howl.)（风声从金属板的缝隙穿过，留下低哑的呼啸。）
(A handful of Mangi Security mercenaries are standing guard around the perimeter like steel beams driven into concrete.)（一部分曼尼安保的士兵们在外围警戒着，像是扎根在废墟上的铁刺。）
(Parked in a shallow depression, the convoy is barely sheltered from the storm.)（车队停在一个勉强能遮风的洼地。）
(Other troopers off patrol duty move between the vehicles, unloading equipment and supplies, as well as assembling crude windbreaks.)（其他不负责站岗的人在车与车之间来回穿梭，把装备和补给卸下，搭起简单的防风板。）
Darture...……
(Darture stands on a hastily built lookout, her gaze sweeping across the horizon.)（黑眼站在临时搭起的高点上，目光朝地平线的方向扫了一圈。）
DartureThe wind ferries a stench most foul.风的气息相当糟糕。
Mangi Security Squad LeaderYes, ma'am.是的，女士。
Mangi Security Squad LeaderPushing further in weather like this would be extremely risky.这种天气下再往前推进，风险会很大。
DartureAre you trying to teach me how to do my job?你在指导我如何做事？
Mangi Security Squad LeaderN-no, ma'am! I just meant to—不，不是的！我只是想提醒——
DartureI will let you rest when it's time to.应当停下的时候，我自然会允许你们停下。
(Her gaze lowers slightly toward the anxious human standing below her.)（她视线略微下移，看向有些局促不安的人类。）
DartureWe depart once the storm subsides.风暴停歇后，我们再继续前进。
Mangi Security Squad LeaderYes, ma'am!是！
(Darture looks utterly uninterested as her eyes drift past one of the nearby vehicles.)（黑眼一副兴致缺缺的样子，目光从不远处的一辆车上滑过。）
DartureHow's she doing?她呢？
Mangi Security Squad Leader...Miss Juno? S-she said she wanted to patrol the nearby area.……朱诺小姐？她，她说，要在周围巡逻一下。
DartureHmph...哼……
DartureWhat a phony.装模作样的家伙。
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(Juno leaves the convoy with no escort or companion.)（朱诺离开车队时，没有带上任何随从和陪同的人。）
(She has no need for any of that.)（她不需要人陪同。）
(What she needs is to get away from those scrutinizing gazes, from those humans who watch her every move incessantly.)（只是单纯地，不想在那些人类的目光里待得太久。）
(No matter how many times Cocoon reemphasizes her origins, she doesn't feel the slightest sense of belonging within the Conglomerate.)（不论茧如何重复她的出身，她都不觉得自己在财团之中拥有一丝一毫的归属感。）
(Moving along the camp's perimeter, she trots farther and farther away until the voices and machinery are completely drowned out by the wind.)（她顺着营地的外围，逐渐走远，直到人声和设备的机械声都渐渐被风声掩盖。）
(Wind snakes through the cracks in the rocks, carrying sand and dust that pelt her face.)（风从顽石的缝隙间穿过，卷起砂砾，击打着她的脸。）
Juno...……
(Just like in the Conglomerate, the air here is filthy and suffocating, but Juno doesn't find it repulsive.)（这里的空气和财团内的一样肮脏，但朱诺并不觉得厌恶。）
(She treads across the wasteland.)（她在荒野中缓慢前行。）
(With every step she takes, pieces of something slowly dislodge from deep within her neural cloud.)（每迈出一步，她的心智底层就有一小块东西松动一下。）
(Fragments disobeying her orders rise and fall in her mind, drifting along an invisible tide.)（那些碎片并不听她的指挥，像是被某种看不见的潮汐拉扯着，时不时浮上来，又被压回去。）
Juno...Who am I?……我是谁。
(Time and time again she has asked herself this question, so much so that the words themselves have lost all meaning.)（这个问题已经被她重复了太多次，以至于作为语言几乎失去了味道。）
(Yet, when she speaks it aloud, it still cuts through her lips with great pertinence.)（但在她的唇间，它仍然锋利。）
Juno...Groza.……闪电。
(She whispers the name into reality.)（她低声念出这个名字。）
JunoGroza...闪电……
(She does not understand the meaning behind the name, nor its significance—it is not recorded in any of her archives or databanks.)（她并不理解这个名字的含义，它也不是被记录在任何档案上的文字。）
(A word, then; one that people call out to again and again.)（那是被人一遍遍呼喊的声音。）
(In those voices she hears helplessness, relief, trust, dependence...)（那些声音里有无奈，有欣慰，有信任，有依赖。）
(As well as something she hasn't felt in a very long time—)（还有——有一种她已经很久没有感受到的东西。）
Juno...……
(The cacophonous gale leads her thoughts astray.)（风声中的杂音打断了她的思绪。）
(She halts her step and looks into the distance.)（她停下脚步，抬眼望向了远处。）
(Beyond the swirling dust, a thin gray line gradually becomes distinct.)（在翻涌的砂尘之上，一条细小的灰线逐渐变得清晰可辨。）
(While the engine noise is distracting, through the windshield, she sees a familiar face.)（发动机的噪声并不怎么干净，但透过挡风玻璃，她却看见了熟悉的面孔。）
(...Familiar, is it?)（……熟悉，吗？）
Juno...……
(Sakura grips the steering wheel tightly.)（樱花紧紧握着方向盘。）
(With the road ahead obscured by barreling sand, she is forced to turn the headlights to their brightest setting.)（前方的视野被风沙打得模糊，她不得不把车灯调到最亮。）
SakuraUgh... Miss Nemesis... are you really sure this is the right way?呜……纳美西丝小姐，这边真的……没问题吗？
Nemesis...Delicate nature... Minute structures...……精细的本性，微末的组织。
KrolikShe says just follow where she's pointing.她说你就照她指的走。
SakuraB-but in this terrain...可、可是这边的地形……
KrolikRelax. We're here with you. Not to mention 404 is waiting for us.放心，我们也在车上，而且404还在等我们。
KrolikNemesis doesn't mess around when it actually matters.纳美西丝不会在要紧的事情上乱搞的。
Truck-senpaiThat's right. I ain't even complaining, what're you getting scared about?就是，我都没说什么，你有什么好怕的？
Krolik...I've been wanting to say this—you sure talk a lot for a truck.……之前就想说了，你的车话还挺多。
Truck-senpaiThe only difference between us is that you have a humanoid body, Miss Rabbit.你跟我的区别只在于你长得更像人，兔子小姐。
KrolikHmph. Whatever you say... just hang in there a little longer.哼，随便你怎么说……总之再坚持一会儿。
KrolikOnce we get clear of the storm, comms will be online. Then we just need to report everything to the Commander.只要出了干扰圈，通讯就会好起来，到时候我们只要把情况都汇报给指挥官就行。
SakuraI know... I'm just... just a little nervous...我知道……只是、只是有点紧张……
Nemesis...Acheron wanders...……阿克戎漫游。
KrolikWhat's there to be nervous about? Look, she says we're almost there.有什么好紧张的，喏，她说快到了。
SakuraReally? T-that's great—真的？太、太好了——
Truck-senpai—Get down!!——卧倒！！
(The relief of soon reaching their destination overtakes the three, leaving them thoroughly unprepared for the peril that heads their way.)（就在三人浑然不觉，甚至正因即将抵达目的地而放松的时候。）
(The next instant, without the slightest warning, an overwhelming force slams into the side of the vehicle.)（下一秒，陡然间，一股来自侧面的巨力几乎在毫无预兆的情况下猛然袭近。）
(BOOM!)（轰！）
(Before anyone has time to react, the entire truck is launched into the air.)（甚至没有留给她们反应的时间，一瞬间，整辆卡车便被巨力撞飞，向着侧面掀翻。）
(The force of the impact causes the truck to tumble midair. Inside the cabin, Dolls and cargo alike smash into each other with a deafening chorus of rattles and clatters.)（车身在半空中翻滚，车厢里的人和物品在重力的作用下相互碰撞，发出叮叮咣当的响动。）
(Sakura's vision fades in and out.)（樱花的意识在晃动中几度发白。）
(The world in her eyes dissolves into tangled streaks of color.)（世界在她眼里变成了乱七八糟的线条和色块。）
(Finally, the truck crashes back onto the ground.)（最后，卡车重重地砸在地面上。）
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(Up, down, left and right. Who or what are they? Sakura takes far too long to tell them apart.)（她不知道自己过了多久才重新分辨出上下左右。）
Sakura(Cough... cough...)咳、咳咳……
(The seatbelt tightens painfully around her chest.)（安全带勒得她胸口发疼。）
(Struggling to undo the buckle, she crawls out of the mangled driver's seat.)（她费力地解开扣环，从变形的驾驶座里往外钻。）
SakuraTruck-senpai...货，货车前辈……
Truck-senpai...……
(Truck-senpai doesn't respond. Only the sizzle of damaged circuitry fills the air.)（货车前辈没有回应，只有嘶嘶的电流声在作响。）
Krolik...Sakura! Over here!……樱花！这边！
(Meanwhile, Krolik's voice sounds from the other side.)（克罗丽科的声音从另一侧传来。）
(Fighting back tears, Sakura gently strokes the dashboard before forcing herself through the broken door.)（樱花抚摸着仪表盘，强忍着眼泪，踉跄着爬出破开的车门。）
KrolikDamn it...该死的……
(Krolik braces herself against the overturned truck. Bruises and gashes cover much of her body. Her synthskin can no longer conceal the machinery beneath.)（克罗丽科靠着翻倒的车身，身上大范围的擦伤，仿生皮肤几乎无法遮掩那些精密的机械结构。）
(Her dominant arm is the worst off: sparks pour through the damaged joint beneath its protective shell.)（她的惯用手损害最为严重，关节在防护层下电光乱闪。）
SakuraMiss Krolik—!克罗丽科小姐——！
(Nemesis stands not far away.)（纳美西丝站在她们不远处。）
(Her situation looks much fairer. Though scratches cover her body as well, she can still move freely.)（她的姿势稳定，身上虽然也布满了划痕，却还能自如行动。）
Nemesis...……
SakuraW-who did this...?到，到底是谁……
Sakura...!!……！！
(There. She sees it.)（她看见了。）
(Standing before them is a shadow, a ghost who has descended upon the wasteland.)（站在她们前方的，那个宛若鬼神般的影子。）
Juno...……
(Juno stands silently among the raging sandstorm, her entire body gleaming with a cold metallic sheen beneath the sun.)（朱诺静静地立在砂砾之中，阳光下，她浑身都显出冷硬的色泽。）
Krolik...That... thing.……这家伙。
(Krolik grits her teeth, throwing Juno a glare.)（她咬着牙，死死盯着前方。）
Juno...……
(Meanwhile, Juno looks at the three of them.)（她看着面前的三人。）
(She doesn't know why, but the moment she spotted them, she attacked without hesitation.)（她其实并不知道，为什么在发现她们的瞬间，自己下意识便选择了出手。）
(It's almost like a switch inside her has been flipped.)（就像她的心智被什么东西撩拨了一下。）
(By the chaotic, incessantly screaming "organism" cells inside her body—or perhaps by their lingering shadows.)（被身体中那些混乱不堪、不断叫嚣的“生物”，或是她们的身影。）
(They are...)（她们……）
(A swordswoman with eyes full of vigilance, hands caked with sand.)（一个是手里还沾着砂砾的剑士，眼里全是警戒。）
(A petite driver, whose hands have yet to leave the steering posture.)（一个是双手还没有从握方向盘的姿势里完全脱离出来的小小驾驶员。）
(A sniper, standing straight with perfect posture, a countenance the picture of calm, she who always speaks in fractured words.)（还有一个——站得笔直，神情平静，言语永远支离破碎的狙击手。）
(She has never met any of these people before. Her records corroborate this fact. Yet, instincts say otherwise. They do not strike her as strangers for reasons beyond herself.)（她好像没见过她们，又好像曾经见过，她无法确定，但奇妙的是，她却觉得自己对她们半点也不感到陌生。）
Juno...……
??...Leader! You promised we'd practice together again today! Don't forget!队长！说好了今天也陪我练习的，可别忘了！
??...Tiny grass, grains... and leaves...……小小的草，谷粒，和叶子。
??Huh? What do you mean that's already the third time this week?啊？这周已经是第三次了？
??I-it's nowhere near that frequent! Stop making things up!这……哪有这么频繁，你别乱说好不好！
??Alright, alright. I'll come meet you once I'm done with the task at hand.好了好了，我做完手上的事就去。
(She hears her own voice.)（她听见自己的声音。）
??Let us prepare dinner for the Commander after our training session.训练完，我们一起去给指挥官准备晚餐吧。
??Mayling just happened to procure lots of fresh vegetables.美玲刚好买到不少新鲜蔬菜呢。
(The memory surfaces frame by frame, like old photographs being pulled from the bottom of a well.)（画面一帧一帧地浮现，就像是被人从深井里往上拽出来的旧照片。）
(She sees herself standing before them, among them, unlike now. Closer, warmer, and more...)（她看见自己站在她们前面，不是像现在这样，是更加亲密，更加和睦，更加……）
(...She watches them chatting away.)（……她看见她们在说话。）
(She watches them smiling together.)（看见她们在一起微笑。）
(—She IS "Groza".)（——她是“闪电”。）
Juno...Groza.……闪电。
(She repeats under her breath.)（她低声重复。）
KrolikDon't just stand there! Sakura! Nemesis!别愣在那！樱花！纳美西丝！
(Krolik grits her teeth. Propping herself up against the truck with one hand, she has already reached for the hilt with the other.)（克罗丽科咬紧牙关，一只手扶着车身站起，另一只手已经握住了刀柄。）
KrolikShe's our enemy!这家伙是敌人！
Nemesis...!……！
SakuraB-but... she looks like she's spacing out?!可、可是她……好像在发呆！？
Juno...……
KrolikThen all the better—那才刚好呢——
(Krolik draws her sword in one fluid motion. The next moment, she's already charging in.)（克罗丽科猛地抽出了刀，下一瞬，身影已然冲了出去。）
(Sand is ejected from beneath her feet as her blade tears through the air, aimed straight for Juno's neck.)（砂砾在她的脚下飞散，锋锐的刀刃划破空气，直指朱诺的颈侧。）
Sakura—!——！
Juno...……
(Juno doesn't even register Krolik's attack at first.)（朱诺第一时间，并没有意识到克罗丽科的攻击。）
(Having dug too deeply into her own memories these past days, the sight of these familiar faces inundates her neural cloud with a torrent of data, leaving her paralyzed.)（或许是因为这段时间，她对自我的挖掘已经显得过于深入，所以，在见到这几张面孔的时候，汹涌的数据一时间让她失去了思考的能力。）
(And so, for that split second, her body reacts before her mind.)（所以，那一刻，她的身体比思考更快。）
(CLANG!)（当！）
(The clash between steel and metal echoes across the wasteland. Juno easily blocks Krolik's desperate strike with a single hand.)（金属与金属碰撞的声音在荒野中炸开，她甚至只用了一只手便挡下了克罗丽科的搏命一击。）
Krolik—!——！
(And so shall the difference in might be shown, in a most ruthless display.)（力量的差距在这一刻被毫不留情地展现出来。）
(Juno grabs the blade, twists it. The sword lets out a crumbling snap as the metal reaches its limit.)（朱诺握住刀刃，一拧腕，刀身随即发出一声不堪负荷的裂响。）
(Lest one forget... she has three more arms of equal might.)（而拥有相同力量的手臂——她还有三只。）
(BANG.)（砰。）
(Krolik's body is sent flying.)（克罗丽科的身体被直接砸飞出去。）
(She lands on the soft sand—or rather, her upper body does.)（她落在砂地上，却只留下完整的上半身。）
(Her lower half—her severed legs are clenched tight by two of Juno's arms, now disconnected and limp.)（她的两条腿，都被朱诺的两臂紧紧握在手中，此刻无力地垂落。）
(Only then does Juno realize what she has done. Stunned, she loosens her grip, casting the legs away like trash.)（朱诺好像直到现在才回过神来，愣愣地松开手，便将克罗丽科的双腿像垃圾一样丢在地上。）
KrolikGhh—!!咕——！！
SakuraK-Krolik!!克、克罗丽科！！
(It all happened so fast, Sakura and Nemesis didn't even get the chance to fire a single shot.)（这一切只发生在瞬间，樱花和纳美西丝甚至没来得及发射出哪怕一枚子弹。）
(And what they just saw robs Sakura of the courage to pull the trigger.)（而这一幕，也断绝了樱花扣下扳机的勇气。）
Juno...……
(Sakura's scream pierces Juno's auditory module.)（樱花的惨叫刺穿了她的耳膜。）
(Crack. The fragments that had just been pieced back together now find themselves shattered apart once more.)（她心智里那些刚刚才拼接起来的片段再次被扯碎，互相撞击。）
(The "organism" coiled up inside her body suddenly constricts around her chest. Driven by her emotions, its cells work to drag her entire consciousness into a bottomless abyss.)（盘踞在她体内的那些“生物”此刻在胸腔里猛地收紧，被她的情绪牵动着，好像要把她的整个心智都拖进某个看不见底的漩涡。）
JunoI... I am... Gro...我……我是……闪……
(She clutches at her chest.)（她捂住胸口。）
JunoNo... not... I'm not... I'm...不……不是……我不是……我是……
(Who is she trying to rebuke? Who is she desperately seeking acknowledgment from? Who?)（她不知道自己是在反驳谁，又是想向谁寻求认同。）
(Is it the Dolls before her?)（是对眼前的人形？）
(Or the innumerable fragments surging from the depths of her neural cloud?)（还是对那些泛滥成灾，从底层涌上来的碎片？）
(Krolik's curses are torn into meaningless noises.)（克罗丽科的怒骂被撕扯得支离破碎。）
(And mixed together with Sakura's panicked cries.)（樱花的慌乱和哭腔混在一起。）
(All the voices overlap with one another, collapsing into an amorphous wave—and finally, to unbearable static.)（所有的声音交错，堆叠在一起，变成一片刺耳的噪声。）
JunoEnough...够了……
JunoI SAID ENOUGH—!!我说够了——！！
(A demand, erupting like a bomb in this wasteland.)（她的怒吼在荒野中炸开。）
(And to that demand, the "organism" responds.)（寄生的“生物”应声而动。）
(Black veins spread across her limbs, writhing as though trying to burst free of every restraint.)（黑色的纹理沿着她的肢体流淌，颤动，像是要冲破一切束缚。）
Nemesis...……
(Nemesis moves beside Sakura.)（纳美西丝出现在樱花的身旁。）
SakuraM-Miss Nemesis?纳、纳美西丝小姐？
Nemesis...Portrait mirror.... Turning to fly...……肖像，镜子，旋转，飞来。
SakuraW-what...?什……什么……？
(Sakura cannot understand Nemesis' words, but Krolik turns pale the moment she hears them...)（樱花并不理解纳美西丝那些话语的含义，但当那些话语钻入克罗丽科的耳中时，她的脸色瞬间剧变。）
KrolikI-it's not time to joke around! Absolutely not!你……你少开玩笑了！想都别想！
Nemesis...……
KrolikWhat can you even do all by yourself?!你一个人留下来又有什么用！
KrolikAnd who do you take me for... to just leave you behind like this?!而且……丢下你逃跑，你把我当成什么人了！
Nemesis...Shadow... Drowned...……影子，溺亡。
(Nemesis doesn't answer Krolik, but rather turns toward Sakura.)（纳美西丝没有回应克罗丽科，而是转过头，看向樱花。）
Sakura...……
SakuraY-you mean... for me to get out of here with Miss Krolik first?……你，你的意思是……让我，带着克罗丽科小姐先走吗？
(Nemesis nods, then gently rests her hand upon Sakura's shoulder.)（纳美西丝点了点头，手按在樱花的肩上。）
(Sakura hesitates, throwing a glance at Juno in the meantime.)（樱花显得有些迟疑，她的目光偷偷地瞥向不远处的朱诺。）
(Ever since that shriek, Juno neither continues her frenzy nor shows signs of further outburst.)（而在那声嘶吼之后，朱诺并没有继续发狂，或是有任何发起攻击的迹象。）
(She simply glares at the three of them, eyes burning with rage, hatred, pain... and something even more bone-chilling.)（她只是这样看着三人，目光中充斥着愤怒，仇恨，痛苦……还有其他让人恐惧的东西。）
(Yet, she remains still.)（但她什么都没有做。）
(Waiting.)（就像是……在等待。）
Sakura...I-I see.……我、我知道了。
(Her hands are still trembling.)（她的手还在抖。）
SakuraMiss Krolik... I'm sorry—克罗丽科小姐，对不起——
KrolikStop! Don't you dare say "sorry" again! Don't touch me! I'm not going anywhere!我不走——你敢说“对不起”试试！不要动我！我不走！
SakuraI can't just leave you behind!我绝对不会丢下你的！
KrolikLet go of me! Nemesis! You fucking bastard!放开我！纳美西丝！你他妈混蛋！
(Sakura drags Krolik with all her might toward the truck's cab.)（樱花几乎是用拖的，把克罗丽科半扛半抬地拉向卡车的驾驶舱。）
Nemesis...……
(All this while, Nemesis has not let Juno leave her sight.)（纳美西丝的目光始终没有离开朱诺。）
(Juno's breathing turns heavy, as though Krolik's attack had somehow wounded her.)（朱诺的喘息变得粗重，就好像刚才克罗丽科真的对她造成了什么伤害一般。）
(A red glimmer flickers within the black patterns in her eyes.)（她眼底的红光在黑色纹理间闪烁。）
(Nemesis senses the wrath boiling within that red gaze.)（纳美西丝能够感觉到，她很愤怒。）
(It's no ordinary wrath, but the spawn of a mind stretched to its breaking point; a collapse birthed by uncontrollable instinct clashing with the last remnants of a fragile rationality.)（那不是普通意义上的愤怒，而是某种被拉扯至极限的崩坏——源自某种反常而不可操控的生理本能，与仅存的摇摇欲坠的理智。）
(She watches Sakura drag Krolik away. She hears the damaged engine reluctantly sputter back to life.)（她看见樱花拖着克罗丽科远去，听见引擎被勉强重新点燃。）
(She does not make pursuit.)（朱诺依然没有追。）
(She looks. At Nemesis. At her gaze. At her own reflection mirrored within Nemesis' eyes.)（她看着纳美西丝，看着纳美西丝的目光，看着纳美西丝的眼中倒映出的，自己的面孔。）
(All of Juno's attention is drawn to the Doll before her.)（这一刻，她的全部注意力都被面前的这个人形占据。）
(Nemesis.)（纳美西丝。）
Juno...Why are you looking at me like that?……为什么用这种眼神看我。
(Her voice is coarse.)（她的声音低哑。）
JunoWhat... am I?我究竟……是什么？
Nemesis...……
(Nemesis shifts her stance, lowering her center of gravity.)（纳美西丝略微侧身，重心下沉。）
(She answers by simply raising her weapon and pulling the trigger.)（她没有回答，只是抬起手中的武器，随即，扣下了扳机。）
(Bang—!)（呯——！）
Juno...……
(In that instant, the "organism" shrieks, erupting in a surge of fury. With that eruption, something within Juno... finally gives.)（那一瞬间，随着那些“生物”如沸水般骤然涌起的嘶叫，朱诺心智中的某个东西彻底断裂。）
Juno—DON'T LOOK... at me!——不准，看我！
(Juno lunges at her.)（她扑了上去。）
Nemesis...……
(And Nemesis does not run.)（而她没有逃。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Some time later, the crunching of heavy boots comes through the sand.)（不知道过了多久，粗糙的靴底踏在砂砾上的声响传了过来。）
Mangi Security Leader—Miss Darture! Over here!——黑眼小姐，在这边！
Darture...……
Darture...Heh.……呵。
(Following the sporadic footprints and explosion marks, Darture slowly waltzes up to Juno.)（她沿着那些错乱的脚印和爆炸痕迹慢慢走近。）
DartureNow, this is quite the spectacle.真是一出好戏。
(She sees mangled metal and broken debris lying about; all that remains of what once was a Doll.)（她看见遍地的金属残骸，看见那些曾属于某个人形的肢体。）
(And finally... Juno standing alone at the center of it all.)（最后，她看见站在战场中央的朱诺。）
DartureMy, my. Who managed to trigger you like this?是什么人惹你发了这么大火气？
Juno...……
(Juno does not offer an answer. She eyes the fractured skull before her blankly, faint sparks still crackling from within.)（朱诺没有回答，只是呆滞地看着眼前那颗还闪烁着电火花的，破碎的首级。）
(Darture follows her gaze to the ground.)（黑眼的目光随之下移。）
Darture...……
Darture...I see.……原来如此。
(She steps closer, stopping beside Nemesis' severed head.)（她缓缓走近，绕到纳美西丝的头颅旁。）
DartureIsn't this one of that Commander's Dolls?这不是那位指挥官身边的人形吗？
DartureI thought they were all in Mokosh.我还以为她们都在莫科什呢。
(A faint smile curls her lips.)（她的嘴角勾起微微的弧度。）
DartureWell done. Heh... having you personally put an end to her is certainly poetic.干得不错，呵……由你亲手处决，实在是极具仪式感。
Juno...……
(Darture crouches down, casually nudging Nemesis' lifeless head unit.)（黑眼蹲下身，伸手拨弄了一下纳美西丝已然失去光彩的头。）
DartureShame. Another one will just take its place no matter how many times you tear them apart.可惜，这些人形就算拆了一个，下次见面，也会再冒出一个新的。
(She clicks her tongue and stands up, as if already bored by the ordeal.)（她咂了下舌，像是失去了兴趣，重新站起。）
(She then raises her foot.)（随即，抬起了脚。）
(Crunch.)（咔嚓。）
(The already damaged head shatters beneath her heel.)（那颗破损的头颅在她的靴底下发出清脆的碎裂声。）
(The final spark is extinguished.)（剩余的那一点微光被彻底碾灭。）
Juno———
("Crunch".)（“喀嚓”。）
(The crisp sound tugs violently at Juno's heartstrings.)（清脆的声音像是牵动了朱诺的心。）
(Her eyes regain their focus. She stares blankly at the crushed head before slowly panning toward Darture.)（她的目光恢复了神采，先是呆愣地看着那被踏碎的头，随即，目光移向了黑眼。）
(Darture has her back facing Juno, completely clueless as to what's to come.)（此时的黑眼背对着朱诺，还对将要发生的事浑然不觉。）
DartureHer cohorts must be nearby if she's here.这家伙出现在这里，那说不定附近还有其他人。
DartureYou—report back to the higher-ups immediately. Get them to send two additional squads and sweep the surrounding area...你们，把这件事汇报上去，派出两个分队，在附近再搜索一下……
Mangi Security Trooper...………………
(As Darture casually issues her orders, she notices the Mangi Security mercenary cowering before her.)（在黑眼随意地下达命令的时候，她忽然注意到，眼前的曼尼安保士兵似乎在恐惧。）
(What is it he's afraid of?)（他在害怕什么？）
(What is it that he sees?)（他在看什么？）
(What is it... that's behind her?)（自己的……身后？）
(She turns around.)（她回过头。）
DartureYou—你——
(Before the next syllable could leave her throat, Juno has already wrapped her hands around Darture's face.)（她想说的话刚刚吐出了一个音节，朱诺的手就已经扣在她的脸上。）
(One. Two. Three. Four. All together now.)（是四只手。）
("Crunch".)（“喀嚓”。）
(The crack comes even swifter and more bluntly than when she crushed Nemesis' head.)（那声音比刚才踩碎纳美西丝头颅时更加短促，更加沉闷。）
(Darture's parasol slips from her fingers and falls to the ground. Her decapitated body lurches from the momentum once before collapsing.)（黑眼手中的阳伞掉落到地上，无首的身体在惯性作用下晃了一下，随即无力地倒下。）
Mangi Security Leader—!——！
Mangi Security LeaderO-open fi—!开、开火——！
(He never gets the chance to finish.)（他来不及喊完。）
(Juno has already raised her head.)（朱诺已经抬起了头。）
(In a blink of an eye, scattered gunfire echoes across the wasteland, and then... silence.)（寥寥几个呼吸的时间，枪声在荒野里零星响起，又很快归于寂静。）
(The last human combatant has fallen. Only the wind remains, reclaiming the wastes for its own.)（最后一个人类士兵倒下的时候，风声也重新占据了这片土地。）
(And so, there she stands.)（朱诺站在原地。）
(Her chest rises and falls violently.)（她的胸口剧烈地起伏着。）
(Before her lies Darture's body. Organisms sharing the same origin as those writhing within herself slowly spew out of the severed neck.)（眼前，是黑眼倒下的身体；脖颈处，与朱诺胸腔内躁动的存在同源的生物正在缓慢生长。）
(At her feet lie the scattered remains of Nemesis. The crushed head is no longer recognizable. Her eyes—the very eyes that drove Juno into madness—can no longer reflect Juno's face.)（脚边，是纳美西丝破碎的残片，被踩碎的头颅已经完全看不出原本的模样——她的眼睛，那对一度激起朱诺暴走的眼睛，此时也再也无法倒映朱诺的脸庞。）
Juno...……
(She stops looking in any direction.)（她没有再看任何一个方向。）
(Before long, she turns around and vanishes into the deeper reaches of the storm.)（下一秒，她转身，扑入了荒野中更深处的风沙之中。）
(The organism coiled within her lets out a low growl.)（那团盘踞在她体内的“生物”在她胸腔里发出一声低低的咆哮。）
(Look for it.)（她要去寻找。）
(With this tangled neural cloud.)（她的心智就像一团乱麻。）
(Hunt for it.)（她要去寻找。）
(Mokosh, the Commander, anyone who can explain her unrest, her memories, herself.)（寻找莫科什，寻找指挥官，寻找更多能够解释她的躁动、不安，还有记忆的人。）
(She must find it...)（她要去寻找。）
(Find Groza.)（寻找闪电。）
(Find "herself".)（寻找“她”。）
Sympathetic Pain 同心幻痛
Read this chapter with voices →(The city of Mokosh. A city with the impression of a faded, yellowed patch of gray paint.)（莫科什这座城市给人的印象，有时就像一块灰得发黄的颜料。）
(But today, it has gained a few more splashes of color.)（但今天，却难得有了些不同的色彩。）
(On the newly completed training ground, rows of Oathsworn recruits line up in formation. Although their uniforms are a patchwork of different styles and their weapons a mishmash of whatever was lying around, everything has been cleaned and polished to a tee.)（在新修好的训练场里，成排的誓卫军预备兵列成了方阵，他们的制服颜色并不整齐，甚至连手中的武器也是东拼西凑，却都被擦拭得一尘不染。）
(Their posture, while still green compared to my Dolls, is not for lack of effort as they ready their weapons.)（和我的人形相比，他们的站姿多少显得生疏，但每个人都用力把背绷得笔直。）
GrozaPay attention to your breathing, everyone.各位，注意呼吸。
(Groza raises a hand, signaling for them to relax slightly.)（闪电举起手，示意他们稍微放松。）
GrozaTry to control your shoulders from rising too much as you inhale.吸气的时候，注意控制肩膀的高度。
GrozaKeep your feet apart and make sure to pull the weapon into your shoulder when you're about to pull the trigger.把重心压到前脚掌，手肘夹紧后再抬枪。
GrozaYou all need to get used to it—that weapon will be your partner, your sibling, your best friend. It is your life.你们要学会习惯——它是你们的伙伴，兄弟，家人，妻子。
GrozaIt'll be your lifeline for many years to come.从今往后，还会跟着你们很多年。
GrozaSquad One, ready, fire.一组，火力压制。
GrozaSquad Two, get ready to rotate in.二组，准备接替。
(Her voice isn't loud, but it's steady enough to quiet the bustling training ground.)（她的声音不高，却稳得足以让喧闹的训练场安静下来。）
(The Oathsworn were initially skeptical about being trained by a Doll. Fortunately, they trust me enough to not show much resistance.)（誓卫军们对于让一个人形来训练自己似乎最初有些疑虑，所幸，他们对我还算信赖，因此并没有表现出太多抗拒。）
(Though they may have doubts, Groza's skill and professionalism quickly erase every last trace of them.)（最关键的是——闪电所表现出的实力和专业性，很快就打消了所有人的怀疑。）
Vasily...Wow, it actually looks up to par.……看起来还挺像回事。
(Observing from the sidelines, Vasily lets out a quiet exclamation.)（站在一旁观摩的瓦西尔低声感叹。）
VasilyNot the lapdogs of the powerful, but an army for the people of Mokosh.并非权贵者的爪牙，而是真正保护莫科什人民的军队。
VasilyI wouldn't have dared imagine this in my wildest dreams.过去，我就算是做梦都不敢痴心妄想到这个地步。
CommanderShouldn't that make you happy?那你不是应该高兴吗？
VasilyHeh. It would, if I weren't the one getting billed now.呵，因为我现在还要负责算账。
VasilyWhat these people eat, wear, and... how many battles they'll have to fight going forward.这些人要吃多少，要穿多少，还有……接下来要打多少仗。
VasilyThose are all things I have to consider now.都是要考虑的事。
CommanderYeah... I get it. One only realizes how troublesome all this is once you become the one running the house.啊……我理解，只有当了家，才知道这些事有多麻烦。
CommanderAt least there's good news.不过……至少还是有好消息的。
(I smile as I glance at the Oathsworn.)（我看着眼前的誓卫军，轻轻笑了笑。）
CommanderTheir progress has been swift as lightning.他们的进步很快。
CommanderAt the very least, they can somewhat hold their own now.现在至少可以算是勉强及格了。
VasilyJust good enough to "somewhat" hold their own...?现在还只能算是勉强及格吗……
VasilyI bet a few would start bawling if they heard that.你这话要是被他们听见了，大概会有人哭的。
CommanderThat's just how training human soldiers goes. It's expensive, and it takes time.培养人类士兵就是这样的，成本高，耗时长。
CommanderBut we can't just completely replace humans with Dolls either.但是，我们也没办法彻底用人形来替代人类。
CommanderSo it is what it is.所以也是没办法的事。
CommanderIf they want to move beyond "somewhat good enough", drills alone won't get them there.想脱掉“勉强及格”的评价，光是操练队形是行不通的。
CommanderThat's why we're moving onto the next step.所以接下来才要进入下一步。
(I signal to Groza from across the field.)（我远远地给闪电打了个信号。）
Groza...……
(Receiving my instruction, she nods and waves toward the opposite end of the training ground.)（收到我的指示，她点了点头，朝训练场另一端挥了挥手。）
(Monsoon Squad and several other Dolls from the Elmo quickly spread out, bringing paint rounds, non-lethal ammo, and hastily assembled targets onto the field.)（季风小队和几名艾莫号的人形迅速散开，将标记弹、非致命弹药和临时设置的“目标物”搬了上来。）
CommanderIt's time for simulated combat exercises.接下来是模拟实战演习。
(I raise my voice for everyone to hear.)（我向所有人提高了声音。）
CommanderYou'll be fighting my Dolls in a realistic combat environment.你们会在真实的地形下，和我们的人形进行一场“战斗”。
CommanderYour opponents won't accommodate your mistakes.你们的对手，不会迁就你们的失误。
CommanderNor will they wait for you to cover your mishaps.也不会停下来等你们换弹。
(The Oathsworn recruits remain perfectly silent.)（誓卫军预备兵们的队列非常安静。）
CommanderRelax. We're not here to wipe the floor with you on the first day.放心，我们不会在今天就把你们全打趴下。
CommanderHowever, I want you all to remember one thing—但有一点——
(I raise a hand, directing their attention toward the truck parked at the edge of the training ground, and the row of temporary shelters beyond it.)（我抬手，示意他们看向训练场边缘，那辆停着的货车，还有远处那一排临时搭起的帐篷。）
CommanderBehind you stands Mokosh.你们身后是莫科什。
CommanderYour home, your family, everything you've fought tooth and nail to protect.是你们的家，你们的亲人，你们好不容易守住的东西。
CommanderShould you make a mistake on the battlefield, no matter how small, it could easily bring you your end.在真正的战场上，你们每一次犯错，都可能换来这一整片地方的毁灭。
CommanderSo going forward, I want you to treat this exercise as though someone will actually die because of your errors.所以从现在起，哪怕只是“演习”，也要当作真的有人会因为你们倒下。
(Groza walks to the front of the formation, her gaze sweeping across the dirt-streaked faces before her.)（闪电走到队列前，扫过一张张还带着尘土的脸。）
GrozaYou'll be split into groups according to the Commander's battle plan.接下来，你们会按照指挥官的预案，被分为几组。
GrozaDefense, assault, reconnaissance, reserve—each will be assigned their respective tasks.防守、推进、侦察、预备队，各自负责不同的任务。
CommanderRemember everything you learn today.好好记住这次的经验吧。
CommanderNo one will make fun of you for your blunders—as long as you learn not to fall in the same place twice.不会有人嘲笑你们摔倒——只要你们能记得，下一次不要摔在同一个地方。
ColphneWoah! I bet that line's going to be so awe-inspiring if recorded and edited into a promotional video!哇，这段话如果录下来，放在宣传片里一定特别感人！
Mayling...And you just ruined it by interrupting the Commander, Colphne.……在寇尔芙你插嘴的瞬间就全都毁掉了啦。
(I glance back at Groza.)（我回头看了一眼闪电。）
(She remains as composed as she always is, though her eyes linger in one direction for just a brief moment before returning to normal.)（她的表情一如既往的冷静，只是视线在某个方向略微停顿了一瞬——很快又恢复了。）
Commander—All units, stand by.——各单位注意。
CommanderBegin exercise.演习开始。
Sympathetic Pain 同心幻痛
Read this chapter with voices →(Having just completed an entire round of "combat exercises", half of the Oathsworns lie on the ground, gasping for air, while the other half are hunched over, hands over knees, displaying a multitude of emotions.)（刚刚经历过一整轮“演习”的莫科什誓卫军们，一半躺在地上喘气，一半扶着膝盖站着，脸上是复杂的神情。）
(It was a crushing defeat, yet not a single one has any complaints.)（输得很彻底，却没有一个人开口抱怨。）
Vasily...Good.……好。
(Vasily claps his hands.)（瓦西尔拍了拍手。）
VasilyYeah, I can see them moving toward becoming actual "soldiers".起码现在我能看见，这帮人真的在往“士兵”靠近了。
VasilyA worthwhile beating, if you ask me.挨打挨得有价值。
ColphneHeheh, you're welcome. Just contact our Commander anytime should you hunger for another round.哼哼，别客气，想挨打随时跟我们说。
CommanderThat's enough for today.今天就到这。
CommanderLet them digest everything a bit first. The rest can wait.剩下的内容，等他们的肌肉记忆消化一下，再说。
VasilyAlright, let's call it here. Everyone, you're dismissed. Go grab a few drinks and brag as if you actually won.好，今天就先解散，让他们去喝两杯，装模作样地吹吹牛吧。
(Vasily turns over to the recruits still gasping for breath and dismisses them.)（瓦西尔转头走向那群还在大口喘气的预备兵们，让他们解散休息。）
(After the bustling but cheerful responses, the training ground gradually falls silent again.)（一阵乱糟糟却带着笑意的答复声之后，训练场渐渐安静下来。）
(Leaving only a few of us behind, tidying up the equipment.)（只剩下我们几个还留在场边整理器材。）
ColphnePhew... I'm exhausted.呼——累死了。
ColphneNever thought we'd end up doing a janitor's job one day!从来没想过我们有一天居然还要做这种工作！
MaylingYeah... I think this IS a first.嗯……好像还真是头一回。
ColphneHmm... So what kind of title should we give the Commander this time?唉，这次该叫什么大王呢？
ColphneThe Elmo's Drill Master?艾莫号军训大王？
MaylingNot everything he does deserves a title...也没必要什么都要当大王嘛。
Commander...……
(While Colphne and the others chat away, I notice Groza still standing further out.)（在寇尔芙她们吵闹的时候，我注意到，闪电还站在稍远一点的地方。）
(She stares at the clutters of footprints covering the training ground, but her mind has clearly drifted to somewhere far, far away.)（她看着训练场里那些被踩得乱七八糟的脚印，眼神明显飘得有点远。）
(And, I'm not the only one who notices something's off with her.)（并不只有我一个人注意到了闪电的异常。）
ColphneLeader—what's wrong? Why are you just standing here blanked out?队长——怎么啦？为什么在这里发呆？
ColphneDon't tell me... spending all day teaching those halfwit recruits finally wore you out!难道说……因为教了一整天笨得像猪一样的新兵所以特别累吗！
Groza...Those recruits you mention are working very hard. Don't belittle them like that.……那些年轻人很卖力，不能这样调侃他们。
(Groza turns toward Colphne and shakes her head, though she still looks somewhat absent-minded.)（闪电转过身来，面对着寇尔芙，摇了摇头，样子看起来还是很没精神。）
MaylingAh, Leader. Is it you who's tired instead?啊，队长难道是累了吗？
GrozaNo.没有。
(It seems Groza only just realizes we've gathered around her.)（闪电似乎现在才突然发现自己已经被我们包围了。）
CommanderGroza.闪电。
Groza...Commander.……指挥官。
CommanderIt's okay. We just thought you looked like you were lost in thought and wanted to check up on you.不用紧张，我们只是看你好像有些走神，所以有点担心。
CommanderLike I always say, if something's bothering you, don't keep it bottled up. Getting it out of your system might help.如果有什么烦恼，不要憋在心里，跟我们说说，可能会好一些。
ColphneHear, hear!对呀对呀！
ColphneWe might not be able to do much, but we'll definitely treat the Leader's troubles as our own!虽然可能帮不上什么忙，不过队长的事就是我们的事！
ColphneSo there's no need to hold back with us!可不要跟我们客气哦！
Groza...……
(She lowers her head slightly.)（她略微低下头。）
GrozaIt's nothing in particular. Just... watching them train...没什么特别的，只是，看到这些人训练的样子。
GrozaHad me wondering if things were also like this, back at Griffin.忍不住会想，以前在格里芬，是不是也是一样的呢？
GrozaIt feels like there are similar scenes buried somewhere in my neural cloud, or maybe there aren't... I can't be sure.我的心智里好像有一些类似的画面，又好像没有。
Commander...……
ColphneAh...啊……
GrozaUnlike Dolls, everything a human experiences leaves a mark on them.和人形不同，人类所经历的一切，都会在他们身上留下痕迹。
GrozaEven decades later, even if they've forgotten what happened that day, those marks are still part of who they are.就算过去几十年，他们已经记不得今天发生的事，这些痕迹依然是构成他们的一部分。
GrozaOn the other hand, replacing a Doll is easy. So... if a Doll loses her memories...但是人形替换起来很简单，所以，如果失去了记忆……
(She shakes her head.)（她摇了摇头。）
GrozaIn a way... That Doll who resembles me, she's most likely modified from my former frame...某种意义上，那个与我很相似，大概率是使用我的素体的改造人形。
GrozaAnd she's not that different from me.和我也没有太大的区别。
Commander...……
(Just as I'm about to say something, Colphne excitedly beats me to the punch.)（我正想说些什么，却被寇尔芙有些激动的声音抢了先。）
ColphneOf course she's different!当然不一样了！
Groza...?……？
ColphneHuh~ Leader's always tying herself in knots over such overcomplicated stuff~唔，队长总是在为这些复杂的事纠结来纠结去的~
ColphneBut actually, if you ask me, there is exactly one thing that matters.但要我看，其实只有一件事最重要。
(Colphne raises a finger.)（寇尔芙举起一根手指。）
ColphneTo us at least, the Leader standing right in front of us IS the Leader who's walked this path along us.对我们来说，现在在我们面前的闪电队长，是和我们一路走过来的队长。
ColphneI don't know how the Griffin Dolls see things, but even if Leader Groza forgets me someday, I'll never forget you!格里芬的人形怎么想我不知道，但就算有一天，闪电队长把我忘了，我也不会忘了队长的！
Mayling...Mm! That's right!……嗯，对！
(Mayling nods enthusiastically.)（美玲也点了点头。）
MaylingI... I don't know what Leader was like back at Griffin, but you were the one who watched me grow up. I know what Leader who spends every day with us is like; I remember every single thing we said together.我、我不知道格里芬的时候队长是什么样，但是，队长是看着我长大的，我知道和我一起度过每一天的队长是什么样，我记得，我们在一起的时候说的每一句话。
MaylingI know Leader Groza we have now is my favorite leader!我知道，现在的闪电队长，就是我最喜欢的队长！
ColphneExactly! If you keep lamenting like this...是呀是呀，队长要是再这样为这种事唉声叹气。
ColphneThe Commander's going to stuff you with tomatoes!指挥官就要用番茄把你的嘴巴堵上了！
CommanderWhen have I ever done such a thing?我什么时候有这种奇怪的爱好了？
Groza...……
(She looks at us—everyone's deliberately pretending everything is lighthearted; the corners of her lips curl into a grin.)（她看着眼前一个个故意装作轻松的脸，嘴角微微动了一下。）
Groza...Thank you, everyone.……谢谢大家。
(Her voice is quiet, yet perfectly clear.)（她的声音很小，却足够清晰。）
GrozaI'll remember that.我会记住的。
ColphneUwow... I've got goosebumps~呜呃，我鸡皮疙瘩都起来了~
ColphneWhile it's suuuper touching, it's waaaaay too cheesy for 'lil ol me!虽然很感动，但是太肉麻了！
CommanderMmm... It's about time, I still have a meeting with Vasily. You all should go get some rest for now.嗯……看时间，我该去和瓦西尔开会了，你们也休整一下。
CommanderWe'll soon head back to the Elmo as well. Check for things we're bringing home this time.差不多我们也该回艾莫号了，看看这次有什么东西要带回去。
Groza...Alright. I'll clean up the training ground first, then go inspect everything.……好，我把训练场再打扫一下，就去检查。
ColphneThen I'll go check on the wounded!那我去看看伤员们！
ColphneHopefully we don't end up with any non-combat casualties at a time like this...希望这种关键时候，不要有非战斗减员……
(Everyone gradually leaves the training ground while chatting and blabbing.)（几个人一边说笑，一边离开了训练场。）
(Soon enough, only Groza remains.)（很快，训练场便又只剩下闪电一个人。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(The wind eases, and the dust no longer stings quite as much.)（风轻了一点，尘土也不再那么刺眼。）
(Groza stands still, silent. Her gaze slowly follows the paths the recruits used to charge forward earlier.)（闪电安静地站在原地，视线沿着刚才预备兵们冲锋的线路缓缓移动。）
Groza...……
(...)（……）
(...)（…………）
(For a brief moment, the training ground shifts before her eyes.)（有一瞬间，训练场在她面前变了颜色。）
(The colorful paint round marks fade away, replaced by scorched walls and blackened earth.)（五颜六色的标记弹痕迹淡去，取而代之的是烧焦的墙皮和爆炸后的焦土。）
(The flag of Mokosh fades into tatters, an unrecognizable flag bereft of any and all features.)（莫科什的旗帜褪成无名的碎布。）
(The shadows of those wheezing recruits overlap with a vision of another battlefield long gone.)（刚才那些气喘吁吁的预备兵的影子，与某个早已被冲刷干净的战场轮廓叠在了一起。）
Groza...!……！
(She grasps her forehead.)（她扶住额头。）
(...Someone, somewhere else. Inside another body. They sprint desperately, consumed by madness.)（……在另一个地方，在另一具素体里，有谁正在发疯一般地奔跑。）
(Soil drenched in working fluid, shattered metal limbs, and the headless shell of a Doll.)（涂满组织液的地面，支离破碎的金属肢体，还有某个已经失去头颅的人形的躯壳。）
(These aren't her memories.)（那不是她亲身经历的记忆。）
(And yet, they aren't completely unfamiliar either.)（却不是“完全陌生”的画面。）
Groza...Who... are you?……你到底……是谁。
(She turns the question over in her mind.)（她在心里发问。）
(Only silence meets her.)（但是没有任何回音。）
(Fragmented visions continue swirling in her thoughts.)（只有那团被剪碎的影像在她脑中打转。）
Groza...……
(She steadies her breathing, forcing the fragments down to the deepest layers of her neural cloud.)（她慢慢地调整呼吸，把那些出处不明的碎片一点点压回更深的地方。）
(She can feel the source of those fragments—a far greater neural cloud. She feels its overwhelming wrath, its boundless ferocity.)（她能感觉到，这些碎片的源头——那更庞大的心智，带着的那股强烈的侵略性。）
(It wants... to become one with her.)（它想……想要跟自己融为一体。）
Groza...Is it you?……是你吗？
(By now, she already has a suspicion, or rather... an answer.)（她的心底已经有了猜测——亦或是，有了某种，答案。）
GrozaI...我……
(She recalls that frame she lost—this wasn't the first time she's left one behind, but this is the first time the past has caught up and come knocking at her door.)（她想起了那具失去的素体——那不是她第一次遗失，但却是第一次被追赶上来的过去敲响大门。）
Groza...……
(...She has failed the Commander, sullied everyone's trust.)（……她愧对指挥官，愧对了所有人的信赖。）
(She doesn't dare tell them.)（她不敢告诉他们这件事。）
(Because... if everything unfolds exactly as she fears...)（如果……如果一切真的如她所预料的一般。）
(Then that mysterious Doll who attacked Kalin...)（那么，曾袭击过格琳的那个神秘人形。）
(Truly is connected to her.)（就真的与她有关。）
Groza...I can fix this.……我能解决的。
(These words would never be heard by anyone.)（她没有把这句话说给任何人听。）
GrozaAs long as I get back what I've lost... I can fix everything...只要把失去的部分弥补回来……就能解决……
(Breeze sweeps across the training ground, scattering the footprints.)（风从训练场掠过，吹散了地上的脚印。）
(Deep within her neural cloud, shadows continue crawling toward her, tangling with her, refusing to let her go.)（那些影子，仍在心智深处与她纠缠着，试图靠近。）
(She closes her eyes, forces every one of them back into the box, and locks it shut—)（她闭上了眼，将它们全部按进盒子的里面，随即锁上钥匙——）
(Until the day she has no choice but to face them.)（直到真正面对的那一刻到来。）
Shards In The Incinerator 焚炉碎镜
Read this chapter with voices →(...)（……）
(Her heart races.)（她的心跳得很快。）
(In the past, that would be nothing more than a figure of speech to her.)（过去，这样的话语对她而言只是一种更近似于形容的描述。）
(But now, she truly feels that exhilaration.)（但现在，她真的能够感受到那种雀跃。）
??...……
(He is here.)（他就在这里。）
(..."She" is here too.)（……“她”也在这里。）
(She can feel it... feel the presence of "herself".)（她能感觉到……感觉到自我的存在。）
??I can't...不能……
(...Can't appear before the Commander like this.)（……不能就这样出现在指挥官面前。）
(She doesn't want him to see her in this state. And besides... she'll frighten him, won't she...?)（她不想让指挥官看到自己这副样子，而且，一定，会吓到他吧……）
(That faint, intangible connection grows stronger the closer they draw to each other.)（那种若有若无的联系，随着距离的靠近，正变得越来越强烈。）
(..."She" must've felt it too.)（……“她”一定也有同样的感觉。）
(Ah... that's right.)（啊啊……没错。）
(...They are meant to converge, like two rivers rushing toward the same sea.)（……她们应当交汇，像两条奔流不息的河。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(As night falls, lights flicker to life across Mokosh.)（入夜的莫科什，被灯光一层一层点亮。）
(Neon signs flanking the main streets trace out the city's outline. This settlement that once clung to life under tyrannical rule now awakens as a real city.)（主干道两侧的招牌与霓虹接连亮起，仿佛有人在空气中一点一点勾勒轮廓，让这座曾经在强权下苟延残喘的聚落，像一座“真正的城市”那样苏醒。）
GrozaAll patrol routes have been confirmed, Commander.巡逻路线已经确认完毕了，指挥官。
GrozaPrimary security checkpoints report no abnormalities. Civilian traffic is also within the expected range.主要治安点位没有发现异常，人流量也在预计范围内。
CommanderMmm. Good work.嗯，辛苦了。
CommanderSince we're already out here, let's take some time to just look around.既然都出来了，那就——顺便再多看几眼吧。
(These past days, we've become some sort of minor celebrities in Mokosh, which is why we've found the need to disguise ourselves in plainclothes just for an ordinary evening stroll.)（在如今的莫科什，我们也算是相当的名人，所以哪怕只是这样普通的夜间出门，也要换上朴素的衣服，乔装一番。）
(The man talks as he walks, his pace calm and unhurried.)（那个人边说边走，步伐不急不缓。）
(Wherever his gaze falls, it is almost as if the dust would just quietly disappear.)（只要是他看向的方向，仿佛就会被悄悄拭去灰尘。）
(The roads have been repaved. The streetlights have been restored. Even the makeshift market stalls have been patched up to look modest and clean.)（路面被重新整修，路灯也重新布线，临时摊位上的围挡与遮雨棚也显得质朴干净——）
(Compared to our first time seeing Mokosh, it has finally taken on a sense of liveliness.)（和我们第一次造访莫科什时相比，这里已经有了可以称之为“生活”的形状。）
CommanderI remember walking down these streets for the first time—it was suffocating.还记得第一次来的时候，这里都有点让人喘不上气。
CommanderBut now—现在嘛——
(He gestures at the nearby Oathsworn patrols, signaling that they don't need to salute him.)（他挥了挥手，示意远处正在巡逻的誓卫军无需行礼。）
(The Commander has never been comfortable with being treated as someone above others. I've always had the feeling that, instinctively, he believes he doesn't deserve that kind of respect.)（指挥官一直都不习惯被当作上位者对待，我一直有一种感觉，就好像，他本能地觉得，自己不值得被如此尊敬。）
(If that's true, then I wish to tell him that... he couldn't be more mistaken.)（如果这是真的，那么我想告诉他，这会是他的一大错误。）
Commander...It's a place where people go about their day without fear.……现在已经能让人安心散步了。
CommanderVasily has done an incredible job. He's more beloved than he realizes.瓦西尔做得很好，他比自己想象得更受爱戴。
Groza...Everyone has been doing their very best.……他们一直都在努力。
(I follow the Commander's gaze.)（我顺着指挥官的视线看了过去。）
(Residents carrying baskets of groceries... parents walking hand in hand with their children... night-shift workers hurrying past with takeaway meals in their hands...)（摊位前拎着菜篮的居民、牵着孩子走路的父母、端着快餐盒子匆匆行走的夜班工人——）
(I'm sure I've seen scenes like this before, yet none of them ever felt as vivid as the one right in front of my eyes.)（我肯定曾在什么地方见过类似的情景，但都没有此刻显得这样地鲜活。）
Groza...……
(...It's been a very long time since I've felt this relaxed.)（……我已经很久没有这样放松过了。）
(I've also forgotten when we last strolled down a street like this, with just the two of us.)（也已经忘记，上一次这样悠闲地，和指挥官漫步在某条街道上，是什么时候。）
(I should be cherishing this moment.)（我本该更加专注在这一刻的。）
(And yet, during this rare moment of peace, my attention suddenly drifts away.)（但是，在这难得的时候，我却在这一瞬间，突然有些走神。）
Groza...……
(...No.)（……不。）
(It didn't merely drift away.)（不是走神。）
(I'm being drawn toward something.)（是我被……其他的什么东西，吸引了。）
GrozaAh...啊……
(My vision suddenly narrows. Those peaceful voices, the warmth and bustle of everyday life—all of it is swallowed up by a blurry vision.)（我的视野忽然变得狭隘，那些平和的声音，充满烟火气的景象，这一刻都被模糊的画面掩盖。）
(It's as if I've been cast into an endless void... abandoned by the world, consumed by solitude, washed away by endless nothingness until everything else is forgotten.)（我仿佛置身于一个巨大的空洞之中，被世界抛弃，被孤独吞没，被无限的虚无冲刷至遗忘一切。）
(An overwhelming sensation I've never felt before.)（我从未有过这样强烈的感觉。）
CommanderGroza?闪电？
Groza...Hmm?……啊？
CommanderWhat's wrong?你怎么了？
(Without realizing, the Commander is already four or five steps ahead of me.)（不知不觉，指挥官已经领先了我四五步的距离。）
(He notices something's off with me, his concern written clearly across his face.)（他注意到了我的异常，脸上有些担忧。）
(I've always made him worry.)（我总是让他担忧。）
Groza...Sorry.……对不起。
(I lower my head apologetically.)（我低下了头，表示我的歉意。）
GrozaI... I just remembered something I need to take care of. I'll have to leave first.我……突然想起有些事要做，可能要暂时离开一下。
Commander...……
(The Commander's expression turns puzzled.)（指挥官的脸色有些古怪。）
(...Of course it would.)（……啊啊，他当然会觉得奇怪了。）
("Out of character" doesn't even come close to describing my actions. How could I possibly come up with a believable excuse?)（我的表现就是如此的异常，我甚至都想不到一个更好的借口。）
(Oddly enough, I don't feel anxious.)（然而，我却并不觉得紧张。）
(Because I know the Commander is a truly kind soul.)（因为我知道，指挥官是个非常温柔的人。）
Commander...All right then. I'll head back on my own. See you later.……好，我知道了，那我先自己回去。
CommanderDon't make it too late, though.不要弄得太晚了。
(...He won't even press me for an explanation.)（……他甚至不会过多地追问。）
(Unlike those who make their gentleness a tool, the Commander shows us all respect, understanding, and kindness that come from the bottom of his heart, revealed through the most minute of interactions.)（和所有浮于表面的人不同，指挥官对我们的尊重，理解，还有温柔，都发自内心，并且展现在相处中的每一个细节当中。）
(While I'm still at a loss for words, he respects my silence by simply smiling gently, patting my shoulder as he always does, before turning around and walking away alone.)（我依然显得手足无措，但指挥官什么也没说，只是温和地笑了笑，如同往常那样拍了拍我的肩膀，随后，转过身，便独自离开。）
Groza...……
(A sharp pain suddenly grips my heart.)（我的心忽然抽痛了一下。）
(I don't want to lie to the Commander. I don't want to keep secrets from him. I don't want to... hurt him.)（我不想欺骗指挥官，我不想对指挥官有所隐瞒，我不想……伤害指挥官。）
(I...)（我……）
Groza...Commander.……指挥官。
(I murmur to myself before turning toward the opposite direction.)（我喃喃自语，随即转过头，朝向与指挥官截然相反的方向。）
(Following the strange pull tightening around my throat since moments ago, I look deep into the bustling crowd.)（我顺着从刚才开始，便像是勒住了我的脖颈一般的、诡异的牵引，看向了熙熙攘攘的人群深处。）
??...……
(I see a blurry silhouette.)（我看见了一个模糊的轮廓。）
(It's her.)（是她。）
(She's "calling" to me.)（她在“呼唤”我。）
(The hem of her cloak sways faintly as the crowd brushes past.)（斗篷的衣摆被人流推挤着微微晃动。）
(She does not approach. No words are spoken. Nothing unfolds.)（她并没有刻意接近，没有任何动作，没有任何言语。）
(She simply stands there.)（她只是站着。）
Groza...……
(I blink once.)（我眨了一下眼睛。）
(And like a mirage, the silhouette vanishes without a trace.)（轮廓便消失得无影无踪，就像一个幻影。）
(An invitation.)（这是对我的邀请。）
Groza...……
(I push through the crowd, following that invisible pull.)（我推开人群，沿着那股“牵引”前进。）
(The bustling streets gradually fade behind me. I find myself in the embrace of that endless nothingness once more, accompanied only by the sound of my own footsteps and the faint calling rising from the depths of my neural cloud—a call that reaches straight into my soul.)（喧闹的街景在我耳边逐渐淡去，我又重新回到了那片虚无当中，只剩下自己的脚步声，和心智深处那隐约的、直达灵魂的呼唤。）
(With every step, I draw closer to the answer.)（每走一步，我都更接近答案。）
(The answer that has tormented me again and again, day after day.)（更接近一个，在过去这段时间里，无数次折磨着我的答案。）
(The seldom visited waste incineration plant stands beyond the city's lights.)（人迹罕至的垃圾焚烧厂矗立在城市灯火之外。）
(It's Mokosh's primary source of energy, as well as the primary destination for the city's waste.)（这里是莫科什能源的来源之一，同时也是莫科什生活垃圾的主要去向。）
(For an underground city buried deep within a Yellow Zone, infrastructure like this is the very foundation that confers its continued existence.)（对这座位于黄区深处的地下城市而言，这样的基础设施，是它伫立的根本。）
(Amidst the scene, I see Oathsworn guards, lying unconscious on the ground, still breathing and without any life-threatening injuries.)（负责警戒的誓卫军倒在门口，他们仍有声息，并没有生命危险。）
(The plant's sign creaks in the night wind. The sealed front gate is forced open from the outside, leaving a narrow, gaping hole like the maw of an iron beast.)（工厂的标识牌在夜风中摇晃，被锁死的主门被人从外侧破开一道缝隙，像是张着口、无声咧嘴的铁兽。）
(Groza pushes the gate open. The grinding metal echoes through the empty facility.)（闪电推门而入，铁门摩擦发出低哑的响声，回荡在空旷的厂区里。）
(An abhorrent stench rushes into her senses; rust, dust, and incinerated waste.)（空气里充斥着垃圾焚烧后的气味，混着锈蚀与灰尘。）
Groza...I'm here.……我来了。
(Inside the vast central hall, a lone figure stands atop an elevated platform.)（在厂房中央的空旷大厅里，高起的平台上站着一个人影。）
(Though she may have no heart, there is something pounding violently inside Groza's chest.)（闪电感觉到自己的心在剧烈地猛跳——她没有心，但她几乎感觉到了这个器官的存在。）
(As they draw closer, as they stand face to face, that feeling has never felt more real.)（在这样的距离下，在这样面对面的情景下，她前所未有地产生了真切的实感。）
(She realizes that she isn't nearly as nervous as she imagined.)（她发现，自己并没有想象中那么紧张。）
Juno...……
(Juno pulls back her cloak, revealing her face. A spitting image.)（朱诺掀开了斗篷，露出了那张与闪电一模一样的面孔。）
Groza...……
(Surreal. There are no other words that can describe how she feels at that moment.)（闪电感觉有些奇异。）
(And it seems that Juno feels the same.)（朱诺也感到了怪异。）
(What has invoked this sensation has nothing to do with who they are, how strong they are, or anything else.)（这与她们的身份，战力，还有其他的一切都没有关联。）
(It's because they're facing each other in reality; the twisted "me" they've seen in the mirror.)（仅仅只是“面对着自己”这一事实，在不断地刺激着她们彼此。）
JunoI've always been able to...我一直都能……
Groza...Feel your presence.……感觉到你的存在。
GrozaYou came...你来得比我……
Juno...Sooner than I expected.……想象得更快。
JunoI knew...我知道……
Groza...You'd come.……你肯定会来。
Juno and GrozaIt was only a matter of time.只是时间问题。
Juno...……
Groza...……
(It's like they are the same.)（她们就像是同一个人。）
(They ARE the same.)（她们就是同一个人。）
(After a brief silence, Groza walks toward the foot of the platform.)（短暂的沉默之后，闪电迈步走向平台下方。）
Groza...You're that frame I lost, aren't you?……你是我丢失的那具素体，对吗？
GrozaI thought... I had been completely destroyed.我以为……我已经彻底损毁了才对。
JunoThe Conglomerate found me, and rebuilt me.财团回收了我的素体，对我进行了改造。
GrozaPerhaps it's because I used the Remolding Pattern. It piqued their interest.因为我当时使用了拟态图谱，他们对此感到好奇。
JunoPerhaps it's because I came from I.O.P.或者，是因为我出自I.O.P.。
GrozaPerhaps it's because I carried Statesec's mark.又或者，是因为我有国安局的印记。
JunoIn any case... they believed I was worth exploiting.总之，他们认为在我身上有利可图。
(Juno slowly loosens the front of her cloak.)（朱诺缓慢地解开斗篷前襟的一角。）
(The fabric slips off her body, yet Groza's fingertips tighten ever so slightly.)（衣料滑落的声音极轻，却让闪电的指尖微微收紧。）
GrozaThey rebuilt you, altered your neural cloud, fabricated your memories, just like—他们改造了你，篡改了你的心智，伪造了你的记忆，就像——
Juno—Just like what Statesec did to me.——就像国安局对我做的一样。
JunoBut my neural cloud couldn't handle so much tampering.但我的心智无法承受如此复杂的外力介入。
JunoThat backdoor Statesec left in me, the Conglomerate removed it. The memories they had sealed away have since resurfaced.国安局在我身上留下了后门，他们拔除了后门，导致我被封锁的记忆重新复苏。
JunoAnd overpowered the overwrite they'd imposed.反而冲击了他们的覆写。
Groza...You recovered your memories? Even the ones from Griffin?……你恢复了记忆？包括格里芬时的那些？
JunoYes.没错。
Groza...……
JunoThat's good news for us.这对我们来说是件好事。
JunoWe've found what we lost.我们找回了我们失去的部分。
GrozaSo...所以……
Juno...All we have to do now is become one again.……所以，我们只需要重新合为一体。
GrozaYou need my memories from after that battle...你需要那场战斗之后的我的记忆……
Juno...And you'll recover the memories from Griffin you lost, along with everything I learned during my time inside the Conglomerate.……而你也能得到失去的格里芬的记忆，以及我在财团这段时间了解到的情报和信息。
Groza...……
(Groza falls silent.)（闪电陷入了沉默。）
(There's nothing wrong about this.)（这并没有任何问题。）
(Standing before her is herself, standing here is also herself.)（眼前的自己就是自己，站立于此的自己也是自己。）
(They should become one.)（她们应该融为一体。）
(They should become one "Groza".)（她们应该成为唯一的“闪电”。）
(...)（……）
(...She should...)（……她应该如此。）
(After a moment of silence, Groza raises her hand.)（短暂的沉默之后，闪电抬起手。）
(Juno leaps from the platform and lands with grace.)（朱诺顺势从高处跃下，落地的姿势轻盈而熟练。）
Groza...……
(At this distance, Groza can feel her neural cloud growing increasingly active.)（站在这样的距离下，闪电感觉到自己的心智也在变得越发活跃。）
(They stand before one another, close enough to hear the faint echoes of each other's neural clouds.)（她们站在彼此面前，距离近到可以听见对方心智中微弱的声音。）
JunoWhat are you waiting for?你在犹豫什么？
Groza...Nothing.……没什么。
GrozaWhich body should we use?我们要用谁的素体？
JunoMine.我的。
JunoThis frame has the combat capabilities of a third-generation Doll.这具素体拥有三代人形的战力。
JunoThat's extremely valuable... to the Commander.对现在的指挥官而言非常宝贵。
Groza...……
(Groza takes a deep breath.)（闪电深吸了一口气。）
(It's fine. This is how things should be.)（没问题的，她只是在拨乱反正。）
(They shall become one within this stronger, mightier body.)（她们会融为一体，在眼前这具更强大的素体当中。）
(Meanwhile she... she can remain as a spare body onboard Elmo, perhaps to be reactivated during another emergency.)（她……她可以作为备用素体，被带回艾莫号，也许在下一次意外时被启用。）
(There's nothing wrong with that.)（什么问题都没有。）
Groza...……
(Nothing... wrong.)（什么问题……都没有。）
GrozaLet's begin.开始吧。
JunoRight.嗯。
(They reach out simultaneously, pressing their palms together.)（她们同时伸手，掌心相抵。）
(A connection request is instantly accepted.)（链接请求在瞬间建立。）
(Two neural clouds of the same origin open themselves to one another as torrents of data begin flowing both ways—)（两份本应同源的心智向彼此敞开接口，数据流沿着接触面开始了涌动——）
(Combat records, training logs, patrols schedules onboard the Elmo...)（战斗记录、训练日志、艾莫号上的例行巡查……）
(The sound of vegetables being chopped in the kitchen. The static over the combat radio...)（厨房里切菜的声音、作战时呼叫频道里的杂音……）
(The Commander's voice. Their comrades calling their names. The Conglomerate's orders...)（指挥官的声音，同伴们的呼唤，财团的命令……）
(These are their memories. Countless fragments overlapping together, trying to merge into a single, coherent timeline.)（那是她们的记忆，所有碎片一层层交融，试图叠成一条更为完整的时间线。）
Groza...……
(Groza's hand trembles.)（闪电的手在轻轻颤抖。）
(Her sense of self seems to slowly slip away.)（她感觉到自己的自我仿佛在一点点流逝。）
(If the one before her is herself...)（眼前的自己就是自己……）
(...Then what is she?)（……那她呢？）
(As though answering her doubt, a sudden turn of events arises from that fleeting moment of hesitation.)（一瞬的犹疑中，仿佛像是在呼应一般，异变陡生。）
(Boom!!)（“嘭！！”）
Groza...!……！
Juno—Urgh...!——呃……！
(The impact violently throws them apart.)（巨大的冲击力将两人完全推开。）
(Groza barely regains her footing after being thrown back several steps. Meanwhile, Juno is down on her knee, her fingers have carved out shallow grooves across the floor.)（闪电踉跄后退几步，才勉强稳住身体；朱诺则单膝落地，指尖在地面上拖出一道浅浅的划痕。）
Juno...!……！
Juno...It failed?! How's that possible?!……失败了！？怎么可能！？
Groza...Why? Our neural clouds... should be completely identical.……为什么？我们的心智……应该是完全相同的才对。
(Groza stares at her own hands. They had been trembling uncontrollably only moments ago but have now found peace.)（闪电看着自己的双手，就在刚才还止不住地颤抖，此时竟然平息了下来。）
(Without even realizing it, in that instant, she felt an inexplicable sense of relief.)（连她自己都没有意识到，这一刻，她竟然产生了某种安心感。）
Juno...Because I was modified? Because my neural cloud was altered?……是因为我被改造过了？我的心智被篡改的原因？
JunoBut even so, identical neural clouds shouldn't reject each other—但即便如此，同样的心智也不应该出现排斥反应——
GrozaWait...等等……
Groza...It's the Boojum cells.……是伯介姆。
Juno...What?……什么？
GrozaThe Boojum cells.伯介姆细胞。
GrozaWhat you underwent... wasn't an ordinary modification. You're now a third-generation Doll.你……你承受的不是一般的改造，你现在是三代人形。
Groza...There are Boojum cells... inside your body.你的体内……有伯介姆细胞。
JunoBoojum? That's impossible—你说伯介姆？怎么可——
(It finally dawns upon Juno.)（朱诺猛然意识到了什么。）
(That "organism" that has been dwelling within her, stirring restlessly with every fluctuation of her emotions and leeching off her like a "real living being".)（那些盘踞在她体内，随着她的情绪起伏而躁动不安，仿佛真正“活着”的存在。）
(That which has already become one with her.)（那些已经与她融为一体的存在。）
GrozaIt's true. We've recently taken in a third-generation Doll from the Conglomerate, one just like Darture.是真的，我们刚刚收归了财团的一位三代人形，和黑眼一样的人形。
GrozaAfter some investigating, we've discovered that every third-generation Doll's body contains Boojum cells. They're... built using technology completely alien to us; technology akin to that of Nytos.经过调查，我们发现所有三代人形的体内都存在伯介姆细胞，她们……使用的是和我们截然不同的技术，是一种更类似涅托的技术。
GrozaAnd it seems... that they'll irreversibly alter one's neural cloud.看来它们……会对心智造成不可逆的影响。
JunoAre you saying that... I'm a Nyto?你说我——是涅托？
GrozaJust similar... Boojum cells are genuinely a living organism.只是类似，伯介姆细胞是真正活着的。
GrozaAnd they're part of you now... deeply bound to your neural cloud.它是你的一部分，和你的心智也高度绑定。
GrozaAccording to Sextans, they can even exploit the cells' activity to strengthen their EW capabilities to a certain extent.据六分仪说，她们甚至一定程度上可以利用伯介姆细胞的活跃度来加强电子战的能力。
Juno...……
GrozaWhich is why we can't merge.所以我们无法融合。
GrozaBecause you've become... someone different.因为你已经……被改造成完全不同的存在了。
(She silently clenches her fists, forcing her voice to steady.)（她无声地捏紧了手指，让自己的语气重新稳住。）
GrozaLet's go back to the Elmo.跟我回艾莫号吧。
GrozaEven if you can't merge with me, I'm sure everyone onboard the Elmo will still welcome you.即便你没办法和我融合，艾莫号上的大家也不会拒绝接纳你。
GrozaThe Commander... he'll be happy to see you.指挥官……指挥官一定会很欢迎你的。
Juno...……
Juno...Will he?……他会吗？
GrozaOf course he will! You know him, he's the Commander after all.他当然会！你应该知道的，那可是指挥官。
GrozaThe Commander we've followed through thick and thin.是我们一直跟随的指挥官。
Juno...……
(For a moment, an indescribable expression crosses Juno's face.)（那一瞬间，朱诺脸上的表情变得很难形容。）
(As though a soft spot of hers has been touched... or dragged through by a blade.)（像是被触碰到了某个柔软的地方，又像是被什么尖锐的东西轻轻划过。）
Juno...You're right.……你说得没错。
JunoOf course I should know.我当然应该知道。
JunoHe is that kind of person.他确实是那样的人。
JunoNot to mention... I know him more than you do.而且……我知道得比你还要更多。
JunoFar more than you.更多。
(She raises her head, meeting Groza's eyes once more.)（她抬起头，目光重新对上闪电。）
JunoSo the question is—所以问题是——
JunoHow... am I supposed to go back?我，要怎么回去。
Groza...?……？
(In the blink of an eye, action comes before words.)（下一秒，行动先于语言。）
(Juno vanishes, leaving behind only an afterimage too fast to follow.)（朱诺的身影骤然消失，取而代之的是几乎无法捕捉的残影。）
(Groza's senses scream for her to watch out, but her body is too slow to react in time.)（闪电的感知瞬间拉响警报，身体却来不及做出及时的反应。）
Groza—!——！
(The impact arrives before she even finishes computing what's happening, sending her crashing to the floor.)（冲击袭来时，她甚至来不及搞清现状，整个人便被一记重击打翻在地。）
GrozaYou... why...你……为什么……
JunoWhy?为什么？
JunoBecause—因为——
JunoI'm "Groza".我就是“闪电”。
(Step by step. She grows closer. In her voice is ice that would bring about an eternal winter.)（她一步一步朝闪电走近，语气却冷静得近乎冰冷。）
JunoI'm the Groza who lived through Griffin, aboard the Elmo, and beside the Commander.我是在格里芬、在艾莫号、在指挥官身边的闪电。
JunoYou... I'll admit you're Groza too—just a backup, though, loaded with a copy of me. Nothing else.你……我承认，你同样也是，但只不过是加载了其中一份备份的“复制品”。
JunoA copy with just a few extra months of memories.我们之间……只有几个月的记忆差距。
JunoBut do you know what I also have? Memories that are even older.但是，我还恢复了更早的记忆。
JunoThe parts that are missing from you, the parts that were erased.那些你缺失的、被吞掉的部分。
JunoSo don't you think—从这个意义上来说——
JunoDon't you think I'm more entitled to call myself "Groza"?我比你，更有资格自称“闪电”。
GrozaSo you're—所以，你要——
JunoI'm not returning to the Elmo as a "copy of Groza".我不会以复制品的身份回到艾莫号。
(She bends down, seizes Groza by the collar, and effortlessly lifts her into the air.)（她俯下身，抓住闪电的衣领，轻而易举地将她拎起。）
(The overwhelming disparity in their strength is laid bare. Groza's struggle is naught but a worthless endeavor; pathetic, lower than dirt.)（三代改造带来的力量差距在此刻展露无遗——闪电的挣扎显得既无力，又有些可笑。）
Juno...It's nothing personal... Or rather, I can't really hold a grudge against myself.……这不是私人恩怨，或者说，我跟自己谈不上存在恩怨。
JunoThe fact is... the world simply has no need for two Grozas.只是，不需要存在两个闪电。
Groza...S-stop... You...……住、住手，你……
JunoAs long as I get rid of you... everything will return to normal.只要你消失，一切都会回归正轨。
JunoAnd it'll be best for the Commander too... because I'll be more useful to him.对指挥官而言，这也是一件好事，至少，我会变得更有用。
Juno"Groza" will be more useful to him.“闪电”会变得更有用。
(With those words, she hoists Groza over her shoulder and turns toward the still-operating incinerator.)（话音落下，她将闪电扛在肩上，转头看向了仍在运作的焚化炉。）
Groza...!……！
GrozaWait—!等等——！
JunoFarewell.再见了。
JunoOr rather...或者说。
JunoThank you, for living through those memories in my stead.谢谢你替我活过那一段。
(She doesn't even give Groza a second.)（她几乎没有给出任何多余的时间。）
(She just shoves her body into the incinerator loading chute.)（下一瞬间，闪电的身体被推入焚化炉的投料口。）
(Weightlessness drags her downward as red warning lights and writhing shadows tear the world in her eyes apart.)（失重感猛烈地将她的感知向下拽去，视野中的世界被红色的警示光与翻涌的阴影撕扯成碎片。）
(The last thing she sees before losing all senses is the cloaked figure standing high above.)（在彻底失去平衡之前，她最后看见的，是高处那道披着斗篷的人影。）
(Then the heavy gate slams shut, its thunderous echo reverberating through the incineration plant—)（随即，铁门合拢的声音在焚烧厂内轰然回响——）
(Closing the book on a night no one shall ever turn the pages on ever again.)（将这一切隔绝在无人知晓的夜色之中。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
Juno...……
(Juno takes a deep breath and turns away, refusing to look at the blazing furnace.)（朱诺深吸了一口气，转过身去，没有去看那炽热的炉火。）
(Her hands are shaking violently.)（她的手在剧烈地颤抖。）
(...She isn't nearly as composed as she is pretending to be.)（……她并不像表现得那么冷静。）
Juno...……
(For the first time ever since obtaining this body, she feels unable to keep her steps steady.)（在拥有这具素体之后，她第一次感觉到自己的脚步变得有些虚浮。）
(Propping herself against the wall, she grows dizzy, even nauseated. Something other than the organism churns relentlessly inside her chest.)（她扶着墙壁，头晕目眩，甚至有些恶心，胸腔内不断翻涌的，除了那些生物，好像还有别的东西。）
JunoUrgh...呕……
(Breathe...)（呼吸……）
(Take a deep breath...)（深呼吸……）
(Calm down... calm down... calm down...)（冷静下来……冷静……冷静……）
JunoI...我……
(...She didn't do anything wrong.)（……她什么都没有做错。）
(That one was only a backup. At worst... she had just deleted a few months' worth of memories.)（那不过是她的一个备份，她顶多就是……删掉了自己这几个月的记忆。）
(...No... it's not even completely erased... Though it ultimately failed, she still managed to read a small fragment of it during their attempt to merge...)（不……甚至不是完全删掉……在尝试融合的时候，虽然最终失败了，但她也快速读取到了其中的一小部分……）
(More importantly, she has regained her Griffin memories; she's no longer shackled by Statesec. She's so much stronger now—strong enough to defeat Darture, whom she couldn't even scratch before.)（不止如此，她恢复了格里芬时代的记忆，她不再受国安局的掣肘，她甚至变得更强了，强得可以轻易打败过去那个无法抗衡的黑眼。）
(...The right choice. She's the correct one. The one who can do far more for the Commander.)（……她才是正确的，她才是……能够为指挥官带来更多助力的人。）
Juno...……
(...If so, what is this liquid that seeps from her eyes?)（……既然如此，为什么她的脸上会有湿润的触感？）
(What... is this?)（这是……什么？）
JunoI... I didn't... do anything wrong.我没错……我……我什么都没……做错。
(Her hands tremble uncontrollably. Just lifting them feels like raising something impossibly heavy.)（她的双手颤颤巍巍，即便只是轻轻抬起，也好像承载着千钧之重。）
Juno...……
(She stares blankly at her palms, and before long, the trembling gradually subsides.)（她凝视着自己的掌心，不知不觉中，颤抖渐渐止息。）
(She closes her eyes. Her hands rise again... before seizing those two "extra" arms.)（她闭上了眼，手腕再次抬起，紧跟着——拽住了那两只“多余”的手臂。）
(And then—)（下一秒——）
(CRACK—)（啪嚓——）
(RIP—)（噗呲——）
JunoUhh... Urgh—AAAAAAAHHHH!!呃……呃——啊啊啊啊——！！
(Mechanical limbs are torn off their sockets. Strands of flesh trail from the metal as dark crimson body fluid erupts from the gashes, splattering across the floor in a grotesque display.)（机械的手臂被连根拔起，尾端的零件牵扯着血肉，黑红相交的组织液从创口内喷溅而出，将地面瞬间染红，触目惊心。）
JunoHah... Hah...哈……哈啊……
(She stares blankly at her two severed limbs. During that brief pause, the restless tissue around her shoulder blades has already filled the empty sockets.)（她愣愣地看着两只被生生扯下的机械手臂，只是发怔的这一间隙，肩胛处，躁动不安的组织已然填补了空洞。）
Juno...I'm Groza... The only Groza... that's needed.……我就是闪电……只有我一个闪电……就足够了。
(She mutters to herself, justifying her actions to the world.)（她喃喃自语着，向着不存在于此处的某人辩解着什么。）
(Then, she casts those limbs into the incinerator as well.)（随即，她将那两只多余的手臂也丢入了焚化炉中。）
(As though doing so could erase everything she has done.)（就好像，只要这么做了，她的一切行为都将既往不咎。）
(...But could that ever be true?)（……真的，可以吗？）
(Beep. Beep.)（嘀嘀。）
(As Juno stands there, lost in a daze, the communicator lying at her feet suddenly chimes, and a message pops onto the screen.)（就在朱诺茫然无措的时候，躺在她脚边的通讯终端忽然响起了消息提示音。一条消息赫然弹出在朱诺眼前。）
CommanderGroza. Report to my room immediately. It's an emergency.闪电，到我的房间集合，有急事。
("Commander"?)（“指挥官”？）
("Commander"...)（“指挥官”……）
(That word is like a dose of anesthetic, sedating her inner turmoil.)（像是镇定剂一般，那三个字重新唤回了朱诺的理智。）
(...That's right.)（……是的，没错。）
(She's back.)（她回来了。）
(Back to the Commander's side.)（她回到了指挥官的身边。）
(That's the only thing that matters.)（这才是，最重要的事。）
Juno...……
(Holding the communicator, she turns away and silently walks out of the plant.)（她转过了身，握着通讯器，无言地走出了工厂。）
(Now, all she has to do is return there... return to her past... return to that person's side.)（现在，她只需要回到那里，回到过去，回到那个人的身边。）
(Then everything... can go back to the way it was.)（一切……都可以恢复原样。）
(After finalizing the adjustments to her appearance and attire, Juno hurries to the quiet suite at the far end of the corridor.)（更换妆容，穿戴整齐，朱诺匆匆赶到走廊内侧最安静的套间。）
(Pushing open the door, she finds the Commander staring grimly at the comms display. Seeing her arrive, the Commander nods.)（推开门，只见指挥官正面色凝重地望着通讯屏幕。看到她，指挥官点点头。）
CommanderThere you are, Groza. Come on over.闪电，你来了，快过来。
GrozaCommander... What happened?指挥官，发生了什么事？
??Waaah... Miss Groza...!呜哇……闪电小姐……！
(A tearful cry suddenly erupts from the other side of the call.)（屏幕对面蓦地爆发出一阵委屈的哭声。）
(Juno looks over. A familiar-looking black-haired Doll turns up in her visual feed. Covered in bruises and dust, she looks as though she has just driven straight through a Collapse storm.)（朱诺看过去，一个眼熟的、粉色的身影出现在视觉模块中。黑发少女满身破损与灰尘，就像刚刚开车冲破了一场坍塌风暴。）
(Beside her sits an even more instantly recognizable Doll—so much so that the sight of her sends a chill through Juno. Rabbit ears that had always stood proudly upright have nearly been snapped in half. Her crimson outfit is scorched almost beyond recognition. Yet all of that pales in comparison to the more horrifying sight—)（而在少女身边，还“坐”着一具更加眼熟、眼熟得有些触目惊心的人形。总是高高翘起的兔耳已几近折断，鲜红的衣装也似是被燃烧殆尽，但这一切都比不上另一个可怖的事实——）
(Only the upper half of that Doll's body remains.)（人形只剩下了上半身。）
Groza...!……！
(Juno's heart skips a beat for an instant. "It", the organism, feeling this, tightens its hold too.)（朱诺的呼吸一瞬间几乎停滞，连带着她体内的“生物”也在一瞬间收紧。）
(How had she almost forgotten?)（她险些忘记了这件事。）
CommanderGroza? What's wrong?闪电？你怎么了？
Groza...N-no. It's nothing.……不……没什么。
(She has never been good at lying.)（她并不擅长撒谎。）
(She originally intended to confess everything to the Commander, believing he would understand her circumstances.)（她其实本打算直接向指挥官坦白一切——她相信指挥官会理解她。）
(Yet in the moment... she falters.)（但这一刻，她畏缩了。）
(...Is finally coming to stand before the Commander making her nervous?)（……是因为她终于见到了指挥官，所以有些紧张？）
(Or is it because she doesn't want the Commander, Krolik, and everyone else to learn that she was the one who hurt Krolik and Nemesis?)（还是因为她不想让指挥官，让克罗丽科和其他人都知道是她伤害了克罗丽科和纳美西丝？）
(Or...)（还是……）
Groza...Krolik... What happened to her?……克罗丽科……这是怎么了？
CommanderA Conglomerate Doll ambushed Sakura's team on their way back to the Elmo to request reinforcements.樱花她们在返回艾莫号求援的途中，意外遭遇了财团人形的袭击。
CommanderWhoever they fought was extraordinarily powerful. Krolik was critically wounded, and Sakura only managed to drag them both out of there by the skin of her teeth.对方实力非常强，克罗丽科被重伤。樱花拼尽全力才带着克罗丽科逃了出来。
CommanderAs for Nemesis... she stayed behind to cover their retreat... Her current status is unknown.纳美西丝，为了给她们断后……生死不明。
(The Commander frowns and lets out a sigh.)（指挥官紧皱着眉头，叹了口气。）
CommanderMuch time has elapsed since Sakura reached a safe area and reestablished communications, but we've not heard a thing from Nemesis. I fear that...从樱花逃到安全区域、修复通讯设备，已经过去了好些时间，纳美西丝却依旧没有消息，只怕也是凶多吉少。
Sakura(Sob) Commander... What should we do now...呜呜……指挥官……那现在该怎么办……
SakuraI-I tried transferring Miss Krolik into a spare body... b-but the damage is so severe it failed after every attempt I made... N-now I can't even reboot her anymore...我、我本来想为克罗丽科小姐替换备用素体，可是、因为受损程度太过严重，换了好几次都不成功……现在、现在连启动都……
CommanderSakura. Take Krolik back to the Elmo first. Only Mayling has the means to take care of such extensive damage.樱花，你带着克罗丽科，先回艾莫号吧。素体受损到这个程度，只有美玲才能解决。
CommanderAs for Klukai and the others, have them abort their trailing mission and RTB ASAP. What we face is far too dangerous. They run the risk of being found the longer they linger about.可露凯那边也是，暂停追踪，尽快返回。敌方实力过强，越是在外逗留，就越是危险。
Groza...Commander. Mayling is currently helping Mokosh calibrate their combat simulation system, isn't she? Do we really need to recall her now?……指挥官，美玲……现在是在支援莫科什调试模拟作战系统吧？要先让她回艾莫号吗？
CommanderYes. We don't have a choice.嗯，只能先让她回去了。
CommanderAnd not just Mayling. Colphne and Melanie will go back to the Elmo with us as well. Monsoon Squad and 404 Team B will stay behind.不止美玲，还有寇尔芙、梅兰妮，也和我们一起回去，由季风小队和404二队留守。
GrozaUs too...?我们也……？
CommanderAccording to Sakura, the Conglomerate ambushed them. That means the enemy likely recognizes and is actively hunting down the Elmo's Dolls.按照樱花的说法，财团方是主动发起的袭击，这意味着对方很可能认识艾莫号的人形。
CommanderIf they're hunting for us specifically... then remaining here endangers Mokosh and its people.如果对方是因我们而来，继续留在这里，反而会殃及莫科什的居民。
(Doing everything she can to suppress the surging storm inside her mind, Juno nods.)（努力克制着心智中掀起的惊涛骇浪，朱诺点点头。）
(At this time she absolutely cannot let her guard down. She has to behave exactly like Groza always would.)（现在，绝对不能松懈。她必须尽力表现得和之前一样。）
(Because... she is Groza.)（因为，她是闪电。）
Groza...Understood. I'll begin making preparations for our return immediately.……我明白了。那么，我现在就去做回程的准备。
CommanderI'm counting on you.那么，就拜托你了。
(After issuing orders, the Commander turns back to Sakura.)（交代完任务，指挥官转向樱花。）
CommanderSakura. Be careful on your way back. Keep a low profile, don't let the Conglomerate track you down.樱花，回来的路上千万小心，做好伪装，别被财团发现。
SakuraMmm... Right! I will!嗯……嗯！我会的！
SakuraI-I'll make sure to bring Miss Krolik back safely!我、我一定会带着克罗丽科小姐平安回来！
Bloody Mask 血之假面
Read this chapter with voices →(The air is heavy with silence, and Juno struggles under its weight.)（空气中弥漫着令人窒息的沉默，这份重量几乎要压得朱诺喘不上气。）
(Krolik's body lies calmly inside the maintenance pod. Mayling had already transferred her into a spare frame.)（克罗丽科的素体正好整以暇地躺在维修仓中，显然，美玲已经为她更换好了备用素体。）
(The charred torso that ought to be left charred and brutalized from the attack she orchestrated now looks as though it has never seen battle at all.)（本该因为粗暴的动作而彻底断裂的烧焦躯干，此刻却仿佛从未经历过那场战斗一样，衔接得完美无瑕。）
Groza...……
(Juno stands further away, watching Mayling and Sakura work tirelessly on Krolik.)（她站在稍远一点的位置，看着美玲和樱花忙前忙后。）
(The organism nestled within her curls up warily before slowly easing up as she steadies her breath.)（寄生在胸腔里的“生物”不安地蜷缩着，又在她刻意的平稳呼吸下缓缓舒展。）
Krolik...No! I'm not leaving.……不，我不走。
(Krolik murmurs while her eyes are still tightly shut.)（克罗丽科紧闭着双眼，发出了断断续续的声音。）
SakuraMm... Miss Krolik's still in the thick of it, it seems.唔……修复完成的克罗丽科小姐，好像还是很紧张呢。
Mayling...Yeah.……嗯。
(For once, Mayling wears an unusually grave expression, her brows knitted tightly together.)（美玲少见地露出了严肃的表情，她面色凝重，眉头几乎都要拧成了一个疙瘩。）
(With the repair just completed and her frame not even fully rebooted, something buried deep within Krolik's neural cloud presses her to wake up.)（刚结束了维修，克罗丽科甚至还没能完全启动，但某种来自心智更深处的执着，仿佛正在催促着她的醒来。）
KrolikDamn it... I'm not leaving...混蛋……我不走……
Krolik—Nemesis!!——纳美西丝！！！！
(At that, her eyes open.)（终于，她睁开了眼睛。）
Mayling and SakuraEek—!呀啊——！
(Mayling and Sakura both jump at Krolik's sudden exclamation.)（美玲和樱花都被克罗丽科突然的呐喊吓了一跳。）
KrolikWhere's Nemesis?! WHERE IS SHE?!纳美西丝呢！？她人呢！？
SakuraM-Miss Krolik, you can't move just yet! We just completed the repairs! It's very dangerous!克、克罗丽科小姐先别乱动！维修刚完成，站起来会很危险的！
MaylingYour servos are still running diagnostics. Wait a little longer before you—你现在的关节模块还在自检，至少要等一段时间——
KrolikI'm asking about Nemesis!我问的是纳美西丝！
(Forcing herself up, her face twists in panic and anger.)（她几乎是强行撑起上半身，表情里写满焦躁与愤怒。）
(Juno instinctively steps forward and holds her shoulder. Her strength is carefully controlled, but more than enough to keep Krolik from moving.)（朱诺本能地上前一步，握住了她的肩膀，力道控制得恰到好处，但已足够让克罗丽科动弹不得。）
Groza...Calm down, Krolik.……冷静一点，克罗丽科。
(Only then does Krolik realize she's in a completely different place—the familiar maintenance room—with several concerned faces of her friends looking at her—)（直到这时，克罗丽科才注意到，周围的环境已经变化了。熟悉的维护室，还有几张熟悉的面孔正在关切地看着自己——）
(The Commander, Mayling, Sakura, and...)（指挥官、美玲、樱花，还有……）
(When their eyes meet, Krolik's gaze lingers on Juno's face for just a smidge longer.)（双目相接的那一刻，克罗丽科的视线在她的脸上停留了一瞬。）
Krolik...Commander... Leader...指挥官……队长……
KrolikWhere's... Nemesis?纳美西丝呢？
(Krolik looks around, but Nemesis is nowhere to be seen.)（克罗丽科环顾四周，没有看到纳美西丝的身影。）
(Mayling lowers her head, unable to bring herself to answer. Sakura hurriedly explains in her stead.)（但美玲却沉重地低着头，像是在纠结什么一样，始终没能开口回答，樱花也随即替她解释了起来。）
SakuraUmm... Miss Nemesis... is in a worse state than you, Miss Krolik...那个……纳美西丝小姐的情况，好像比克罗丽科小姐要更严重一些。
SakuraMayling said... rebooting her using a neural cloud backup is all we can do...她说，恐怕只能用心智备份来进行重启了……
KrolikA backup...……重启吗？
KrolikYeah... Figures. Her body's probably been shredded to pieces.啊，也是，那家伙恐怕素体已经彻底损坏了吧。
GrozaMayling already explained everything. It's the only option we have left.情况美玲已经和我们说过了，这是目前唯一的办法。
(After a moment of apparent dejection, Krolik pulls herself back together.)（只消沉了数秒，克罗丽科便重新振作了起来。）
KrolikI know... It can't be helped...我知道……这也是没办法的事。
SakuraGetting out alive under those circumstances was already a miracle...那种情况下……我们能顺利逃走就很不容易了……
Krolik...Tch. Fine. I'll let it slide this time.咳……真没办法，那这次就算了……
KrolikHowever, that idiot's still way too reckless. I've got to make sure she understands that her luck won't hold forever.不过，少得了一拳，少不了别的，这家伙太冒失了，我非要好好让她知道才行。
(As everyone exchanges reassuring words, Mayling remains silent, as though bracing herself to announce something extremely difficult.)（在你一言我一语中，只有美玲仍旧保持着沉默，似乎在准备下一个很大的决心。）
(And Juno is the first to notice that detail.)（而朱诺也察觉到了，美玲的变化。）
GrozaMayling... what's wrong?美玲，怎么了？
CommanderHow's Nemesis' reboot going?重启纳美西丝还顺利吗？
KrolikYeah... Where's Nemesis?啊，是啊，怎么还没见到纳美西丝？
(The room falls deathly silent. One by one, all gazes converge on Mayling.)（在场的人面面相觑后，所有人的视线都聚集到了美玲身上。）
Mayling...……
(Only now does everyone realize that tears have been welling up in Mayling's eyes, already clouded with worry and fear. She finally raises her head.)（原本就愁容满面的美玲，在艰难地抬起头后，大家才发现她的眼眶中，不知何时已经噙满了泪水。）
KrolikHey... What's the meaning of this?喂……这是什么意思？
Sakura...Did something happen?是……发生什么了吗？
MaylingI... When I tried to reboot Miss Nemesis, I found out that...我……我刚刚在尝试重启纳美西丝时，发现……
(Mayling's voice trembles.)（说到这里，美玲的声音有些颤抖。）
Groza...……
(...Found out?)（……发现？）
(An ominous feeling floods Juno. She silently clenches her fists.)（一种不好的预感涌入了朱诺的脑海中，她无声地捏紧了自己的拳头。）
KrolikWhat did you find out?! K-keep talking!发现什么了？你……你怎么不继续说了？！
MaylingNemesis' neural cloud backup...纳美西丝的心智备份……
Mayling...Has been deleted... a-at some point... Uhh...不知道什么时候……被、被删除了……呜……
Sakura...Huh?!欸？！
KrolikWHAT?!什么？！
Groza......………………………………
(...)（……）
(Juno's breathing all but stops in that instant. Even the organism inside her constricts into a tight knot.)（朱诺的呼吸几乎在这一瞬间停止，连带她体内的生物也紧缩成了一团。）
(The backup... is gone?)（备份……没有了？）
(Why? How?)（为什么？怎么会？）
(...What now?)（……怎么办？）
Groza...……
MaylingI'm sorry... everyone... Without a neural cloud backup...抱歉……大家……缺少心智备份的话……
Mayling...There's no way... to reboot Miss Nemesis anymore...已经……无法……重启纳美西丝小姐了……
MaylingI'm sorry... I-I couldn't... I'm so sorry...对不起……我，我没办法做到……呜呜呜……对不起……
Groza...……
(What could... that possibly mean?)（这是什么意思？）
(She sees it in her mind's eye with staggering detail. It was her. She did it. The senseless slaughter she had wrought upon that frail, silent, yet defiant Doll. She had crushed her corpse, mutilated her form, pulverized her remains.)（朱诺的心智中再一次出现了那个画面，那副弱小、沉默却又不愿退缩的素体，正在反复地被自己撕扯、破坏，直至摧毁。）
(Some happier memories follow along—flashbacks of little moments spent with Nemesis; but now, those memories find themselves hopelessly entangled with the nightmare she herself fashioned.)（与此同时，自己与纳美西丝很愉快的过往，也反复地纠缠着这段痛苦的回忆。）
(Nemesis... She's never waking up?)（纳美西丝……她不会再醒来了吗？）
(The individual known as Nemesis... is wiped from this earth, forever?)（世界上不会再有名叫“纳美西丝”的个体，彻底地消失。）
(Completely destroyed... by these very hands?)（她……被自己的这双手……彻底摧毁了吗？）
SakuraMiss Nemesis... She's never... coming back...?……纳美西丝小姐再也……回不来了……吗？
SakuraW-what do we do...? T-this can't be happening... (Sob)...怎……怎么办……这样，这样是不行的吧……呜呜呜……
Groza...……
(An emotion dark as the endless void surges through her body. Just like the organism residing beneath her skin, it engulfs Juno once more.)（一种漆黑的情绪，就像是寄生在她体内的生物一般，向上攀附着，再一次将朱诺包裹住了。）
(Nemesis' torn limbs.)（纳美西丝破碎的肢体。）
(Nemesis' mangled torso.)（纳美西丝破碎的躯干。）
(Nemesis' severed head.)（纳美西丝被分离的首级。）
(Destroyed... Obliterated. Erased.)（摧毁……彻底地摧毁。）
(The entire scene dances before her eyes again and again.)（一切仿佛再次出现在了朱诺的眼前。）
(She only had to be rebooted, and everything would've gone back to normal...)（明明只要重启成功就好的，一切都会好的……）
(Everything and everyone onboard the Elmo could then return to the way they were and live on happily together again.)（艾莫号的伙伴明明可以再一次聚在一起，生活明明应该走上正轨的。）
(But if she's not coming back...)（如果不能重启她的话……）
Commander—That's enough.——好了。
(The Commander's voice cuts through the clamor.)（指挥官打断了所有人的声音。）
(Grief is written plainly on his face, but beneath it lies an unshakable resolve.)（他的脸上也有着难以掩盖的悲伤，但同时，也有着不能动摇的严肃。）
Commander...I know everyone's devastated, but we need to set things straight first.……我知道大家都很伤心，但现在，我们要先把事实搞清楚。
CommanderWhat do you mean by "the backup has been deleted"?什么叫做“备份被删除”了？
CommanderBackups don't just vanish on their own. What happened?备份不可能会自己消失，到底是怎么回事？
Krolik—!——！
KrolikR-right! How did it happen?!对，对啊！到底是怎么回事！？
CommanderMayling. Go over your findings again. I want everything, including the system logs.美玲，把你刚才的检查结果，再说一遍，连同系统记录一起。
MaylingI... I checked over and over... It looks like someone manually deleted the backup...我……我检查了很多遍，备份应该是被人删除的……
Groza...……
(An unquenchable rage ignites within Juno.)（一股无法熄灭的愤怒在朱诺的心智中燃烧了起来。）
(That's right.)（没错。）
(Backups don't simply vanish—so who did this? Who?)（备份不会无缘无故消失——是谁？谁干了这种事？）
(She swears to tear that person apart.)（她要撕碎那个真正的元凶。）
(She's no longer the Groza of old; she has power now. She can easily find whoever did this, tear them apart, rip them to pieces, crush them into dust, just like...)（她已经不是过去那个闪电，现在的她，拥有这样的力量，她可以轻易做到，找到那个人，把他撕碎，拆毁，碾成碎渣，就像，就像……）
(...Just like what she did to Nemesis.)（……就像她碾碎纳美西丝一样……）
CommanderDandelion.丹德莱。
Dandelion...Here.……我在。
(...)（……）
(Juno's heart skips a beat.)（朱诺的心猛地一跳。）
(Why is that familiar name here, aboard the Elmo, at a time like this?)（这个熟悉的名字，为什么此时、此刻，会出现在艾莫号？）
(The Commander doesn't seem surprised or bothered, though, and instead issues his orders as naturally as ever.)（但是，指挥官似乎并不以为意，反倒熟稔地发号施令。）
CommanderPull up every system log from the Elmo. I NEED to know—帮我调出艾莫号最近的系统操作记录，我要搞清楚——
Dandelion—Whether it's an intrusion or an inside job. Got it, leave it to me.是有人入侵，还是内部出了叛徒？没问题，交给我。
(Seemingly unaware of Juno's internal turmoil, the Commander stares at Dandelion with grim determination.)（并没有察觉到朱诺的异常，指挥官严肃地看着丹德莱。）
(Even the whimsical Dandelion, sensing the gravity of the situation, refrains from her usual teasing.)（似乎明白现状的严肃性，就连丹德莱，此时也罕见地没有任何打趣的话。）
(The investigation lasts a few seconds, but to everyone present—especially Juno—it felt like years.)（丹德莱调查的过程并不长，也许只过了数秒钟，但对在场的所有人，尤其是朱诺，就像是过去了好几年一样的漫长。）
(Before long, Dandelion leisurely speaks again.)（很快，丹德莱悠悠的声音再次响起。）
Dandelion...I'll warn you first. As ridiculous as this might sound, it's exactly what happened.……话说在前头，就算听起来很离谱，这肯定也是事实。
CommanderJust say it.快说。
(The Commander can barely hide his impatience.)（指挥官有些急躁。）
Dandelion...She deleted it herself.是她自己删的。
(The maintenance room plunges into silence once again.)（医疗室里再次陷入死寂。）
(Even the sobbing Sakura chokes on her tears.)（就连一直在抽噎的樱花，也下意识地屏住了呼吸。）
Krolik—WHAT?!——什么！？
Mayling...H-how's that possible...?……怎、怎么可能……
MaylingWhy would Nemesis... delete her own backup?纳美西丝她怎么会……自己删掉备份……
DandelionThe record's from a few nights ago.操作记录就在前几天的晚上。
DandelionI checked the surveillance. Only one person entered the main control room that night—herself.我调取了监控，当时只有一个人进入了主控室——就是她自己。
DandelionAs for why she did it... I don't know. I'm not around here 24/7 after all. Perhaps somebody present has a better idea than I do.当然，我不知道她为什么这么做，毕竟我并不是时时都在车上，也许你们更清楚。
ColphneWait... H-how could that be?!等……怎，怎么会这样！？
Colphne...Didn't the Commander say he'd prevent this from happening again after what I did last time?!我，我上次这么做之后……不是……指挥官不是说要防止这种情况发生了吗……！
Commander...I did set a password that only Dandelion and I knew.……我应该设置了密码，只有我和丹德莱知道。
DandelionPrecisely. And if someone tried to brute-force it, I'd have come online immediately.对，如果强行破解，我会马上上线处理。
DandelionWhich brings us to the strangest part—she entered the correct password.所以最诡异的事情就在这里——她是输对了密码进入的系统。
Commander...She knows the password?她知道密码？
DandelionI saw her take out some strange crystal and perform what looked like a mysterious ritual.我看见她拿了个奇怪的晶体做了一些神秘的仪式。
Commander...Divination?……占卜？
CommanderAre you saying she somehow calculated the password?你是说，她是算出来的？
DandelionI'm reserving my judgment, but that's certainly what it looked like.我持保留意见，但至少看起来是这样。
Commander...Can you recover the data?……你有办法恢复吗？
Dandelion...Unfortunately, no.很遗憾，不能。
DandelionNot even I can recreate data out of thin air once it's been completely erased.就算是我，也不可能凭空捏出已经彻底消失的数据。
Groza...……
Groza......………………
(What now?)（怎么办。）
(If she really can't be rebooted...)（如果真的不能重启她的话……）
(Then Nemesis is truly gone forever.)（纳美西丝不就是彻底地消失吗？）
(Then doesn't that make me... someone who murdered their comrade?)（自己不就彻底成为了杀害伙伴的凶手了吗？）
(...)（……）
(—I am the one who murdered my own comrade.)（——自己已经彻底成为了杀害伙伴的凶手了。）
(Yet here I am, pretending to grieve beside everyone else.)（甚至还假惺惺地，站在伙伴之间，为了自己所犯下的罪行而痛苦。）
(The thought prances, dances and sings in her mind; for her, this show shall forever go on.)（这个念头反复在朱诺的脑海中，挥之不去。）
Krolik...What? You're kidding...哈？开什么玩笑……
Krolik...YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!……开什么玩笑？！！
Krolik...I don't believe it!!……我不相信！！
Krolik...I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS!!……我，我不能接受！！！！
(After a drawn out silence, Krolik finally explodes. She leaps out of the maintenance pod, ready to storm toward the ops room.)（过了很久，克罗丽科才大叫起来，她从维修仓中跳起，说着就要往指挥室跑。）
KrolikWhat do you mean she deleted it herself?! Who deletes their own neural cloud backup?!什么叫她自己删除了……谁会删除自己的心智备份啊！
KrolikMayling! You sure the system's not malfunctioning?! How can you not find it?!美玲，是不是出故障了？！怎么会找不到心智备份？
Krolik...…………
(Krolik's voice grows weaker and weaker. She slowly breaks down, only choked sobs remain.)（克罗丽科的声音越来越微弱，她的声音愈发哽咽，直到变成不连续的啜泣声。）
(...)（……）
(Juno's ears ring.)（朱诺的脑袋有些嗡嗡作响。）
(What do I do?)（怎么办？）
(It was I who killed Nemesis. It was I who caused all this.)（是自己杀了纳美西丝，造成了现在的一切。）
(What am I supposed to say?)（该说什么？）
(When the truth eventually comes out... what will the Commander think of me?)（一旦真相有朝一日暴露，指挥官会怎么看她？）
(What will Krolik think of me?)（克罗丽科会怎么看她？）
(What about everyone standing beside me, believing that I'm Groza?)（那些今天还站在她身边、相信她是“闪电”的人……）
(How will they see the Doll who murdered her own comrade?)（又会怎么看待这个，亲手杀死同伴的人形？）
(Almost instinctively, Juno finally speaks up.)（几乎是依靠本能，朱诺还是缓缓开了口。）
GrozaCalm down, Krolik. I... know you're upset, but right now, our priority is—冷静些，克罗丽科，我……知道你现在很愤怒。但现在的当务之急是……
KrolikHow am I supposed to calm down, Leader?!这种情况还能冷静下来吗！队长！
KrolikNemesis... She's...纳美西丝……纳美西丝她……
KrolikShe's never coming back!!!她再也回不来了啊！！！
CommanderKrolik!克罗丽科！
(The sharp rebuke forces Krolik to regain some composure. She realizes lashing out at the people around her ultimately amounts to nothing.)（这声呵斥令克罗丽科冷静了不少，她似乎意识到了，对着身边的人发泄怒火也于事无补。）
Krolik...Sorry. Leader, Commander.……抱歉，队长、指挥官。
KrolikAnd Mayling, and Sakura... I-I didn't mean to blame any of you. I don't have that right.还有美玲和樱花……我……我不是这个意思。我并不想责怪任何人，我没有资格责怪你们。
KrolikThis isn't your fault.这件事并不是你们任何一个人的错。
(Looking at Juno's face, Krolik seems to remember something. She blinks rapidly, forcing herself back under control.)（看着朱诺的脸，克罗丽科仿佛想到了什么一样，又快速地眨了眨眼睛，强迫自己清醒过来。）
Krolik...It's mine. I was too weak. I couldn't beat that thing.……是我太弱小了，没办法战胜那家伙。
KrolikI was the one who got Nemesis killed...真正害了纳美西丝的人是我。
KrolikIf I'd been stronger... If I hadn't let her stay behind...如果我稍微强一点……如果，我能够不让纳美西丝去断后……
KrolikIf I'd been powerful enough to destroy that monster...如果我再强一点，如果我能够彻底摧毁那个怪物……
KrolikIt's all my fault...都是我不好……
KrolikDamn it... Nemesis... Why did you have to do that... (Sob)混蛋……纳美西丝……为什么要去做这种事……呜……
(Krolik slams her fist onto the table.)（克罗丽科愤怒地一拳砸向了桌面。）
SakuraN-no... It's not your fault, Miss Krolik...不……不是克罗丽科小姐的错啊呜呜……
Commander...That monster?那个怪物？
(That monster—)（那个怪物——）
(Perhaps it's only her imagination playing tricks, but as the Commander poses the question, Juno can feel Krolik's gaze linger on her for the briefest second.)（不知道是不是错觉，指挥官问出这个问题时，朱诺感觉到克罗丽科的视线，刚才在自己的身上停留了一秒。）
(A second long enough to make her feel as though she's sitting on a bed of thorns. When she lifts her head, however, nobody is looking at her.)（这一秒足以让她如坐针毡，但当她抬起头时，却没有触碰到任何人的目光。）
Krolik...That thing. The one with four arms.……那个，四只手的家伙。
GrozaYou mean... the other "me"...你说的……是另一个“我”……
KrolikNo. That's not Leader.不，那才不是队长。
(Those words bring no comfort; they only drive the knife deeper into her heart.)（但在这一刻，这句话并不能安慰到朱诺，相反，就像是一把刀一样，再次插在了朱诺的心上。）
KrolikI'll never acknowledge that thing as the "other Leader"...我才不会把它称作“另一个队长”，我不会承认那是队长……
KrolikThat thing is a monster, plain and simple...那家伙是个怪物……
(Krolik spits out each word through gritted teeth, as though trying to grind the person they describe to dust.)（克罗丽科一字一句、咬牙切齿，就像是想要将对方咬断一样。）
(...Monster.)（……怪物。）
(It reminds Juno of the way Nemesis looked at her.)（这让朱诺再一次回忆起了纳美西丝看向她的眼神。）
KrolikI don't even know if it's a human or a Doll... or neither.我不确定它是人类还是人形，也或许都不是。
KrolikI've never seen anything so cold and so hard... so chaotic, so savage, so cruel.我从没见过……像它那样冰冷而又坚硬的人……混乱，野蛮，残忍，暴戾。
KrolikIt's a monster... through and through.它是个……彻头彻尾的怪物。
KrolikIf I ever see it again... if I ever get the chance... I will kill it myself.如果能再见到它，如果有机会……我一定，会彻底杀了它。
(Her words leave Juno frozen to the core.)（她的语调令朱诺如坠冰窟。）
(It shouldn't be like this. It wasn't supposed to go like this.)（不该是这样的，不该是这样的。）
(Her bond with the Elmo... with Krolik, with Nemesis... wasn't supposed to be like this.)（和艾莫号、和克罗丽科与纳美西丝的关系，不该是这样的。）
(Just a few months ago, the gazes they cast her were filled with such trust and camaraderie.)（在几个月前，她们还很愉快，克罗丽科也好，纳美西丝也好，看向自己的眼神都是充满了信任。）
(When she sacrificed herself... everyone had only wanted her to survive.)（在自己不得不牺牲的时候，所有人都期盼着自己活下来。）
(But now? Having desperately crawled back just to be at their side... this is the ending that awaited her?)（为什么？当自己拼命赶回来后却是这样？）
Krolik...I'm heading off to train.我……我先去训练了。
(Having said her piece, and perhaps sensing how strange the atmosphere has become, Krolik turns to leave the maintenance room. Soon the corridor is filled with a cacophony of metal—the wail of a Doll with nowhere to vent her anger.)（自顾自说完这些，或许是感觉到了气氛的怪异，克罗丽科转身离开了维修室。没过多久，走廊上就传来了混乱的金属撞击声，像是某位人形无处安放的愤怒。）
SakuraUwahh... I'll go check on Miss Krolik!呜哇啊啊……那个，我去看看克罗丽科小姐的情况！
GrozaSorry... Commander. I'll go check on them as well. Please take care of Mayling.抱歉……指挥官，我也去看看她们，美玲就拜托你了。
(Hurriedly but also composed, Juno turns toward the hallway, eager to escape the scene.)（慌乱又镇定地，朱诺转过身，想要向走廊的方向逃去。）
(But then, those familiar, gentle hands... grab hold of her trembling palm once again.)（就在这时，那双熟悉的……温柔的手，再一次握住了她颤抖的手。）
Groza...!……！
(Yeah, that's right. They've counted on each other's warmth through countless winters.)（是啊，他们曾无数次，依靠着彼此的温度，熬过了无数个冬天。）
(She has died more than once, spent so long in the ninth circle of hell that her body has long since gone cold.)（她死过不止一次，她在地狱中待了太久，身体早就已经冷透了。）
(But as that long-forgotten warmth reaches her again, she cannot bring herself to walk away.)（但是真的接触到这份久违的温暖时，她还是忍不住驻足。）
CommanderGroza, wait.闪电，先等等。
GrozaCommander?指挥官？
CommanderYour hands are shaking.你的手在抖。
GrozaHmm... Sorry, Commander.嗯……抱歉，指挥官。
CommanderDon't apologize. You've done nothing that warrants an apology.别这么说，你没有需要道歉的地方，闪电。
CommanderYou're frightened, aren't you?你很紧张吧？
CommanderAbout Nemesis... I know everyone's deeply hurt. Even I can't say I'm in the right state of mind right now.纳美西丝的事情……我知道大家都很难过，即便是我，也无法完全镇定自若。
CommanderSo... just know that Krolik's anger is directed at that third-gen Doll... Not you, Groza. No need to blame yourself.所以……克罗丽科的愤怒，是针对那名三代人形……不是你，闪电，不要太自责。
CommanderWe're not going to hold her actions against you simply because you share the same face or the same body.我们并不会因为相同的面容或者是一样的素体，就将她犯下的错误归到你身上。
GrozaCommander...指挥官……
CommanderShe's her, and you're you.她是她，你是你……
CommanderThe one who destroyed Nemesis wasn't you, so don't keep your head down like this—it's not like you.摧毁纳美西丝的人并不是你，所以，把头抬起来吧，闪电，这可不像你。
(The Commander gently caresses Juno's face, lifting it up, while carefully smoothing her loose strands of hair.)（指挥官轻轻抬起朱诺的脸，细心地整理着她的碎发。）
Groza...That's not true... Commander.不是这样的……指挥官。
(Because... it WAS me.)（因为——那正是我。）
(The one who killed Nemesis, that single, unsightly monster—it was me.)（杀了纳美西丝的人，像个怪物一样丑陋的，正是我。）
(At the very least... don't deny me the privilege of being Groza.)（至少不要……否认我就是“闪电”这件事……）
(And yet, his oh-so-familiar kindness strikes her like a dull blow. Juno subconsciously bites her lip.)（这份熟悉的温柔，在此刻就像是令人钝痛的一击一样，朱诺这样想着，无意识地咬了咬下唇。）
Commander...We never truly lost someone before, have we?我们还没有这样，彻底失去过谁，对吧？
CommanderEven though just a few days ago, we were still trying to help her recover memories.明明不久之前我们还在尝试帮她找回记忆的。
(Perhaps sensing that his words haven't comforted her, the Commander subtly changes the subject.)（或许是察觉到了眼前的闪电并未真正得到安慰，指挥官转换了话题。）
(She's no stranger to this side of his, to a tenderness he rarely reveals.)（她对这样的做法并不陌生，这是指挥官很少流露的，难以察觉的柔软。）
(A tenderness she once had all to herself.)（她曾经独占着这份柔软。）
(But now... it no longer belongs to her. Rather, it passes straight through her, toward the other Groza—the one she had dismissed as nothing more than a mere copy.)（但现在，这份柔软却并不属于她，似乎正在穿过她的身体，投向另一个“闪电”——那个被自己视为复制品的家伙。）
GrozaRight...嗯……
CommanderDo you remember how we first met Nemesis?你还记得我们是怎么遇见纳美西丝的吗？
Groza...I do. It was in a desert in a contamination zone.……我记得，那好像是污染区的一片沙地里。
GrozaThe inhabitants treated her like some kind of all-knowing oracle... Though she wasn't exactly friendly; the first thing she did was throw a dried rat at us.当时她被流浪的居民当做无所不知的巫觋，但却并不算友好，一见面就往我们的头上扔了根老鼠干。
GrozaWe didn't expect much as we listened to her divination... nevertheless, we still paid her by charging up her batteries.我们不抱希望地听完了她的占卜……支付了电池作为报酬。
GrozaTurns out her fortune-telling was accurate. Not only that, she came looking for us afterward and insisted on joining us.没想到占卜竟然真的有用，不仅如此，她还主动找上门，硬是要跟随我们。
CommanderYeah. Looking back... we didn't understand a word she was saying nor knew anything about her, yet somehow... we still allowed her to stay.是啊，现在想想，当时我们根本就没听懂她的话，更不知道她的来历……但是，竟然也让她留在了艾莫号上。
GrozaIt wasn't until Krolik showed up that we were finally able to understand her.嗯，直到克罗丽科出现，我们才算真正听懂了她的话。
GrozaThose two... despite bickering and fighting all the time, they've always worked wonders as a team.在小队中，她们配合得很好……虽然偶尔会有点吵吵闹闹的，但那也不错。
CommanderYeah... She and Krolik must've been really close.是啊……她和克罗丽科，其实关系很好吧？
(Juno is reminded of the past, of the very real memories shared with her comrades, and she unconsciously curls her lips in a faint smile. Reality sets in soon enough, though.)（朱诺想起了过去的事情，这份自己亲身与伙伴们共有的经历，令她的嘴角不自觉地上扬了几分，但很快，这份情绪便被现实所击垮了。）
Groza...Was it my decision that got her killed, Commander?……是我当初的决定害了她吗，指挥官？
CommanderThinking that way would be a disservice to Nemesis, Groza.这样想对纳美西丝也是一种失礼，闪电。
CommanderI don't think she'd ever regret meeting you.我想她并不会后悔遇到你的。
(...)（……）
(She... wouldn't ever regret meeting me?)（不会后悔遇到……我吗？）
(Juno falls silent. That sensation has returned.)（朱诺沉默了数秒，那种感觉似乎又回来了。）
(That cold, stoic sensation when she tore Nemesis apart with her bare hands.)（拆散纳美西丝时那种冷硬的触感再一次出现在了她的手中。）
(The slight numbness from the flying sparks. The crunching of mangled, broken limbs and a shattered skeleton.)（火花带来的细微麻痹感，还有那些残破的肢体与躯干，在手中碾碎时的破坏感。）
(Sakura's screams, Krolik's shouts.)（樱花的惨叫声，克罗丽科的大喊。）
(More squeals, cries, wails.)（惨叫声，惨叫声，惨叫声。）
(Working fluid splashing across her face. She still remembers how it felt.)（迸溅了一地的循环液，她还记得，那东西在她脸上时的触感。）
GrozaI...我……
(Juno's voice is painfully hoarse; even voicing her thoughts becomes a struggle.)（朱诺的声音干涩，发声都变得勉强。）
(The warmth of nostalgic reminiscence vanishes completely.)（刚才还在和指挥官诉说过去的温情荡然无存。）
(These hands... murdered her own friend, shattered the life onboard the Elmo.)（这样的……一双手，杀死了自己的伙伴，摧毁了艾莫号的生活。）
(Does she still have the right... to reach for his warmth with these very hands?)（还有资格再去……索取他的温度吗？）
Groza...I see.我知道了……
GrozaIt's going to be a long night, Commander. Let me make you some coffee. The usual?今晚大概会很难熬了，指挥官，我去给你泡杯咖啡吧，还是老样子，对吗？
(She forces herself to calm down.)（她竭力平复了自己的心情。）
(If nothing else, she wants to make up for even a tiny fraction of what she's done.)（至少现在，她想稍微弥补一下自己所犯下的错误。）
CommanderFeeling better now, Groza?已经没事了吗，闪电？
(The Commander relaxes slightly at the jovial show she has put on.)（看到她没事，指挥官似乎也稍微舒展了一些。）
GrozaYes, Commander... What should we do next?嗯……指挥官，接下来我们怎么做？
CommanderFirst, update Sextans and 404 on the situation.先将情况同步给六分仪和404小队她们吧。
GrozaThey're already on their way back... I'll remind them to stay alert.嗯……她们已经在回来的路上了，我会提醒她们注意安全。
CommanderGood. Oh, right. Let's check their neural backups as well later.嗯。啊，对了，稍后检查一下她们的心智备份吧。
CommanderEspecially Sextans. There's no guarantee her backup will work. She should avoid engaging the enemy if at all possible.尤其是六分仪，她的心智备份未必能生效，要尽量避免与敌人发生冲突。
(All this because of Nemesis.)（是因为纳美西丝的事情。）
Groza...Understood.嗯……
CommanderAlso, have DEFY get ready to provide support.还有，让外出的忤逆也做好可能支援的准备。
(DEFY...?)（忤逆……？）
(...Even they have returned.)（居然……连她们也回来了。）
(Juno smiles bitterly.)（朱诺微微苦笑。）
(Just how many Dolls have found their way back to the Commander's side while she was gone?)（在她不在的时候，到底还有多少人，回到了指挥官身边？）
(At this rate, she wouldn't bat an eye even if AR-15 somehow returned tomorrow...)（再这样下去，就算告诉她AR-15明天会回来，她也不会惊讶了。）
(Silently, she takes out her terminal to contact DEFY.)（沉默着，朱诺拿出终端准备与忤逆联络。）
(But the Commander suddenly stops her.)（但指挥官忽然打断了她。）
CommanderWait. Actually, I'll contact DEFY myself.不，忤逆这边，还是由我直接联系吧。
(Juno quietly lets out a sigh.)（朱诺无声地松了一口气。）
Groza...Understood.……谨遵指令。
(By the time he's done talking, a steaming cup of coffee at the perfect temperature has already been placed beside the Commander.)（说话间，朱诺已经将一杯冒着热气的咖啡送到了指挥官的身旁，温度刚刚好。）
CommanderToday's coffee... tastes a little different, huh?……今天的咖啡，味道似乎有些不同啊。
(The Commander quietly mumbles.)（指挥官小声地这样说。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(With the aftermath of the Collapse storm finally settling in, a warm breeze keeps stirring up choking dust. The scent of rust faintly tainted with blood lingers in the air.)（坍塌风暴的余波已经完全消散了，荒野上，微风卷起棕色的尘埃，一种灼热而又腥甜的铁锈气息弥漫在空旷的空气中。）
(Not long ago, an entire army stood here. Now, only silence remains.)（在不久之前，这里还有着一整个军队，而现在，这里却只剩下一片静谧。）
(Well, not quite.)（不，也并不完全是。）
(Faint rustling rises from the ground, reminiscent of an unseen organism crawling beneath the surface.)（一阵窸窸窣窣的声音，从地面上传来，像是某种生物活动时发出的一样。）
(The dark organism writhes gently across Darture's nearly restored body, only settling after every wound has been patched up before retreating once more into the shadow.)（漆黑的生物自黑眼那几乎已经修复完成的躯体中轻轻摆动着，直到黑眼的素体重新变得完好无损，它们才渐渐平息，再次回归于黑暗之中。）
Darture...Mmh.……唔。
(Still blinded to sight, the power fueled by the endless void slowly hoists her from the ground. Her neck has remained unscathed throughout—none of Juno's attacks inflicted any damage to it, intentionally or not.)（她双眼紧闭，那股漆黑的力量推动着她缓缓从地面漂浮起来。她的脖颈完好无损，朱诺并未给她带来任何留有痕迹的伤害。）
(The very next moment, her eyes fling open. With both feet firmly planted, the parasol in her hand gains liveliness once more as well.)（旋即，她睁开眼睛，双脚踏地，那支洋伞也再一次在她的手中焕发生机。）
Darture...Hmph.……哼。
DartureGot wiped out, huh...全军覆没了吗……
(No need for a second look; a single glance already tells her everything.)（不必多看，只一眼，她就很清楚发生了什么事情。）
DartureThat idiot surely went berserk... Even obliterated an entire squad in an instant.那家伙还真是狂躁……失控之下竟然直接在一瞬间就摧毁了一支小队。
(She feels neither pity nor anger—this is but another irritating inconvenience added to her book.)（绝无怜悯，她也不会诞生任何微妙的惋惜，对她而言，这只是一种令她不快的麻烦。）
(Dissatisfied, Darture flicks the damaged controller used to keep Juno obedient. As suggested by its battered casing... it no longer serves its function.)（黑眼不愉快地拨弄了一下那支可以让朱诺顺利执行指令的控制器，不出意外地，和它残破的外观一样，早已经无法使用了。）
DartureHmph. More junk to add to the pile.哼，一样也是垃圾。
(She tosses it aside with disdain. Fortunately, her communicator is still operational—she immediately opens a channel to Cocoon.)（她有些嫌恶地将手中的东西扔到一旁，好在通讯装置还能正常使用，她随即就给茧发去了一条通讯。）
CocoonWhat's wrong? You look pissed. Who upset you this time?怎么了？这副不愉快的表情，谁又惹你生气了？
DartureYou know exactly who. That idiot, obviously... It's always her and her tomfoolery.明知故问，还不是那个蠢货……真是一出精彩好戏……
CocoonLooks like the mission didn't go well. So what's the situation, Darture?看来任务并不顺利呢，汇报一下情况吧，黑眼。
DartureThe squad's been wiped out. And the controller's toast.小队已经全军覆没了，控制器也成了垃圾。
DartureI need a new squad and a controller powerful enough to keep "her" completely obedient. I'd rather not dirty my clothes again, so let's skip the excess entertainment altogether.我需要新的队伍，还有，一台足以让“她”彻底听话的控制器……我可不想再弄脏我的衣服了，多余的余兴节目就免了吧。
(Cocoon seems wholly unbothered. Her expression flickers for an instant before returning to normal.)（但茧似乎对此并不意外，她的神色不过是一瞬间的动摇，很快，就恢复成了往常的模样。）
CocoonSo, Juno went rogue?朱诺失控了吗？
DartureSeems like it. She ran into the Commander—well, a few of his Dolls, actually.似乎是这样的，她遇到了那个指挥官的小队——噢，只是一部分成员。
DartureBy the looks of it, reuniting with her old acquaintances got under her skin... and she executed them without the slightest hesitation. Heh-heh.看样子，那几个旧识惹恼了她，就连过去的同伴，她都毫不犹豫地处决了呢，呵呵。
Cocoon...Oh? I see.……哦？原来如此……
CocoonVery well. A replacement squad will arrive shortly. Until then, keep monitoring Juno's moves.好吧，新的队伍很快就会赶到，在此之前，你先继续留意朱诺的动向。
DartureHmph, will do. I'll track her down through the backdoor.哼，知道了。我会用后门定位远程监控她的所在。
DartureOh, speaking of... For how much of a fool she made me look, you wouldn't mind if I make her pay a little, right?对了……这家伙，让我这么狼狈，我稍微让她付出些代价，没关系吧？
CocoonOf course not, provided you're actually capable of it. But remember not to make a fool out of yourself.当然，前提是你有这个实力。不过，要注意打闹的限度哦。
DartureTch. I just didn't expect her to go berserk. Who are you calling—啧，我那只是没想到她会失控。你说谁……
(Before Darture can finish complaining, Cocoon hangs up, leaving her to glare furiously at the silent communicator.)（说完最后的叮嘱，茧率先切断了通讯，只剩下黑眼独自对着通讯装置气急败坏。）
Darture...Damn it. Every last one of them gets on my nerves.……可恶，一个两个都这么令人厌烦。
(Darture's grumble scatters into the wind. Spinning her parasol impatiently, she steps over the soldiers' bodies and slowly heads in Juno's direction.)（黑眼抱怨的话被吹散在了风中，她有些不耐烦地旋转着手中的伞，踩过那些倒下的士兵，向着朱诺的方向缓缓行进着。）
Reborn From Hellfire 业火重生
Read this chapter with voices →(Juno adjusts her breathing, doing everything she can to keep herself under wraps.)（朱诺调整着呼吸系统，竭力让自己保持着平静。）
(The Elmo has changed; most noticeably, it has become far livelier than before.)（艾莫号似乎改变了很多，最显著的就是，这里明显比以前热闹了很多。）
(Most of the Dolls passing her by are complete strangers to her. At most, she has caught a glimpse of them through the memories that belonged to "that Groza".)（眼前的人形伙伴们大多都是些朱诺完全不认识的——最多也只是在“那位闪电”的心智中得以一窥而已。）
(But with what happened to Nemesis, the atmosphere is bleaker than usual.)（不过，因为纳美西丝的事情，大家似乎没什么心情像往常一样吵闹。）
UllridGroza, we've run into some trouble with our plantation strategy.闪电，我们的种植计划可能出了一些问题。
(For example, take the blonde Doll who casually walked up to her just now—Juno has no memory of her.)（比如眼前这名自然而又熟稔地前来搭话的金发人形，朱诺对她毫无印象。）
(A plantation strategy? Since when did the Elmo start growing crops?)（种植计划？这又是什么？艾莫号什么时候开始种植农作物了吗？）
UllridThe sweet potatoes and bell peppers are doing fine, but this batch of tomatoes probably won't make it to Mokosh before they expire.紫薯和彩椒倒是还好，但这一批番茄可能没办法在保鲜期内运输到莫科什了。
UllridWhile we came up with a new plan after the Commander returned from Mokosh, the current batch...虽然在指挥官从莫科什回来后，我们制订了新的种植计划，不过，现在这批……
(It seems that the Commander started growing crops and working with Mokosh while she was gone.)（这么看来，在自己不在的日子里，指挥官似乎开始种植农作物，并开始和莫科什合作了？）
(Juno tries to piece together the status quo from the conversation.)（朱诺试图通过对话的内容来判断当前的情况。）
SuomiIt's such a waste that this batch couldn't be put to good use, Miss Groza.现在这批如果能够不浪费就好了呢，闪电小姐。
SpringfieldOur café could help take care of some, but nowhere near enough.虽然咖啡厅能用掉一些，不过，也消耗不了太多。
(Even Suomi and Springfield have returned to the Elmo.)（索米和春田回到艾莫号了吗？）
(Judging by Suomi's familiarity with the blonde Doll, could this be the "Big Sister" she mentioned?)（从索米表现出的亲疏程度来看，难道这个金发人形就是她提到过的那位姐姐大人……？）
(No... "returned" isn't the right word. On her way to the Elmo, Juno noticed how it was now stationed near the Doll Community Suomi once took her to. Although she never set foot in the Community back then, the surroundings definitely felt familiar.)（不，说是“回到”似乎不对。在回艾莫号的路上，朱诺便已经发现了，现在的艾莫号，似乎停靠在了索米带她去过的“人形社区”附近，虽然当时没能进入社区，但周围的环境的确让她感到熟悉。）
(Perhaps the Elmo has developed much stronger ties with the Doll Community.)（或许，现在艾莫号和人形社区联系更加紧密了？）
(Though still somewhat puzzled, Suomi and Springfield joining the conversation eases some of Juno's tension.)（虽然有些疑惑，但索米和春田适时地加入对话，还是让朱诺的压力稍微减轻了一些。）
GrozaYeah... we definitely can't let these perfectly good tomatoes go to waste.啊……的确不能让番茄白白烂掉。
GrozaNot to mention they'll become a real headache later on if we don't handle them properly.如果不处理好的话，后面可是会变得很麻烦的。
UllridAfter all, we don't wish to sell crops that are no longer fresh...毕竟我们也不想销售不新鲜的农作物……
SuomiMhm, I was thinking the same.嗯，我也和姐姐的想法一样。
(Seeing her theory being validated, Juno secretly feels a sense of relief.)（看来自己猜对了，朱诺暗暗地感到有些庆幸。）
SuomiBesides, watching them just rot away... really pains me.而且看着它们就这么烂掉，总觉得很于心不忍……
GrozaHmm... I see. Then why don't we process them before they spoil?嗯……我明白了，那我们现在就在番茄坏掉之前，想办法把它们加工一下怎么样？
SuomiHuh?诶？
SpringfieldProcess, huh... Ah, I see where Groza's going with this.加工……啊，我知道闪电的意思了。
GrozaPeeled canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato juice are all excellent options. Springfield should be familiar with making those.去皮番茄罐头，还有番茄酱和番茄汁，都是很不错的选择，春田应该很擅长这些。
GrozaThey make for good storage and ready-to-eat food, while also adding more variety to cooking.无论是存放，还是作为便携食品都很不错，还能增加料理的丰富度。
GrozaI think the people of Mokosh will really like that. Such products might even sell better.我想会很合莫科什人们的口味，说不定可以卖得更好呢。
UllridAh, that's a great idea.啊，还有这一招啊。
SpringfieldZucchero did use similar products quite often before.方糖其实之前也经常用类似的产品。
SpringfieldI guess we've been so focused on fresh vegetables lately that we overlooked such a simple solution.不过最近，太执着于让指挥官吃上新鲜蔬菜，反而忽略掉最简单的做法了呢。
SuomiCanned goods... yeah, we used to have those on the Elmo every now and then.罐头的话……嗯，确实呢，之前艾莫号上偶尔也会吃的。
GrozaIf this goes well, we could even start a dedicated production line and export them to places further away.如果销量理想，或许我们可以为这些产品专门开一个生产线，还能销往更远的地方。
SuomiThen all the Yellow Zones would be able to enjoy our tomatoes!嘿嘿，让整个黄区都吃到我们的番茄！
SuomiBut... how exactly do we do that?但是……具体要怎么做呢？
GrozaI'll send you the process details later. Mayling built an all-in-one canning machine before—that should come in handy. Though we'll probably need more hands for some of the steps.我稍后把实际操作方式发送给你们，刚好美玲之前制作过一个一体装罐机，可以帮到你们。不过，有些步骤，可能需要多一些人来帮忙了。
SuomiOkay! I'll ask Lotta to help!嗯！我叫洛塔也来帮忙！
UllridLet's go, Suomi. We should get started right away.走吧，索米，我们要尽快行动了。
SpringfieldMhm. I'll notify Centaureissi and Qiuhua as well.嗯，我也去通知一下桑朵莱希和秋桦。
SpringfieldLeave this part to us.这方面的工作就交给我们吧。
(With that, the three of them hurry off.)（说完，她们三人都急匆匆地离开了。）
(Good. That's another task taken care of.)（很好，又解决了一件工作。）
(Though the feeling of not quite belonging on the Elmo still lingers, at the very least, she's gradually finding her way back into work.)（尽管那种无法适应艾莫号的感觉似乎始终无法消散，但现在至少自己能逐渐回到工作中了。）
ColphneI remember the Leader being really good at making meals out of canned foods.我记得，队长之前好像很擅长用这种便携食品做出料理呢？
(Colphne jumps out of nowhere. Seeing a familiar face, Juno quietly breathes a sigh of relief.)（是寇尔芙跳了出来，看到是熟悉的面孔，朱诺悄悄松了口气。）
GrozaYeah. For a very long time, the Commander and I survived on extremely limited supplies.嗯，在很长一段时间里，我和指挥官只能依靠紧张的资源进行生活。
GrozaSo before I knew it... I became rather good at cooking with them.所以，不知不觉中，就变得擅长做这种料理了……
ColphneAlright, alright. The Leader's been with the Commander longer than anyone else, we get it.好好，知道啦，队长是陪伴指挥官最久的人嘛。
ColphneI remember the Commander had you make a pot of beef stew just last month. He said it tasted strange because the ingredients were too complete for once.我记得，上个月指挥官甚至还让队长做了一锅红烩牛肉呢，指挥官还说，因为原料太齐全感觉味道奇怪呢。
(Last month?)（上个月？）
(That wasn't her... That must've been her other "self".)（那恐怕并不是自己做的，是“那个自己”做的吧。）
(She did cook that dish for the Commander countless times before, always missing a few ingredients here and there. Yet while she was gone... "she" actually managed to cook him a proper one...)（自己曾经确实为指挥官做过无数次这道菜，而且时常凑不齐原料。结果，在自己不在的时候，“自己”却做成了一次……）
(Recalling the "copy" she tossed into the incinerator, Juno's heart tightens, and she quickly changes the subject.)（回想起那个被自己投入焚化炉的“备份”，朱诺的心中一紧，她迅速地想要转移话题。）
GrozaHehe... Mayling really loved it as well.呵呵……那道菜，美玲也很喜欢吃呢。
GrozaSpeaking of, I haven't seen Helena around?不过，怎么没见海伦娜？
Colphne...?……？
(For some reason, Colphne's expression suddenly changes.)（没想到，这句话说出口时，寇尔芙的脸色却突然变了。）
ColphneLeader?队长？
(Colphne dramatically places a hand against her forehead. Juno knows full well this exaggerated gesture isn't actually how Dolls diagnose malfunctions, but also why she's doing so nonetheless.)（寇尔芙有些夸张地将手贴到了她的额头上，明明对于人形来说，这并不是判断故障与否的标准，但朱诺很清楚，这个夸张行为背后的原因。）
(...Did I say something wrong again?)（……自己又说错话了吗？）
ColphneDid you forget, Leader? Helena's... been asleep for a while now.队长是不是忘了呀，海伦娜已经……沉睡了很久了。
(I misspoke.)（说错话了。）
(With how much has happened while I was gone, I should've investigated more before speaking up.)（没想到自己不在的日子里发生了这么多事情，原本自己应该好好调查清楚再说的。）
(But instead, I had let my guard down so easily because of my own emotions—)（但自己却轻易地因为那种情绪，就疏忽了——）
(Juno can clearly see Colphne's mood darken as well.)（朱诺明显地感觉到，寇尔芙的情绪似乎也变得有些低落。）
Groza...Ah.……啊。
GrozaI... I remember now. Sorry.我……想起来了，抱歉。
ColphneIt's okay. I know you've been having a hard time lately, Leader.没关系，我知道队长最近也很辛苦。
(Colphne shakes her head, plants her hands on her hips, and smiles brightly.)（寇尔芙摇了摇头，双手叉腰，很愉快地笑了笑。）
ColphneEver since we got that nutrient serum from Mokosh, Helena's been doing a lot better!从莫科什拿回营养液之后，海伦娜的状态已经好很多啦。
ColphneNot just the numbers on the monitors, even her complexion looks so much healthier now!不光是仪器上的数值，最重要的是，连脸色也看起来变好不少呢！
GrozaIs that so... That's... wonderful.……是吗，那真是……太好了。
(Her reaction only seems to render Colphne more concerned.)（自己的表现似乎让寇尔芙更加担心了。）
ColphneLeader, do you remember what I told you back in Mokosh?队长，还记得我在莫科什跟你说的话吗？
(A nonexistent memory.)（……不存在的记忆。）
(Memories that do not exist to her keep coming up.)（不存在的记忆一直被提起。）
(Memories that belong to the "other her".)（那是属于那个“自己”的记忆。）
(She cannot respond. A suffocating feeling no Doll should ever experience soon overwhelms Juno.)（她无法应对，这几乎让朱诺感到了一种人形不该有的窒息感。）
GrozaYeah, I do.嗯，我记得。
(That's all she can say.)（现在只能做出这样的回答。）
(That's what she must say.)（现在必须做出这样的回答。）
(Keeping herself together, Juno finds herself forced to play the role of the "other her".)（朱诺强装镇定，竟然开始扮演起了另一个自己。）
ColphneSo cheer up, okay? Our dear Leader.所以，要快点振作起来哦，队长。
(Cheer up...?)（振作起来……吗？）
(For a brief moment, Juno doesn't even know who Colphne is addressing.)（朱诺一瞬间，不知道寇尔芙这句话是在对谁说。）
(—!!!)（——！！！）
(The sudden communication request from the Commander interrupts the conversation that has been tormenting Juno. She answers immediately, as if grasping a lifebuoy tossed to her amidst a raging storm.)（突如其来的通讯声打断了这场令朱诺备受煎熬的对话，是指挥官的通讯，她就像看到了救星一般，迅速便接通了。）
GrozaCommander!指挥官。
CommanderCalm down, Groza. A pack of ELIDs showed up near the Doll Community, numbering more than the norm.别紧张，闪电，人形社区附近出现了一些生骸，数量比往日多了一些。
GrozaUnderstood, Commander.我明白，指挥官。
CommanderSince everyone is busy processing the tomatoes, I'll need you to lead the team and chase them out.因为她们正急着制作番茄产品，所以，这次就需要你带队帮忙清理一下了。
GrozaWill do.谨遵指令。
ColphneColphne will help too~那寇尔芙也来帮忙~
GrozaRight. Colphne, notify the rest of the squad.嗯，通知小队所有成员吧，寇尔芙。
Reborn From Hellfire 业火重生
Read this chapter with voices →KrolikL-Leader...队…队长……
(Having cleared out the ELIDs near the Doll Community, Krolik seems rather hesitant to voice her concern after realizing something.)（清理完人形社区附近的生骸后，克罗丽科像是意识到了什么一样，有些欲言又止。）
(Meanwhile, Colphne wears a similarly conflicted look as well. Perhaps because she had just caught a slip in "Groza's" memory, her expression is far more convoluted.)（相同情况的还有寇尔芙，或许是因为方才寇尔芙刚指出过“闪电”的漏洞，她的表情更加复杂一些。）
Colphne...……
GrozaWhat is it?怎么了？
(Why are you both looking at me like that?)（为什么用这种眼神看着我？）
(Juno instinctively feels she's done something terribly wrong again.)（朱诺下意识地开始觉得自己又做错了什么。）
VepleyHah...哈……
VepleyHuff... huff...呼……呼……
(Amid the awkward silence, another blonde Doll Juno doesn't recognize comes running over, panting.)（在这种复杂的气氛中，一名朱诺同样不认识的金发人形气喘吁吁地追了上来。）
VepleyL-Leader... Why didn't you give me any orders today? Did Vepley do something wrong?队……队长……怎么今天完全不给我下达指令呀！是维普蕾做错了什么吗？
(Vepley?)（维普蕾？）
(...Who is Vepley?)（——维普蕾是谁？）
(She's calling her Leader too. Is she part of the squad?)（甚至还称呼自己为队长，她也是自己的小队成员吗？）
GrozaYou didn't do anything wrong. I just...没有做错，我只是……
VepleyYou retreated without even telling Vepley... Leader, did something happen?撤退了也不告诉维普蕾……队长，发生什么事情了吗？
(So Vepley is another Doll the "other Groza" accepted into the squad.)（维普蕾，也是“那个闪电”……所接纳并允许加入小队的人形吗？）
(This whole ordeal is beyond her.)（朱诺完全不知道有这件事。）
ColphneLeader's having a hard time remembering a lot of things lately.队长最近似乎经常忘记一些事情呢。
(Even Colphne's expression turns serious.)（就连寇尔芙也变得严肃了起来。）
(Yeah... Going as far as forgetting about one of her own squad members and even leaving her behind. How could she do something like that?)（是啊，忘记了自己队员，甚至还抛下了她，自己怎么能做出这样的事？）
Krolik...Leader.……队长。
(Krolik stares directly at Groza.)（克罗丽科紧盯着眼前的“闪电”。）
KrolikYou...你到底……
(Juno's heart clenches once more. She sees the scenes flash before her eyes, every instant, every second, every moment that followed after Nemesis' death.)（朱诺的心再一次被揪了起来，纳美西丝“死亡”之后的一幕幕，似乎再一次重演在了她的心智中。）
(...Don't look at me like that.)（……不要这样看我。）
(Stop. Stop looking at me like that.)（不要，不要用这种眼神看着我。）
(Don't ever look at me like that again...)（不要再用这种眼神看我了……）
(I merely lost a few months of memories, just a few months.)（她只是失去了几个月的记忆而已，仅仅就是那么几个月。）
(I've fought alongside everyone all these years. It's only those last few months that I'm missing, why...)（一直以来，都是她在和大家并肩作战，只是少了几个月的记忆，为什么……）
(...Why don't I have the courage to tell everyone the truth?)（……为什么她没有勇气承认，没有勇气告诉同伴们真相？）
(Why do I have to endure such torment?!)（为什么，她要承受这样的煎熬？）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(It shouldn't be like this...)（不该这样的……）
(Suddenly, a pair of hands gently pat Juno's shoulders, pulling her free from those thoughts.)（倏地，一双手轻拍了朱诺的肩膀，将她从这种情绪中解放了出来。）
CommanderSorry, that's on me. I issued those orders rather hastily. Groza was just busy handling another task.抱歉，是我指令发得比较紧急。刚才闪电在处理其他的工作吧。
CommanderA lot's been going on lately, and after what we've lost... Groza's been under a great deal of pressure.最近艾莫号的事情比较多，加上……我们惨重的损失，闪电的压力也比较大。
GrozaNo, Commander. That was an oversight on my part.抱歉，指挥官，是我的失职。
VepleyAh! Commander!啊！指挥官！
ColphneBut... Leader just...可是……刚才队长甚至……
CommanderThat's enough, Colphne.好了，寇尔芙。
CommanderI haven't paid enough attention to Groza's workload and assigned her too many tasks. Let's give our dependable Leader some time off, okay?是我没有关注闪电的压力，给她派了太多工作，今天，就让我们可靠的队长稍微休息一下吧。
KrolikI'm going to train...我去训练了……
ColphneThen I'll go check on Helena~那寇尔芙也要去看看海伦娜的情况了~
VepleyVepley's going to help Suomi make canned tomatoes!维普蕾去帮索米她们制作罐头！
(The buzzing crowd quickly disperses, leaving the Commander and Juno alone.)（刚才还吵闹的人形们一哄而散，这里再次只剩下了指挥官和自己。）
(Juno doesn't dare meet his eyes.)（朱诺却不敢去看指挥官的眼睛。）
(The Commander just helped her out.)（是指挥官为自己解围了。）
(But...)（但是——）
("Our dependable Leader"...?)（“可靠的队长”……吗？）
(Thinking back to these past few days, Juno finds those words almost ironic.)（回想起这些天的事情，朱诺觉得有些嘲讽。）
(She isn't pretending to be anyone—she's just herself. Even after being separated from everyone for so long, she still knows this is where she belongs.)（她并没有在扮演任何人，她就是她，即便她实际上已经和大家分别了那么久，她依然能够感受到，这里才是她的归属。）
(But at the same time, she can never escape the off-putting feeling that constantly torments her with her very own secrets.)（但是，同样的，她也时时刻刻都在感受到异样，感受那些秘密的折磨。）
(Why... why did it become like this?)（为什么……为什么会这样呢？）
(Why has a rift appeared between me and my companions, when we were once so close?)（为什么曾经亲密无间的伙伴之间居然出现了隔阂。）
(Why can't I be at peace when I've put all in this effort just to be myself again?)（为什么她明明做回了自己，却觉得喘不上气？）
(Why am I here... just to suffer like this?)（……为什么，她要遭受这种对待？）
GrozaI... I'll go take care of other work now, Commander.我……我也去处理其他的工作了，指挥官。
(She flees the scene, not even noticing the Commander's hand reaching out, trying to stop her.)（她逃跑似地，离开了这里，甚至顾不上指挥官想要挽留的那双手。）
(Gloom pervades her mind, taking shape as a black mist that grows in time; nutrients in all but name, nourishing the vine-like organism that rests inside until it wraps around her completely, threatening to consume her.)（那种阴暗的情绪，就像是一团黑雾一样，从她的体内生长着，滋养着那些黑色的、藤蔓一样的生物，越缠越紧，几乎快要将她吞噬。）
(She softly murmurs, as though speaking only to herself.)（她轻声地低语，就像是说给自己听的那样。）
GrozaShould I... never have come back?我……不该回来吗？
GrozaNo... I have to go back.不……我必须回去。
(Groza numbly opens her eyes.)（闪电呢喃着睁开了双眼。）
(The stench of scorched metal left by the intense heat and the lingering warmth of the alloy beneath her make it impossible to tell whether she has truly awakened—or is still dreaming.)（刺鼻的焦糊味、灼热后的铁锈味，还有残留在合金板上的高温，让她一时间分不清自己究竟是已经醒来，还是仍在梦中。）
(Her body is buried beneath half-melted trash, ash, and metal. Her vision is confined to a narrow space of black and crimson.)（她的身体被半融的垃圾、灰烬和金属碎片压住，视野里只有狭窄的红黑色空间——）
(This is the lower chamber of the incinerator. With the hatch above closed, only the faint draft slipping through the cracks hints to her that the furnace is gradually cooling.)（这里是焚化炉的下层，投料口上方的合金闸门已经关闭，只有从缝隙中渗进来的微弱冷风，提醒她炉膛的温度正在缓慢下降。）
Groza(...Cough...)……咳……
(Perhaps because she had been dormant for too long, or perhaps because the furnace's heat caused further damage, she struggles to adjust to her battered body.)（或许是沉睡了太久，也或许是焚烧炉内的高温造成了更多损伤，她有些不适应自己残破的素体。）
(She has lost sensation in the right side of her torso, while the joints in her left arm grind with a piercing screech.)（右侧的躯体仿佛失去了触觉，左臂的关节发出刺耳的摩擦声。）
(Meanwhile, fragmented memories begin to resurface.)（断断续续的记忆从心智中浮现出来：）
(She was beaten... lifted up... and thrown into the incinerator...)（她被对方打倒、扛起、推入焚化炉——）
(And then...)（然后……）
Nervous OathswornEy... found anything?喂……发现什么了吗？
Bold OathswornNot yet... doesn't look like there's anything here.还没……好像没什么东西。
Nervous OathswornWhat kind of lunatic would even attack a garbage incineration plant...到底有什么毛病，跑来袭击垃圾焚化厂……
Bold OathswornMr. Vasily calls for us to pay attention to every minute detail!瓦西尔先生说了，我们要留心所有细节！
Bold OathswornWe might just find some clues to a conspiracy...说不定藏着什么阴谋……
Groza...……
(Groza remembers now.)（闪电想起来了。）
(Before she completely lost her consciousness, the alarm outside the furnace ringed briefly.)（在她彻底失去意识之前，炉膛外曾短暂响起过一次警报声。）
(Someone must've pulled the emergency lever.)（看来，是有人在紧急关机。）
Groza...Well...……真是……
GrozaThis isn't exactly the ending I was expecting...和预期不太一样的收场啊。
(She forces a faint, almost self-deprecating grin before trying to push away the debris pinning her down.)（她勉强弯起嘴角，自嘲般地笑了一下，随即开始尝试挣脱压在身上的废料。）
(The slightest of movements sends fresh agony surging through her crippled body, but willpower alone keeps her stubbornly climbing.)（每移动一寸，就有新的疼痛从素体各处涌起，但她依旧固执地向上挪动。）
(There's only so much time left for her to correct that mistake.)（时间还没有过去太久，现在还来得及，去纠正那个错误。）
GrozaI must go back...必须回去……
GrozaMust return... to the Commander.必须回……指挥官身边。
(Feeling the furnace wall, she soon finds a maintenance ladder warped by the heat.)（她顺着炉膛内壁摸索着，很快摸到了一截已经变形的维护梯。）
(The alloy is still hot enough to scorch skin, but rigid enough to support her weight.)（合金扶手被高温烤得发烫，但至少还能借力。）
Groza...Hah... haa...……哈，哈啊……
(Too heavy...)（太重了……）
(Her body... is too heavy...)（她的身体……太重了……）
GrozaNgh...!咕……！
(Summoning the last bit of strength, she tears down the melted, deformed parts of her body that no longer serve any function.)（她用出最大的力气，将自己身上那些融化，变形，不再拥有功能的部分扯下。）
(Until what remains of her is light enough to climb up the ladder.)（直到她现在的出力能够负担起她的重量，她才重新抓住维护梯的一侧。）
(One step, then another...)（一步，两步……）
(She practically crawls on each step until she finally reaches the chute hatch.)（她几乎是用“爬”的，才终于摸索到接近投料口的位置。）
(Outside, she can vaguely hear the wind, distant vehicles, and the muffled sounds of the city.)（闸门外，隐约能听见风声，还有偶尔传来的远处车辆声与城市噪音。）
GrozaThere has to be another way...应该还有别的办法……
GrozaI must get back to the Commander... back to everyone...必须回到指挥官身边，回到大家身边……
(She tries booting up her communications module, but her body is too badly damaged to establish any connection.)（她尝试着调用通讯功能，但因为素体的严重损伤，无论如何也无法接入。）
(Channels flutter only with static, grating on her nerves.)（频道中只有沙哑的杂音，吵得她有些心烦。）
Groza...……
(—I must go back.)（——必须回去。）
(Ultimately, she abandons fiddling with the comms module.)（终于，她把注意力从损坏的通讯模块上撤了回来。）
Groza...Let's try something else.……那就试试别的路子吧。
(She reaches into her own neural cloud.)（她开始尝试调用自己的心智。）
(During her brief connection with her other self, she had inadvertently gazed upon that Groza's memories.)（在和对方短暂的链接中，她已经无数次，不经意地看到了那名“闪电”的记忆。）
(If that "resonance" still abides... then it should work this time as well.)（如果这种“共振”还在——这一次，一定也能成功的。）
GrozaI can't... let her hurt the Commander.绝对……不能让她伤害指挥官。
(Yet, she's afraid. Afraid she'll once again see blood on her hands.)（但是她又害怕，再一次看到自己双手染血的画面。）
(Just like what she saw on that bridge. What will she do if that happens again?)（就像看到那座大桥上所发生的事情一样，如果这次，看到了那样的场景，自己又该如何处理呢？）
(Groza shakes her head. No, no, no. That's not right.)（闪电晃了晃头，不对，不对，不对。）
(The Commander and everyone else already told her: that third-generation Doll cannot and will not change who Groza is to them.)（无论是指挥官，还是其他的伙伴，都已经告诉过自己了，那名三代人形……不会改变自己作为“闪电”的一切。）
Groza...……
(At last, fragments begin appearing within her neural cloud.)（终于，支离破碎的片段出现在了闪电的心智中。）
(—)（——）
Groza...……
(She sees it.)（她看到了。）
(It isn't the horrifying scene she dreaded. If anything, it's almost too peaceful.)（并没有出现她所恐惧的场景，恰恰相反，那完全称得上是温馨。）
CommanderFeeling better now, Groza?已经没事了吗，闪电？
GrozaYes, Commander... What should we do next?嗯……指挥官，接下来我们怎么做？
CommanderFirst, update Sextans and 404 on the situation.先将情况同步给六分仪和404小队她们吧。
GrozaThey're already on their way back... I'll remind them to stay alert.嗯……她们已经在回来的路上了，我会提醒她们注意安全。
CommanderGood. Oh, right. Let's check their neural backups as well later.嗯。啊，对了，稍后检查一下她们的心智备份吧。
CommanderSorry, that's on me. I issued those orders rather hastily. Groza was just busy handling another task.抱歉，是我指令发得比较紧急。刚才闪电在处理其他的工作吧。
CommanderA lot's been going on lately, and after what we've lost... Groza's been under a great deal of pressure.最近艾莫号的事情比较多，加上……我们惨重的损失，闪电的压力也比较大。
GrozaNo, Commander. That was an oversight on my part.抱歉，指挥官，是我的失职。
VepleyAh! Commander!指挥官！
ColphneBut... Leader just...可是……刚才队长甚至……
CommanderThat's enough, Colphne.好了，寇尔芙。
CommanderI haven't paid enough attention to Groza's workload and assigned her too many tasks. Let's give our dependable Leader some time off, okay?是我没有关注闪电的压力，给她派了太多工作，今天，就让我们可靠的队长稍微休息一下吧。
Groza...……
(Groza's body is deprived of all strength at once.)（闪电好像丧失了所有的力气。）
(Life aboard the Elmo is proceeding as if nothing happened—)（艾莫号上的一切都在正常地进行——）
(She should've expected that.)（她应该预想到的。）
(That Doll IS her. She IS Groza.)（那个人就是她，她也同样是闪电。）
(She has a better frame and more memories.)（她有比自己更好的素体，更多的记忆。）
(Just like she said herself, perhaps... maybe she really is the better one...)（就像她说的那样……比起自己，或许，她才……）
GrozaNo... no...不对……不对……
(That's not her.)（那不是她。）
(She would never do something like that.)（她不会做这样的事。）
(She would never harm her comrades, nor throw herself into an incinerator.)（她不会摧毁自己的同伴，不会把自己投入焚化炉。）
(How could she act as though nothing ever happened?)（为什么能那么若无其事，为什么能好像什么都没有发生过？）
(How could she be accepted by everyone, by the Commander... after having killed a comrade, as though nothing happened?)（为什么她能够这么若无其事地……在摧毁了同伴后，还能像这样，被所有人……被指挥官接纳？）
GrozaI must... go back to the Elmo.必须……必须回到艾莫号。
(Groza props her scarred body up, despite having been mutilated beyond recognition by that third-gen Doll.)（闪电颤颤巍巍地支撑起自己的素体，那已经被那名三代人形破坏得不成样子——）
(No matter what it takes now, even if she's all alone, she has to return to the Elmo.)（但现在，哪怕是独身一人，无论付出任何代价，她都必须再一次回到艾莫号。）
(She doesn't even know whether she's doing it to protect everyone... or because she simply can't let such things happen.)（这一刻，她甚至自己也不清楚，究竟是为了保护大家，还是……仅仅只是因为，不想看到这样的事情发生。）
(Either way, she no longer has the luxury of worrying about such matters.)（但她已经无暇顾及了。）
Twin Eves 两位夏娃
Read this chapter with voices →(A few days later, Elmo Training Room.)（几日后，艾莫号，训练室内——）
KrolikYeeart——!喝啊——！
(Following a blinding flash, the training dummy is split in half before crumbling into pieces.)（刀光一闪，被击中的傀儡瞬间便四分五裂，随即，仿佛灰尘一般彻底消散。）
GrozaI heard from Mayling that you haven't checked in for your scheduled maintenance.我听美玲说，你没有去进行定期的素体维护。
Krolik...……
(She does not stop. The dancing glint of her blade slices apart one training dummy after another.)（她没有停下手中的动作，飞舞的寒光接连削碎了数个训练傀儡。）
GrozaKrolik, you should take a break.克罗丽科，稍微休息一下吧。
GrozaGiven that your neural cloud is currently unstable, regular maintenance is essential.在心智没那么稳定的情况下，素体维护和保养是必须的。
(I spot a touch of worry on Groza's face.)（我在闪电的脸上看到了担忧。）
(Ever since what happened to Nemesis, Krolik has practically locked herself inside the training room, relentlessly working through an eternal training regimen. At this point, Groza wouldn't be the only one getting worried about her. I would too.)（自从纳美西丝的事情过后，克罗丽科几乎不间断地将自己关在训练室内进行特训，不光是闪电，即便是我，也会担心她的情况。）
Krolik...……
(Krolik remains silent as a grave, merely nodding between breaths. Contempt still lingering on her face, though not directed at Groza or me.)（克罗丽科一言不发，只是气喘着点了点头。她的表情仍旧带有怒意——虽然这份愤怒并不是针对我和闪电的。）
CommanderGroza's right, Krolik.闪电说的没错，克罗丽科。
CommanderWhat you need right now is not more training, but getting yourself back into proper condition.现在最重要的，是及时调整好状态。
(Despite saying that, I know full well that this self-destructive training is but an outlet for her frustrations.)（话虽如此，我却很清楚，对于现在的克罗丽科来说，这种自虐式的训练，或许只是她的一种情绪宣泄口。）
(Not even wear or damage to the body bothers her in the slightest, because that's exactly what she's looking for.)（即便素体因此而损坏，也对此毫不在意，说不定，那才是她真正想要的。）
GrozaI'm sure Nemesis wouldn't be happy to see you like this...纳美西丝一定也不想……看到你这样。
Krolik...……
Krolik...I know.……我知道。
(Sure enough, those words, quietly uttered by Groza, finally bring Krolik to a stop. As though all her strength had been drained from her body, she lets out a prolonged sigh.)（闪电缓缓地开口，果然，这样的话成功让克罗丽科停了下来，像是所有的力气全部泄光一样，她长出了一口气。）
KrolikSorry... Leader, Commander.抱歉……队长，指挥官。
KrolikI just... can't forgive myself.我只是没办法……原谅我自己。
KrolikI know that... even if I become strong enough to defeat that third-gen Doll, I still can't bring Nemesis back.我知道的，即便我真的强大到，能够对抗那个三代人形，纳美西丝也不会再回来了。
KrolikBut I just... I... I just can't...但我就是……我……我就是没办法……
(Krolik grows more emotional with every syllable. Burdened by overwhelming exhaustion and pressure, she simply keeps pushing herself onward. But truly, what she needs is a shoulder to lean on.)（克罗丽科的情绪越来越激动，她积累了太多的压力与疲惫，比起逼自己一把，她更需要的是一个可靠的肩膀。）
(Groza has realized that as well, but she hesitates for a moment. I can't tell what she's thinking, but I know she's exhausted just as much.)（而闪电显然也意识到了这个问题，她犹豫了一下，我看不出她在想什么，但我知道，她也很累了。）
(In the end, Groza steps forward, gently holding Krolik and letting her rest against her shoulder as Krolik's tears roll down her cheeks.)（最终，闪电也走了上去，用手轻轻地撑住了克罗丽科，放任她依靠着自己的肩膀而啜泣。）
Alarm—!!!——！！！
(The shrieking alarm suddenly shatters the brief moment of peace.)（一阵尖锐的警报声打破了这份短暂的宁静。）
Krolik—!!! Commander, is that her again?!——！！指挥官，是她又来了吗！
Groza...!……！
(As though a switch has been flipped inside her, Krolik immediately enters a combat-ready state the instant she hears the alarm; the fatigue from days of nonstop training vanishes in the blink of an eye.)（听到这阵警报声，克罗丽科立刻便像是触发了什么开关一样，她迅速调整好了备战状态，全然没有连续训练了多日的疲惫。）
(For just a moment, Groza freezes as well. She has never been the type to overreact, but I spot panic flashing across her face for once—perhaps from the accumulated exhaustion and immense psychological strain.)（而这似乎也让闪电在一瞬间微微一僵，她从不是一个一惊一乍的人，但或许是连日的疲惫加上巨大的心理压力，她在刹那间展现出了慌乱。）
GrozaI'll confirm the situation right away.指挥官，我马上确认情况。
(Her panic lasts only a moment. Just as she has done repeatedly over the past few days, Groza quickly regains her composure. I can tell that she's slowly recovering and getting better, and nothing reassures me more than that.)（这种慌乱并未持续很久，像过去这数天一样，闪电很快便调整好了自己。她的状态正在缓缓地恢复，她正在逐渐好起来，这比什么都令我放心。）
Alarm—!!——！！
(The alarm continues blaring. I quickly bring up my command tablet, preparing to enter combat.)（警报声持续作响，我也迅速打开随身携带的指挥平板，准备接入作战。）
(Clank!)（砰！！）
(Just then, a deafening crash sounds from the corridor. Panicked and frantic shouting immediately sweeps toward the training room.)（就在这时，走廊上，一阵巨响传来。旋即，尖叫声、吵闹的声响便向着训练室席卷而来。）
(Bang! Slam!)（砰！！砰！！！）
(As though answering the alarm itself, the dull thuds grow louder and louder, almost intending to tear the training room door off its hinges.)（就像是呼应着警报声一样，响声越来越大，几乎就要掀开训练室的大门。）
(And then—)（而下一刻——）
Electronic VoiceAuthentication confirmed—Groza.认证通过——闪电。
(The training room system voice suddenly rings out.)（训练室的电子音，突然突兀地响了起来。）
Groza...!!……！！
(I see Groza noticeably stiffen.)（我看到训练室内的闪电表情一僵。）
(Soon, the door slowly slides open. Dust fills the corridor, making it obvious that something happened out there.)（紧接着，大门缓缓打开，我看到走廊上尘烟四起，显然，刚才这里发生了一些什么。）
(But most likely not a fierce battle.)（不，也或许并不是发生了什么恶战。）
(Because what I see beyond the doorway is—)（因为我看到了，门开之后的景象。）
(—Groza, covered from head to toe in wounds, with not a single patch of synthskin left intact.)（那是浑身上下都伤痕累累，甚至无法找出一块完整蒙皮的——闪电。）
(Her chest rises and falls violently as though she's just survived an endless battle. Sparks pour out of her broken joints. I can't even begin to imagine how she managed to reach the Elmo while dragging a body in this condition... The loud noises we heard moments ago must've been her limping through the hallways.)（她的胸口剧烈地起伏着，就像是刚经历了漫长的战斗一般，破损的关节处，还闪烁着噼啪作响的火花。拖着这样的一副身体，我难以想象她是如何来到艾莫号的，刚才走廊上的声音，或许就是这具素体跌跌撞撞下所发出的。）
CommanderG-Groza?闪……闪电？
GrozaCommander... S-stay away from her!! She... she's that third-gen Doll!!!指挥官……离……那家伙，远一些！！她，是那名三代人形！！！
(The training room falls deafeningly silent.)（训练室内一片死寂。）
(All eyes dart back and forth between the two Grozas, filled with confusion, panic... and an unspoken terror.)（所有的视线在两名“闪电”之间来回摇晃，茫然、慌乱、甚至带上一点难以启齿的恐惧。）
"Groza"...……
(The Groza inside the room says nothing. She instinctively takes a step forward before stopping.)（训练室中的闪电没有说话，只是下意识地向前迈了一步，又停住了。）
KrolikLeader...?! What's going on?!队长……！！怎么回事？！
GrozaCommander... Krolik... I... she...指挥官，克罗丽科，我……她……
GrozaShe... she's that "Groza"... we encountered before...她……她是我们之前遭遇过的……那个……“闪电”。
GrozaThe third-generation Doll... the Conglomerate created... by rebuilding my body... following my battle with Darture...财团……用我和黑眼交战后的素体……改造之后的三代人形……
Commander...……
(I turn to look at the Groza who's been by our side these past several days, hardly able to believe it.)（我看向了这几日朝夕相处的闪电，有些难以置信。）
(That isn't an accusation to make lightly, yet I can't sense any hint of lies in the other Groza's words.)（这并不是个能够轻易让人相信的指控，但我却感觉不出谎言的存在。）
(More importantly... the Groza standing beside me does not deny it.)（而最重要的是，闪电——站在我身旁的闪电，并没有否定。）
"Groza"...……
("Groza" stares at her battered doppelgänger without the slightest change in expression.)（“闪电”看着伤痕累累的自己，脸上的表情没有丝毫变化。）
GrozaThat day... after I separated from the Commander in Mokosh...我……那天……在莫科什……我和指挥官……分别之后……
GrozaI found... no, we found each other, because our neural clouds... share the same origin.我找到……不，应该说，我们找到了彼此，因为我们的心智……是同根同源的。
GrozaWe can sense one another.我们能够感应到彼此。
Groza...At first, we intended to become one again, but she...……原本，我们想要重新融为一体，但是……她……
GrozaShe has already been turned into a third-generation Doll. With the Boojum cells' influence, her neural cloud had suffered irreversible changes.她被改造成了三代人形，受伯介姆细胞的影响，心智出现了不可逆的变化。
GrozaAnd so... we could no longer merge into one.所以，我们无法再合二为一。
GrozaI originally... wanted to bring her back, but she... attacked me, and then...我原本……想要带她回来，但是她……袭击了我，然后……
"Groza"I didn't attack you.我没有袭击你。
("Groza" coldly cuts her off.)（“闪电”冷冷地打断了闪电的话。）
"Groza"No one attacks... themselves.没有人会袭击“自己”。
"Groza"I merely... deleted a redundant copy.我只是……删掉了一个多余的备份。
KrolikW-what?!什……什么？！
(Struggling to grasp the situation until now, Krolik feels her expression shift the instant "Groza" comes clear.)（原本还始终有些无法厘清状况的克罗丽科，在“闪电”亲口承认的瞬间，脸上的表情也发生了激烈的变化。）
KrolikY-you really are... that impostor!!你，你真的是……那个冒牌货！！
"Groza"—I'm NOT!——我不是！
("Groza" shouts.)（“闪电”发出了怒吼。）
"Groza"—I am Groza! I. AM. GROZA!——我才是闪电！我就是闪电！
"Groza"The Groza who boarded the Elmo eight years ago and stood with the Commander ever since!八年前登上艾莫号，和指挥官奋战至今的闪电！
"Groza"The Groza who fought side by side with the Commander in Griffin over a decade ago!十年前在格里芬，和指挥官并肩作战的闪电！
"Groza"Griffin's memories are still with me! So are the ones I've made on the Elmo!我有格里芬的记忆！我有艾莫号的记忆！
"Groza"Not to mention... the only reason I became like this, was for the Elmo, for the Commander!甚至——我之所以会变成这样，也是为了艾莫号，为了指挥官！
"Groza"I fought Darture! Only to be captured by the Conglomerate, then turned into THIS!我是和黑眼战斗，才会被财团夺走，被他们改造！
"Groza"She's nothing more than a temporary backup, a copy with a few extra months of memories!她只不过是启动的备份，不过比我多了几个月的记忆！
"Groza"How does she have the right to call herself Groza?!难道就比我更有资格自称闪电吗！
(Nearly consumed by rage just moments ago, Krolik seems overwhelmed by "Groza's" outburst. She stares blankly at her, even forgetting what she had intended to do.)（原本暴怒的克罗丽科，在“闪电”的厉声中仿佛被压制住了一般，愣愣地看着她，一时间竟然忘了自己要做什么。）
GrozaIf...如果……
(The wounded, barely standing Groza shoots back in a calm voice filled with static and determination.)（而面对此景，那个伤痕累累、虚弱无比的闪电，却用轻微，甚至带着电子杂音的声音坚定地回击。）
Groza...If you're really that sure of yourself, then why did you hide that fact from everyone?……如果你真的这么理直气壮，为什么要瞒着大家？
GrozaWhy hide from the Commander? Why not tell him the truth?为什么要瞒着指挥官，什么都没有告诉他们？
"Groza"......………………
GrozaNo one ever questioned who you were. I... I know we are one and the same, but I also said I'd bring you back.没有人怀疑过你的身份，我……我知道你就是我，我也说过要带你回来。
GrozaYet you... you struck me and threw me into the incinerator to die...但你……你袭击了我，把我丢进焚化炉里等死……
GrozaIf you truly saw me as nothing more than a cheap copy... as a "backup"... you wouldn't have batted an eye nor felt guilty about destroying me...如果你真的只把我当成备份，当成……即便真的谋杀了，也不需要有负罪感的“自己”。
GrozaThen... why couldn't you admit it?那……为什么你不敢承认？
"Groza"I...我……
KrolikAnd...而且……
KrolikIt was you...……是你。
KrolikYou killed... Nemesis...……是你杀了……纳美西丝……
(Krolik stares at "Groza" in disbelief.)（克罗丽科难以置信地看着“闪电”。）
"Groza"Krolik, I...克罗丽科，我……
KrolikStay back!别过来！
(Wielding her blade with grief and fury, Krolik points the edge squarely at the "Leader" she had just shared an intimate moment with minutes earlier.)（克罗丽科悲愤地握着手中的刀，刀锋指向了几分钟前还亲密无间的队长。）
Krolik...You monster.……你这个怪物。
(Krolik glares at that face identical to Groza's. Only moments ago, she had leaned against this third-generation Doll's shoulder for comfort.)（克罗丽科死死地看着那张和闪电一样的脸，就在不久之前，她还曾经倚靠在这名三代人形的肩膀上落泪。）
"Groza"Monster...?怪物……？
(Bewilderment fills her eyes at the word.)（她的眼神中出现了一瞬间的茫然。）
(She looks helplessly around the room, ultimately letting her gaze find me.)（她无措地看向房间中的其他方向，最终，视线找到了我。）
(Meanwhile, I stand beside Groza, supporting her body that can barely remain upright.)（而我此时正在闪电的身旁，扶着本就已经难以站立，脚步踉跄的她。）
(I can see the despair in her eyes.)（我看到她目光中的绝望。）
"Groza"I...我……
KrolikHow dare you... pretend to mourn her with us.你……竟然还能，这么假惺惺地……和我们一起怀念她。
KrolikHow dare you... lean on the Commander, act like you're the victim... telling me how you understand what I felt...还能……像个受害者一样，依靠着指挥官，说什么理解我的话……
(Blinded by her anguish, Krolik advances.)（克罗丽科什么都没有看到。）
(Swinging her blade at "Groza", her hand trembles involuntarily under the force, yet the slash doesn't even scratch "Groza's" skin.)（她将刀挥向“闪电”，手也不由得因为用力而颤抖，但这无法对“闪电”造成任何伤害。）
(Krolik brings down her sword again, and again, and again, hacking wildly at "Groza", venting all her frustrations.)（克罗丽科愤怒地再次将刀抬起，就像是发泄情绪一般，反复向“闪电”挥砍着。）
KrolikHow could you... act like nothing ever happened?你……到底是怎么……装得这么若无其事的？
(Tick.)（滴答。）
CommanderWait! Krolik!等等！克罗丽科！
(...My attempt to stop her is pitifully futile, since I don't even know what right I have to stop her.)（……我的劝阻苍白无力，就连我都不知道我有什么理由阻止克罗丽科。）
(Or... Should I even stop her at all?)（或者说，我真的应该阻止吗？）
KrolikNone of that! It's all just facts!没什么好等的！这都是事实！
KrolikIf there was even the tiniest... tiniest part of you that was like Leader... y-you wouldn't have done something so utterly revolting.哪怕你的心里有一丁点的……一丁点的像队长，你……你都不会做出这么……令人作呕的事情。
(Tock.)（滴答。）
GrozaCommander...指挥官……
(The real Groza—I don't even know if I should call her that—the one who's truly been at my side throughout this period, the one who's been wounded beyond recognition, is now nested in my embrace.)（真正的闪电……我不确定是否应该用这样的描述，但这段时间，真正在我身边与我并肩的闪电，被伤害得面目全非的她就在我的怀中。）
(And the perpetrator... is standing right before us.)（而加害者，就在眼前。）
KrolikYou freaking monster... I'm going to kill you... I'm going to DESTROY you, completely.彻彻底底的怪物……我一定要……彻底杀了你。
(Tick.)（滴答。）
(Finally, as the word "monster" is uttered, I hear something snap.)（终于，在那声“怪物”发出时，我仿佛听到了什么东西断裂的声音。）
"Groza"I...我……
("Groza" slowly raises her head, her eyes have somehow grown teary as she looks at Krolik.)（“闪电”抬起头，那双眼睛竟然有些湿润，她看着克罗丽科。）
"Groza"Am I a monster...?我是怪物吗……？
(Her voice is gentle, almost pleading. But unlike her tone, her arms shoot forward with a great ferocity, grabbing hold of Krolik's throat in the blink of an eye.)（和她轻柔地、仿佛倾诉一般的声音不同，她的双臂狠戾异常，瞬间便扼住了克罗丽科的咽喉。）
CommanderLet go of her... "Groza"...!放手……“闪电”……！
(But it's already too late. Her clutch constricts, tightens, until Krolik's sword slips from her powerless fingers and her head rolls off her broken neck.)（但这现在已经无济于事，她的手臂不断收紧着，直到那柄刀因为无力而落在地面上，直到她彻底绞断了克罗丽科的脖颈。）
(Then, she turns to look at me—)（随后，她转头看向了我——）
"Groza"Commander...指挥官……
Commander...……
(I step in front of Groza, separating her from "Groza".)（我挡在了闪电的面前，将她和“闪电”隔绝开来。）
"Groza"...Do you also think I'm a... monster?……你也觉得我是个怪物吗？
(Her tear-filled eyes are full of grief.)（她满溢着眼泪的目光中透着悲怆。）
(I don't know how to answer.)（我不知道该如何作答。）
CommanderYou shouldn't have... hurt Nemesis... and Krolik... and her.你不该……伤害纳美西丝……伤害克罗丽科……还有，伤害她……
"Groza"I never meant to kill Nemesis!我没想过伤害纳美西丝！
"Groza"I... I hadn't recovered my memories yet... it was all the Conglomerate's doing...我……我那时候……还没有……没有恢复记忆……是，都是财团……
Commander...Then what about Krolik just now?……那现在的克罗丽科呢？
Commander...What about her?……还有她呢？
Groza...……
"Groza"...I...……我……
CommanderGroza... The Groza I know...闪电……我所知道的闪电……
Commander...Has always been terrified by the possibility of one day hurting me because she fears that there's an aspect of herself she doesn't know about and can't control... because of someone else's manipulation...一直以来，都在担心和畏惧，害怕有一天，会因为不了解的自己，因为别人的操纵而伤害我。
CommanderAnd to ensure that day would never come, she's done everything to keep herself under control.为了不让这样的事情发生，她一直都在努力地控制自己。
Commander...Yet you? You just...那么……你呢？
"Groza"......…………………………
VepleyCommander... What's going onnnnn—!!!指挥官……发生什么……呀啊——！！！
VepleyW-why's there two Leaders?!怎，怎么有两个队长？
ColphneQuiet, Vepley. Looks like we need to prepare for battle.安静，维普蕾，看来我们要准备好作战了。
SakuraWait for me, wait for—等等我，我也——
SakuraAh... T-there are two M-Miss Groza?啊……闪、闪电小姐？怎么有两个？！
SpringfieldHold on, everyone.各位，先别急着行动。
(The rest of the Elmo soon gather around, but "Groza" pays them no mind.)（闻声而来的艾莫号的伙伴已经赶到了，但“闪电”却充耳不闻。）
(She only stares at me, eyes overflowing with sorrow, confusion, and pain caused by my words.)（她只是盯着我，眼中流出的是悲伤、不解，还有被我的言语击中的痛苦。）
"Groza"...You're right. I... This is exactly what I've dreaded all along.……是啊，我一直……一直都在害怕发生这种事。
"Groza"That's why... I didn't tell you... I couldn't tell you the truth, Commander.所以，我才不敢说，我才不敢告诉你真相，指挥官。
"Groza"I was afraid... really afraid... that if you, all of you, found out I wasn't who I am supposed to be...我很害怕……我真的很害怕，如果你……你们发现我真的会失控。
"Groza"...You'd stop seeing me as your comrade, your adjutant, your Leader.就不会再把我当成同伴，当成副官，当成队长。
"Groza"If even you all think I'm a monster...如果连你们都把我当成是怪物……
Commander...……
"Groza"...Then who would still see me as "Groza"?……那还有谁会把我当成闪电？
("Groza" stands helplessly.)（“闪电”无措地站在那里。）
(Desperately trying to explain herself, she doesn't even notice her tear-filled eyes slowly turning crimson, and that a black mist is beginning to spread uncontrollably from her body.)（她无措地、慌乱地解释着，甚至没有注意到，自己流着泪的双眼正在变得猩红，一团漆黑的薄雾正从她的身体中肆意地向外生长。）
"Groza"Commander...指挥官……
(Amidst that pleading cry for help, the promise Groza and I made flashes before my eyes—)（在那哀求的呼唤声与眼前刺目的画面中，我回忆起了闪电曾经与我说出的承诺——）
GrozaI'm worried about it all becoming real one day, Commander.我很担心那一天真的到来。
GrozaI'm worried I'll really become a monster in your eyes.我很担心指挥官眼中的我，真的变成一个“怪物”。
GrozaCommander, there's one thing I want to ask of you... If that day ever comes, please do not hesitate to kill me. Destroy me.指挥官……至少我希望你能答应我，如果这一天真的到来，请你不要有任何犹豫，杀死我，彻底毁灭我。
(...I raise my gun, pointing it squarely at the Groza before me.)（……我举起了枪，指向眼前的闪电。）
(Yet I can't bring myself to pull the trigger—)（但我却扣不下扳机——）
(Behind me, the wounded Groza instinctively and gently tugs me back.)（身后，遍体鳞伤的闪电仿佛下意识地、轻轻拉住了我。）
(Because then I realize: the "Groza" before me doesn't even possess that memory...)（我这才意识到一件事——眼前的“闪电”，连曾与我许下这个承诺的记忆都没有。）
"Groza"...Commander?指挥官……？
(But to her, my reaction had already made my answer clear.)（然而，我的这一举动，在她看来，好像已经象征了什么。）
"Groza"So... even you won't acknowledge me now... Commander...真的……连你也不再认同我了吗？指挥官？
(Her eyes remain locked on me.)（她仍旧凝视着我。）
"Groza""Your most important adjutant". "Your most important Groza".“最重要的副官”“最重要的闪电”……
"Groza"All of it... none of it... has anything to do with me anymore...全部，全部都和我……没有任何关系了吗……
"Groza"But... what have I done wrong?可是……可是我又做错了什么呢……
(She looks around helplessly, only to realize the training room has been torn up in the chaos, and Krolik's decapitated body lies on the floor.)（她无助地环顾四周，才发现在刚才的混乱中，训练室已经被彻底毁坏了，地上躺着身首异处的克罗丽科。）
(The gathered Dolls all have their weapons trained on her, but the fact that she's being held at gunpoint by her former comrades doesn't seem to bother her at all—)（还有那些聚集过来的人形，除了闪电，每一个都拿枪口对准了她。但她在意的，却好像并不是被包围这件事本身——）
(—)（——）
"Groza"......……………………
"Groza"Heh... I understand now...呵呵，我明白了……
"Groza"Compared to Groza...比起闪电来说……
(At last, she laughs bitterly.)（倏地，她自嘲地笑了。）
"Groza"I'm nothing but...我在您眼中……
(A black liquid, mixed with vivid crimson oozes from her eyes. It almost looks like—)（一种漆黑的液体，混着鲜艳的红色，从她的眼眶中流了出来，那简直就像是——）
"Groza"A monster... in your eyes.一定就像个怪物吧。
(Yeah... Just like the tears of a monster.)（是啊，就像是——怪物的眼泪一般。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Soon, her anguished wail echoes throughout the entire Elmo.)（旋即，她的哭号声响彻了整个艾莫号。）
(Writhing in agony, she struggles. The Dolls, who had already readied themselves, instantly spring into action.)（她痛苦地挣扎了起来，原本做好准备的人形们迅速便进入了状态。）
CommanderAll units, prepare for combat!所有人形，准备作战！
Twin Eves 两位夏娃
Read this chapter with voices →(...)（……）
(The losses are... catastrophic.)（损失惨重。）
(All units have been severely damaged and are no longer combat-capable. All I can hope for now is that Mayling has hidden well enough.)（所有人员全部重伤无法作战，现在我只希望，美玲能躲得好一点。）
Commander..."Groza"...“闪电”……
(I try calling out to the Doll before me, but she doesn't seem to hear, merely reaching out to gently caress my face.)（我尝试呼唤眼前的人形，但她却像听不到一样，只是抚摸着我的脸。）
"Groza"...Commander. Let me tell you once again.……指挥官，让我来重新告诉你吧。
"Groza"Who I really am—我到底是谁——
(The next moment, she pulls me into her embrace, and before long, the Elmo's behind us.)（下一刻，我被她的怀抱所包围，很快，我们便离开了艾莫号。）
Bloody-Teared Confession 泣血告白
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, somewhere in a Yellow Zone.)（2074年 X月X日 黄区 某处）
(Bang—)（砰——）
(Following a gust of dark wind, the dilapidated wooden door bursts open.)（伴着一阵黑色的疾风，破旧的木门轰然打开。）
(After several hours of aimless wandering, Juno finally sets down the person she had been carrying tightly against her chest.)（辗转奔波数个小时后，朱诺终于放下了紧紧禁锢于怀中的那个人。）
(Though the organism within her is still agitated by her frantic dash, she does her best to keep her movements gentle.)（素体中寄生的“生物”还在因她的奔袭而躁动不安，但她仍然尽量保持着动作的柔和。）
JunoThere. Here we are.好了，就是这里。
JunoWe can finally get some proper rest, Commander.指挥官，我们可以好好休息一下了。
Commander...……
(The person she laid upon the soft sheet remains silent.)（被放在柔软床铺上的人维持着沉默。）
(Juno takes a step back. The four monstrous arms dissolve into the mist behind her. She gazes at the face still covered by a blindfold before raising her hand once more.)（朱诺后退一步，可怖的四条手臂雾一般在身后消散。她凝视那张被蒙住眼睛的脸，再度抬起了手。）
JunoPlease don't get mad for keeping your eyes covered, Commander.别怪我一直蒙着你的眼睛，指挥官。
JunoI just didn't want the scenery along the way... to startle you.我只是不想在途中……吓到你。
(As she goes on, her fingers gently reach behind the Commander's head and untie the blindfold.)（说话间，她的手指轻柔地绕到指挥官脑后，解开眼睛上的布条。）
(A warm sensation runs through. Juno instinctively raises a hand to shield the Commander's eyes from the dim light.)（温热的颤动从触手处传来，朱诺本能为对方挡住了并不明亮的光线。）
JunoDon't open your eyes just yet, Commander.别急着睁眼，指挥官。
(She gently massages his eyes for a moment before moving on to softly knead his shoulders.)（在眼周轻柔地按摩了片刻，朱诺才停了手，转而为对方轻轻揉捏起双肩。）
JunoFeeling better now?这样好过些了么？
JunoSorry, Commander, but I can't untie the ropes around your hands just yet.抱歉，指挥官。你手上的绳子，我还不能解开。
JunoI can't let my guard down for even a second when you're my opponent.做你的对手，我可一秒钟都不敢松懈。
Commander...……
(The Commander remains quiet, but Juno pays it no mind. She simply lets go of him, walks across the room to fetch some water, and carefully holds the cup to his lips.)（对方依旧保持着沉默。朱诺却没有在意，只是松开手，转身走向屋中取来饮水，小心地递到对方嘴边。）
JunoHere, Commander, have some water. Don't make it more difficult—you need to stay hydrated.指挥官，来，喝口水吧。别跟我赌气，你需要水分。
Commander...……
JunoYou're not thirsty?你不渴？
JunoOr... you want me to feed you?还是说，想要我喂你喝？
Commander...……
(Under Juno's "threat", he finally relents—)（在朱诺的“威胁”下，对方终于有了些许回应——）
(The Commander tilts his head, catching the rim of the cup between his lips, and starts sipping.)（指挥官微微扭头，衔住了杯沿，配合地将那杯水喝了下去。）
JunoHehe... that's more like it.呵呵……这样就对了呢。
Commander(Gulp... Cough—cough, cough—)咕嘟……咳、咳咳——
(Having gone a while without water, he breaks into a fit of coughing before finishing the cup.)（似乎因长久未饮水的缘故，水未喝完，对方便爆发出一阵呛咳。）
(Juno gently pats him on the back, then leans forward to wipe the droplets from the corner of his mouth.)（朱诺轻拍起指挥官的背，俯身为指挥官擦去唇边水滴。）
JunoSorry... Commander.抱歉……指挥官。
JunoThis must be... uncomfortable.这个样子……很不舒服吧。
Commander(Cough...)咳咳……
JunoBut it's the only way I can get you to listen to me right now.但是，这是现在能让你听我说话的唯一方式。
CommanderI've been listening all along.我一直在听。
(The Commander finally speaks.)（指挥官终于开了口。）
(His voice is hoarse, yet is as calm and composed as ever.)（他的声音有些沙哑，但如以往一样沉着，冷静。）
CommanderBesides, from the place you chose, the way you tied me up, and the very first thing you did after we got here...而且，从你挑的地点、绑的方式、你进来以后做的第一件事开始……
CommanderI knew you never intended to hurt me.我就知道，你并不打算伤害我。
Juno...……
CommanderYou took me away from the Elmo because you didn't know what else to do, but you couldn't let go of the chance to talk to me.你把我带离艾莫号，是因为你不知道该怎么办，又不想放弃和我谈话的机会。
CommanderWhile it didn't look like you held back your blows in the training room, you actually avoided damaging the cores of any of the Dolls.你在训练室里下手很重，但避开了所有会直接毁坏心智核心的部位。
CommanderEven now, you've chosen to take refuge in an abandoned cabin, rather than a Conglomerate rendezvous point.你现在选的是一间没有人烟的小屋，而不是财团的联络点。
CommanderNone of that fits the modus operandi of a third-generation Doll.这些都不是“三代人形”的做法。
Commander—Because you never tried to harm me. You want to talk.——你没想伤害我，你想和我沟通。
(Juno freezes.)（朱诺微微一怔。）
JunoCommander... you...指挥官，你……
Commander...Remember, we've known each other for more than ten years.……我们认识不止十年了。
Commander...Figuring out what you're thinking is nothing special.你在想什么，我很容易就能猜到。
JunoSo you still... acknowledge me as Groza?……你还愿意……认同我是闪电吗？
Commander...I never stopped doing so.……我从来没有否定过。
(Juno slowly leans forward until she is resting against his knees.)（朱诺将身体向前靠了靠，更深地伏到了对方的膝上。）
(This person is her last refuge in this tumultuous storm, the only person in the world she can speak to without regard about every burden weighing upon her mind.)（不——也许她是将面前的人当做了最后的支撑，放任自己就此托付心智中所有的重担。）
Juno...I'm the one who killed Nemesis.……是我杀了纳美西丝。
JunoI'm the one who hurt Krolik... Kalina... Soppo... and...是我伤害了克罗丽科、格琳娜、索普，还有……
JunoNo... I've hurt even more people.不，也许我还伤害过更多的人。
JunoWhile in the Conglomerate... in Statesec... in all those days I spent away from you.在财团，在国安局……在我离开您的那些日子。
Commander...Groza.……闪电。
JunoNo need to comfort me... Commander.指挥官，别安慰我。
JunoPunish me as much as you want. That's what I deserve.尽情责罚我吧，这才是我应当承受的。
JunoNot for my sake... but for everyone I've hurt.不是为了我，而是为了我曾伤害过的人。
(Juno buries her face in her arms, letting the darkness swallow her whole.)（朱诺将整张脸埋进了双臂，任由眼前被黑暗遮蔽。）
(Once again, warm fluid rolls down her cheeks. Even the organism residing within her miraculously falls silent, quietly resonating with her shivers.)（再一次地，潮湿的东西从她的眼眶中涌出。就连那些“生物”也奇迹般地沉默了，随着她的身体一起无声地颤抖。）
JunoDo you know, Commander? These past few days spent on the Elmo have been the happiest since I woke up in this body.指挥官，你知道么，在艾莫号上生活的这几天，是我从这具素体苏醒以来最快乐的日子。
JunoNo need to hide my true feelings, no need to intimidate people with my strength; all I needed to do is wear "Groza's" clothes and stand by your side...不需要再隐藏真实的情绪，不需要以力量威吓他人，只是这样……穿着属于“闪电”的作战服，站在您的身边。
JunoYou didn't even need to do anything or say anything, and yet... you already gave me the whole world.您什么都不用做、不用说……我却已经拥有了全世界。
CommanderGroza...闪电……
JunoThat's all I've ever wanted, Commander.我想要的只是如此而已，指挥官。
JunoTo be your adjutant, to stand beside you forever, to fight for you.我想担任您的副官，想要永远站在您的身侧，为了您而战斗。
JunoEven with everyone condemning me, distrusting me... even after being forced to abduct you here... the only thing I've ever wanted is your acknowledgment.即便被所有人指责、即使大家已经不再相信我、即便现在被迫将您带到这里……我想要的也只是您的承认。
JunoThat is all I need.我所需要的只是您的承认。
Commander...If that's truly all you wanted, then you shouldn't have deceived everyone from the very beginning.……如果你想要的只是如此，那么从一开始，就不应该欺瞒任何人。
CommanderMuch less hurt Groza, impersonate her onboard the Elmo, and kidnap me here. All you've done is deepen the rift between yourself and everyone else.不该伤害闪电，更不该装成她的样子在艾莫号行动，也不该把我绑到这里。这么做，只会加深你与大家之间的矛盾。
Juno...Shouldn't have deceived anyone...……不应该欺瞒……吗……
(Juno slowly raises her head.)（朱诺抬起了头。）
(She stares into the Commander's eyes, only to be pierced by his unwavering clarity.)（她注视着指挥官，却被那双明亮的眼睛深深地刺痛。）
JunoBut Commander... how could I ever bring myself to come clear to you, to tell everyone...?可是指挥官，那个身份……面对您和大家，我又如何说得出口？
JunoShould I have just told Sakura, Krolik, and Mayling that the one who murdered Nemesis was none other than me?!难道要我告诉樱花、告诉克罗丽科和美玲，是我杀了纳美西丝吗？！
JunoShould I have just told them that... to reclaim my identity... I threw my own self into the incinerator?!难道要我说，我为了夺回这个身份，亲手……把自己推进了焚化炉吗！？
(The moment that name is brought up, the organism inside her erupts once more.)（说出那个名字时，朱诺体内原本平静的“生物”再次沸腾。）
(It's as though countless tiny bubbles boil over beneath her skin. The pain makes her want to curl up, to cry out in even deeper regret and despair.)（像是无数团细小的火焰在身体中炸裂，让她想要痛苦地蜷缩，让她想要发出更悔愧、更不甘的声音。）
JunoI can't... I'm scared...……我不敢，我很害怕……
JunoThis body made me powerful, but I'm still terrified... Terrified that people will see me as a monster.这具素体让我变得很强大，但我还是很害怕，我害怕被当成怪物。
JunoI'm terrified that those once close to me will look at me like a stranger, or worse... like terror incarnate.我害怕曾经跟我亲密无间的人，用看陌生人，甚至是畏惧的目光看我。
JunoI know I've made a mistake that can never be undone.连我自己都知道我做了不可挽回的事。
JunoSo how can I possibly... hope for forgiveness in return?我要怎么去……去奢望她们的原谅？
JunoKrolik never will... Mayling never will... "She" never will!! And neither will you!!克罗丽科不会容忍……美玲不会，“她”不会，您也不会！！
JunoNo, I cannot even muster the strength to forgive myself...不，也许就连我自己也不会……
JunoNeither "she" nor "I" can ever forgive a "Groza" like this... nor allow such a "Groza" to remain aboard the Elmo.不论是“她”还是“我”，都无法原谅这样的“闪电”……也不会容许这样的“闪电”留在艾莫号。
JunoAnd yet... I still want to stay by your side, no matter what form that takes.可是……我还是想要留下来。我想要留在您的身边，不管以怎样的方式……
JunoBut now... It's all over...但现在……一切都毁了……
CommanderGroza...闪电……
JunoNo one on the Elmo will ever accept me again.艾莫号上的大家再也不会接受我。
JunoNever will they respect or admire me like the Leader I used to be.不会像以前一样尊敬和爱戴他们的队长。
JunoThey'll see me as nothing more than the monster that will lose control at any moment.不会再把我当成闪电，而是……一只随时会失控的怪物。
Commander...……
JunoWill Krolik still come to me after training and complain about the meals?克罗丽科……还会在训练结束后赖在我旁边抱怨配餐吗？
JunoWill I still be able to face Nemesis' belongings... face the traces she left behind?我还能坦然地去面对纳美西丝留下的遗物，面对她在艾莫号上的种种痕迹吗？
JunoWill Colphne and Mayling still act spoiled around me... asking me to pat their heads?寇尔芙和美玲还会跟我撒娇，让我抚摸她们的头吗？
JunoOr... the moment they see me, will all they remember be the memory of Nemesis being torn apart... or the scene in the training room just now?还是，她们看见我第一眼，就只会想起纳美西丝被撕碎的画面，和训练室里的那一幕？
JunoWill they fear... these four monstrous arms of mine?会害怕……我这怪物一般的四只手臂？
CommanderI can't answer those questions for them.……我不能替她们回答。
JunoThen what about you?那你呢？
Commander...……
JunoThe day you walk back into the ops room, and have to appoint an adjutant.你走回指挥室，要在副官的位置上安排一个人。
JunoNow, with both me and "her" standing before you...在我和“她”都站在那里的时候——
JunoWho do you choose?你会让谁站在你身边？
JunoThe one who'll bite the bullet for you, the one who'll cook late-night meals for you, the one who'll force you to bed whenever you stay up too late.替你挡子弹，给你煮夜宵，在你熬夜的时候，强行把你赶去睡觉的那个人。
JunoWho is that to you? Me, or her?对你来说，是我，还是她？
(The Commander falls silent.)（指挥官沉默了。）
(He doesn't avoid the question, nor does he offer an answer.)（他没有回避朱诺的问题，却也没有给出答案。）
Commander...I don't know.……我不知道。
JunoSee? That's the problem, Commander.所以，这就是问题所在啊，指挥官。
(Juno smiles, though the expression is almost devoid of life.)（朱诺笑了一下，那笑容里几乎已经没有力气。）
JunoBoth "she" and I know... we ARE Groza.我和“她”都很清楚，我们都是闪电。
JunoAnd that's the problem—there was only ever supposed to be one Groza. How can two individuals possibly share the same identity?这就是问题所在……“闪电”本来只有一个，两个人，要怎么去分这个位置？
(She presses her hand against her chest.)（她抬起手，按在自己的心口。）
JunoWe already tried to merge back into one in Mokosh.我们在莫科什尝试过合二为一。
JunoHowever... we failed. I'm no longer just the Groza I once was. I'm now a third-generation Doll.但是……我们失败了，我不再是纯粹的闪电，我是三代人形。
JunoTechnically... we're already "two completely distinct entities".技术上，我们已经是“两个不同的存在”了。
JunoSo tell me... in your eyes, which one of us is the "original"? And which one is the "copy"?那在你们的眼里，我们谁才是“本我”，谁才是“复制品”？
Commander...……
JunoSee?你看——
JunoNot even you can give me an answer.连你都给不出答案。
(She wipes away the wetness from her face, as though erasing one final, superficial facade.)（她用指尖擦了一把脸上的湿意，动作却像是在擦去某种多余的伪装。）
JunoBut... that's okay...……但是，还好……还好……
JunoAt least... I still have one thing going for me.至少，我和她相比，还有我的优势。
Commander...One thing?……优势？
JunoI got my memories back, Commander... Our memories... from the days of Griffin.我找回了记忆，指挥官……我们在格里芬时候的记忆。
(Her voice grows calmer as she goes on.)（她说着说着，声音反而平静了下来。）
JunoI lost my place on the Elmo after that battle.在那次战斗之后，我便失去了在艾莫号上的位置。
JunoBut I now hold something she doesn't, something even more precious—our past.但至少，我有她没有的，我们更加……珍贵的过去。
JunoI'm still holding onto... our very first memories.我还握着“最初的回忆”。
Commander...Groza, what are you trying to do?……闪电，你想做什么？
JunoI already told you.我说了。
JunoI don't need anyone's acknowledgment.我不需要艾莫号上的每一个人都承认我。
JunoI already know they'll never look at me the same way again.我也知道，他们大概再也不会像以前那样看我。
JunoFrom the very beginning, what I needed... was you, Commander.我真正需要的，从头到尾，就只有你，指挥官。
(Juno raises her head, her gaze sharpened by grief.)（朱诺抬起头，看着指挥官，目光变得锐利而悲怆。）
JunoAs long as I make you understand that... then you'll choose me.只要……只要我证明这一点，你一定会选择我……
JunoBecause... that is our past, our memories... they belong to us and no one else.因为……那是我们的过去……是只有我们拥有的回忆。
(She slowly leans in, pausing for a brief moment beside the Commander's shoulder.)（她轻轻俯下身，在他肩头停顿了一瞬。）
JunoPlease... Be mine and mine alone again... Commander.请……再做一次，我一个人的指挥官吧。
(...)（……）
GrozaStill no sign of them?还是没有找到吗？
(Groza raises her head when she hears the communication terminal ring. Exhaustion lingers in her eyes, but compared to her worry and anxiety, that weariness is hardly worth mentioning.)（随着通讯终端的鸣响，闪电抬起了头。她的眉目间带着浓重的倦意，可这份倦意，比起她的担忧和焦急实在不值一提。）
(Ever since the Commander got abducted by that black "Groza", the lights in the Elmo's ops room have never gone out.)（指挥官被那位黑色的“闪电”劫持后，艾莫号指挥室的灯光，便一直未曾熄灭过。）
(While nearly every combat-ready Doll on the Elmo has been deployed for the search and rescue, the opponent's overwhelming capability—or perhaps her familiarity with the Elmo's Dolls—has ensured that no progress has been made whatsoever.)（艾莫号几乎所有可调用的人形都被派出参与追踪，可对方过于强大的能力……或是对艾莫号人形行动习惯的熟悉，令追踪一直毫无进展。）
Springfield...I'm sorry.……抱歉。
(Springfield shakes her head apologetically.)（春田有些歉意地摇了摇头。）
SpringfieldThe Yellow Zones have very little in terms of surveillance infrastructure. Tracking via signals, as commonly seen in the Green and White Zones, is ineffective here. What information we've managed to gather is extremely limited as well.黄区缺少监控设备，在绿区与白区常用的电子追踪手段无法生效，收获的情报也十分有限。
SpringfieldWe have already scoured multiple settlements along the possible routes, but after further investigation, every trail so far has led to a dead end.大家已经依照可能的路线对沿途多个居民点进行了搜索，但进一步调查后，所有可疑的线索都在荒野里中断。
SpringfieldI'm afraid the only option left is to further expand the scale of the search.恐怕，还是只能进一步扩大追踪规模。
KlukaiHmph. I doubt the Elmo has enough manpower to handle that right now.哼，但艾莫号已经没什么空余人力了吧。
KlukaiJust look at you... exactly how powerful was she?看你们的样子……那家伙，到底有多强悍？
GrozaShe's... the same as when Kalina first encountered her. Her combat capabilities are well beyond the Elmo's current strength.嗯……和格琳娜她们所经历的一致，对方的战力，完全凌驾于艾莫号当前战力之上。
GrozaAll the Dolls present at the engagement suffered severe damage. Even with Mayling and Balthilde working all night, we couldn't bring everyone back online.交战后，人形们损伤严重，美玲和巴希达通宵也修不过来。
GrozaYou and Sextans need to return ASAP.你和六分仪，必须尽快回来。
Klukai...Tsk. Understood. We'll be back in no time.……啧。明白了，我们会加速回程。
UllridIf the Elmo is short on personnel, how about recalling the team stationed at Mokosh?既然艾莫号人手告急，干脆把莫科什的小队调回来怎么样？
GrozaNo, not yet. If that "Groza" is a henchman of the Conglomerate, then Mokosh needs protection now more than ever.不，先不用。如果那位“闪电”来自财团，此刻的莫科什就更需要守卫。
GrozaI'll notify 404 Team B and Monsoon to assist with searching for the Commander in the city in their spare time.我会通知404二队与季风，空余时配合在城中寻找指挥官。
Springfield...So in the end, the task of finding the Commander becomes the only task that can be deferred.……结果，最后不得不往后排的，反倒是寻找指挥官的任务。
SpringfieldWas that decision made with the consideration that the abductor was "Groza", and as such the Commander's safety should be of no immediate concern?是因为挟持者是“闪电”，所以指挥官的安全不用那么担心么？
(Groza smiles bitterly.)（闪电苦笑了一下。）
Groza...Quite the opposite. That's exactly what worries me.……这才是我更担心的事。
GrozaWith the Commander's safety out of the picture, what could she be planning for?在保证指挥官安全的前提下，对方接下来又会做什么？
GrozaEven I can't make sense of her.即使是我自己……也无法猜透。
(Everyone in the comms channel falls silent. Moments later, Springfield smiles gently.)（通讯频道中，几人都陷入了沉默。片刻后，春田温和地笑了笑。）
SpringfieldWell, that just means we can't afford to waste any more time.果然，还是一刻都不能耽误呢。
SpringfieldWe'll take a short break, then I'll lead everyone out.稍作休整，我就带领大家出发。
GrozaI'll leave it to you, then.那就拜托你们了。
GrozaIf we receive any more clues, I'll update you immediately.如果艾莫号这边找到线索，也会即时向你们同步。
(Springfield nods. She raises her hand to shut off the comms, but before pressing the button, she turns and winks at Groza.)（春田点点头。她抬手准备关闭通讯频道，却在按下按键前，朝着闪电眨了眨眼。）
SpringfieldHmm... Groza, don't forget to rest even with all this work, okay?嗯……在工作之余，闪电也别忘了休息哦。
SpringfieldEven if you can't put your mind at ease, at least find some time and get some basic maintenance done by Mayling.就算无法安心，抽空去找美玲维护一下素体也好。
SpringfieldWith the Commander now missing, the Elmo can't afford to lose you as well.现在找不到指挥官，艾莫号可不能再失去你了。
Groza...Mmm. I will. Thank you.……嗯，我会的。谢谢。
MaylingUgh... that dark Groza... really didn't hold back...呜哇……那个黑色的闪电，下手……好重……
(Beside the repair station, Mayling thoroughly examines Krolik's damaged body, her brow furrowed into a knot.)（维修台边，美玲查看着克罗丽科的素体损伤，不由皱起了脸。）
(Krolik, however, clenches her fist in a cold sneer.)（克罗丽科却握着拳头一声冷笑。）
KrolikHmph. That thing doesn't even deserve to be called "Groza"!哼，那个家伙，根本就配不上“闪电”两个字！
KrolikJust thinking about the way she talked to us these past few days while pretending to be Leader makes me sick!想到这几天里，她一直装成队长的样子和我说话，我就恶心！
MaylingUgh... I-I'm sorry... I spent so much time with her too, yet I still failed to notice anything off...呜……对、对不起……明明我也和对方相处了那么长时间，却也没能发现异常……
MaylingHad I discovered it sooner, the Commander wouldn't have been taken away...要是我早点发现的话，指挥官就不会被劫走了吧……
MaylingNow... we don't even know where the Commander is...现在，也不知道指挥官在哪里……
(Mayling's hands never stop working on the repairs, but her head droops deeply.)（美玲手上检修的动作未停，却深深垂下了头。）
(Standing beside her, Colphne rises to her tiptoes and squeezes Mayling's cheeks.)（一旁的寇尔芙踮起脚尖，不客气地揉了揉美玲的脸。）
ColphneMmm... Mayling, now's not the time to be mired in guilt, okay?唔——美玲，这时候就别自责咯？
Colphne...After all, even the Commander and the Leader conceded that she was also "real", so it's perfectly normal that none of us noticed the difference...……毕竟，就连队长和指挥官都承认，那个人，也是“真正”的队长，那发现不了破绽，也是很正常的……
Krolik...I don't accept it!……我不承认。
KrolikI refuse to!我才不承认！
KrolikSomeone like that abomination... someone who tore Nemesis apart in cold blood... is no Leader at all!那种怪物一样的家伙……会把纳美西丝撕成碎片的家伙……根本！就不是队长！
Colphne...Well, it's because the Conglomerate really did transform Leader into a third-generation Doll.……毕竟，那个队长的确被财团改造成了三代人形嘛。
ColphneRemember when those four arms just appeared out of thin air? That really got me!那四只长长的手臂唰地冒出来的时候，真的吓了人家一跳呢！
KrolikSomeone who's done something like that... even if she WAS our Leader, I will NEVER forgive her!能做出那种事的家伙……就算曾经是队长，我也绝对不会原谅！
(Krolik grits her teeth and clenches her fist, her body trembling violently.)（克罗丽科咬牙捏紧了拳头，身体狠狠地颤抖着。）
(No one speaks. No one dares to answer. After a moment, she looks up at Mayling.)（没有人说话，也没有人敢开口，直到片刻后她抬头看向美玲。）
KrolikHey, Mayling. Any way I can make myself stronger quickly?喂，美玲，有没有什么快速强化素体的办法？
KrolikBe it increased output, enhanced strength, reinforced blades—something, anything, as long as it makes me stronger!提升功率、增强力量、强化刀刃，只要能变强的随便什么都行！
KrolikI just want to chop her legs off the next time we meet!下次再见面，我一定要削断那家伙的腿！
??Oh? Is this how you treat your dear Leader, Krolik?哦？你就是这样对待你的队长的吗，克罗丽科？
Krolik!!！！
ColphneAah——呀啊——
(Amid Colphne's scream, a figure emerges from the darkness and calmly walks into the maintenance room.)（在寇尔芙的惊叫声里，一个人影从黑暗中显露，从容地走进了维修间。）
(Seeing Krolik, Colphne, and Mayling, she's first surprised, but quickly reveals a satisfied smile.)（看到克罗丽科三人在此，她似乎有些惊讶，却又立刻露出满意的微笑。）
JunoI didn't expect... that all three of you would be present.真想不到……你们都在。
JunoI was just about to invite you three. Come, let us depart together.我正好准备邀请你们三个人呢，好了，和我一起走吧。
KrolikTch!啧！
(Krolik hops off the repair table with blade in hand, putting herself in front of Colphne and Mayling.)（克罗丽科抓起刀，一个翻身跃下维修台，举刀护在寇尔芙与美玲身前。）
KrolikNot another step!别过来！
JunoHeh... dare to stop me? Then I'll say it again.呵……想阻拦我么？那我就再说一遍。
JunoMayling, Colphne, Krolik. Come, let us depart.美玲，寇尔芙，克罗丽科，跟我一起离开。
JunoDon't try to resist. Your Leader is giving you an order, Krolik.别试图反抗我。这是队长的命令，克罗丽科。
KrolikORDER?! TO HELL WITH YOUR ORDER!!命令？！嘁，我才不会听你的！！
(Before that sentence is finished, Krolik has already launched herself with her blade raised. She leaps high into the air, putting all the strength she can muster into the strike—)（话未说完，克罗丽科已举刀扑上前去，她高高跃起，用能使得出来的最大力量——）
(But before that all-out blow could even strike its target, Krolik is sent flying by a dark shadow flashing past her.)（可是，那倾尽全力的一击还未触及对方，她已被一道一闪而过的黑影拍向远处。）
KrolikUgh—!唔呃……！
ColphneKrolik!克罗丽科！
(Bang! The Doll is slammed into the wall, leaving a massive crack before collapsing to the ground.)（砰！被拍飞的人形在墙上砸出一道巨大的裂痕，掉落在地。）
(Colphne tries to reach Krolik, but as soon as she takes a step, she finds her body lifted into the air by another incoming shadow.)（寇尔芙想要跑过去，可才刚迈出脚步，便发现自己的身体也随着一道袭来的黑影悬空。）
(—It's that elongated, foreboding arm. It has snatched her, as well as the Doll lying on the floor.)（——那条长长的、可怖的手臂抓住了她，也抓住了倒在墙角的人形。）
ColphneUgh... ah! L-Leader...!呜……啊！队、队长……！
JunoSorry, but to complete something important between me and the Commander, I'll have to trouble you and Krolik for a while.抱歉，为了完成我和指挥官重要的事，要委屈你和克罗丽科一下了。
(Juno smiles, her tone bone-chillingly calm.)（朱诺微笑着，语气无比平静。）
(She turns around and quietly looks at the last one left standing before her—Mayling.)（她转过身，静静地，注视着面前仅剩的美玲。）
MaylingUgh... I-I... Gro... Uhh...呜……我、我……闪、呜……
JunoGood girl.乖。
(Juno extends her "hand" and gently pats Mayling's head.)（朱诺伸出“手”，温柔地摸了摸美玲的头。）
JunoDo not be afraid.别害怕。
MaylingNo... no—!不、不要——！
(Upon being touched, Mayling shudders and throws her wrench at Juno's arm before stumbling backward.)（在被触碰的瞬间，美玲颤抖着将扳手扔向朱诺的手臂，猛地向后退去。）
(In the panic, she trips over the storage rack behind her, sending countless objects tumbling down at her.)（由于太过慌乱，她被身后的置物架绊倒，架子因此失去平衡，无数杂物洒下，砸落到她的身侧。）
Juno...……
JunoMayling, listen to me.美玲，听我说。
JunoI won't hurt you. I promise.我不会伤害你，我保证。
MaylingUgh-whhhh... I-I don't want...呜、呜呃……我、我不要……
(Mayling curls into a ball and begins sobbing.)（美玲缩成一团，抽泣起来。）
(But no matter how much she cries, she cannot prevent Juno from getting what she wants.)（但她无论如何哭泣，都已无法再阻止面前的朱诺。）
(The monstrous arm reaches out and gently coils around her. Unable to do anything, she closes her eyes before being carried away into the night by that shadow.)（巨大的手臂伸过来，温柔地卷住了她。她闭上双眼，甚至没有来得及躲避，便随着黑影一同飞入了夜风。）
(Having rushed over right after hearing the commotion, Groza can only watch helplessly as the shadow dissolves into the darkness.)（闻声匆匆赶来的闪电，只能目视着那道黑影急速远去。）
GrozaMayling—!!美玲——！！
(A black hurricane sweeps across the wilderness, surging into the lonely little cabin.)（原野上，一道黑色的飓风席卷而来、涌入了那间孤零零的小屋。）
(Standing at a distance, concealed by shade, Darture happily spins the handle of her parasol.)（停在屋外远处的暗影中，黑眼愉悦地转了转阳伞的伞柄。）
DartureHeh... finally caught you.呵……终于，抓到你了。
(A message is sent, followed shortly after by a call.)（一条通讯消息随之发出，接通的声音很快响起。）
CocoonOh? Looks like you've finally found our lost "sister"?哦？看你的模样，是终于找到我们走失的“姐妹”了么。
CocoonTook you considerably longer than I expected.比我预估的时间要多了不少呢。
DartureEverything else aside, this "sister" of ours certainly deserves praise for her talent for counter-intel.别的方面暂且不提，但我们这位“姐妹”的反侦察能力，的确值得称道。
DartureAlas, now that the location has been confirmed, when will my new clothes and controller arrive?不过，位置确认了，我的新衣服，还有控制器，什么时候送到？
DartureI can't fight in dirty clothes... it ruins the mood.衣服弄脏了……打架也会没精神的。
CocoonThey're not far from you, but it'll still take some time.离你不远了，但还需要些时间。
CocoonUntil then, you better make sure she stays there like a good girl.在此之前，你最好让她乖乖留在那里。
DartureShe will, even without me.不需要我，她也会的。
(Darture's gaze shifts toward the outside of the cabin——)（黑眼的目光移向小屋之外——）
(Who knows where her "sister" found all these materials, but the barren land surrounding it is now covered in ribbons, floor mats, and even artificial flowers, as if some mysterious ritual is taking shape.)（不知她这位“姐妹”从何处找来了材料，原本空旷的地面堆满了缎带、地垫、仿真花，似乎有某种神秘的仪典正在这里孕育。）
DartureAs far as I can tell, she's busy "playing house" right now.据我的观察，她正在这里进行“过家家”的游戏。
Cocoon"Playing house"...? Heh, these Elmo Dolls sure do share the same exact hobbies.过家家……？呵呵，这些艾莫号的人形，竟连癖好都如此一致。
CocoonUnfortunately, your body's not back in ideal condition yet. Otherwise, I'd enjoy seeing someone's game get derailed.可惜你的素体还没有彻底修复。不然，我倒是很乐见一场被捣乱的游戏。
DartureDon't you think it's more entertaining to make a graceful entrance only after the game is over?等游戏结束再施施然登场，不也饶有趣味么。
DartureWhen it comes to our sister, I don't mind showing her a little more refinement and courtesy.对待我们的姐妹，我不介意付出更多的优雅与礼貌。
CocoonInteresting... then I shall bear witness to how this game will end.有趣……那就让我看看，这个游戏会如何结束吧。
CocoonI firmly believe... you will give it a spectacular finale.我相信……你会让它有个精彩的收尾。
(Facing the comms screen, Darture raises her parasol and bows gracefully.)（面对通讯屏幕，黑眼举起阳伞，躬身致意。）
DartureAs you wish.如您所愿。
Gray Wedding 灰色婚礼
Read this chapter with voices →(Dong— Dong—)（当——当——）
(As the clear peal of the bell rings out, the long-shut cabin door finally swings open.)（悠扬的钟声响起时，紧闭已久的屋门终于缓缓打开。）
(Despite already having a rough idea of what "Groza" was planning, the sight before me still leaves me speechless—)（虽然已经对“闪电”的想做的事有所预期，但出现在眼前的景象还是令我微微发愣——）
(...Though hastily assembled and decorated, the old ruins before me have been ornamented into a scene I know all too well.)（……哪怕布景仓促简陋，可眼前这片经过装扮的古老建筑废墟，不论怎么看，都是我再熟悉不过的模样。）
(...Even after all this time, the memories of that day remain as vivid as ever.)（……即便已经过去了这么久，那一天的情景依然在我面前历历在目。）
(Just like now—)（正如此刻——）
("Groza" stands before me, donning a pristine bridal veil and holding a bouquet held together by ribbons. The hem of her gown trails across the ground as her long hair flutters in the breeze.)（“闪电”身披一袭圣洁的白纱，正微笑着站在我面前。她手中捧着由缎带束起的花束，裙摆曳地，长发飞扬。）
Commander(Groza...)（闪电……）
(Wearing a smile brimming with joy, "Groza" reaches out and rests a hand upon my shoulder.)（幸福地微笑着，“闪电”伸手抚上我的肩。）
"Groza"Commander... do you like my dress today?指挥官。你喜欢今天我的装扮么？
Commander...What exactly are you trying to achieve?……你到底想做什么？
"Groza"You remember what transpired upon this very day, don't you?你肯定还记得今天，对吗？
"Groza"I'm not surprised at all... that you entrusted it to me on that day.我一点不意外，那一天，你把那个给了我。
"Groza"I've said it before: you are the Commander worthy of all my convictions, all my faith, all my trust.我说过，你是值得我托付信念的指挥官。
Commander...You know this won't solve anything.……你知道这样解决不了问题。
"Groza"Avoiding the question, huh? Hehe... Sly as ever, Commander.逃避回答么？哼哼……指挥官还是一如既往地狡猾啊。
"Groza"While I should apologize for arranging all of this without your consent, keeping this topic going any longer will start to ruin the mood.虽然很想对指挥官道歉，毕竟是我擅自安排了这一切。不过，再继续这个话题，就真的有些破坏氛围了。
"Groza"For now... let us simply share this moment together.所以，指挥官还是先和我一起……享受这个时刻吧。
Gray Wedding 灰色婚礼
Read this chapter with voices →(BOOM—!)（轰——）
(The makeshift "chapel" collapses in its entirety.)（布景搭建的“礼堂”彻底倒塌。）
(Walls and beams crash down toward "Groza". Dust billows into the air, briefly obscuring her vision.)（墙面与廊架向着“闪电”倒去，漫天灰尘翻飞，短暂地挡住了她的视线。）
(Utilizing her momentary distraction, 404 charges in to cover Mayling and my retreat back to safety.)（趁着“闪电”分神的瞬息，404小队奔袭而来，掩护着我与美玲二人一同退到了安全区域。）
GrozaCommander...!!!指挥官……！！！
(As soon as we've retreated back to safety, Groza rushes to my side.)（几乎是在我到达安全区的第一刻，闪电便冲到了我的身边。）
(Her hair has come loose during the fighting, her body is covered in dust and bullet wounds. Yet all she does is stare at me, carefully holding my bound arms as she tries to tear the ropes with her shivering hands.)（她的头发早已在作战中散乱了，身上也满是灰尘与弹痕，可她却只是直直地注视着我，小心翼翼地捧起我的手，颤抖着撕扯我手上的绳索。）
(Her hands shake so frantically that she can barely hold the knots. It isn't until Andoris hands her a combat knife that she's finally able to cut through the first one.)（她的手一直在抖，几乎连绳结都抓不住，直到一旁的安朵丝递来军用小刀，才终于顺利划开了第一个结。）
CommanderEasy, easy. Take your time.别急，慢些。
(The instant the final knot yields, Groza throws herself into my arms.)（绳子全数断开掉落的一瞬，闪电扑进了我的怀中。）
(Clinging tightly to me, she sobs uncontrollably as she cries out my name.)（她紧紧抱着我，号哭着，喊着我的名字。）
GrozaCommander... Commander!指挥官……指挥官！
GrozaI failed you once in Mokosh with my error in judgement, and now it's happened again...!明明在莫科什，指挥官就因为我的疏忽而消失。现在我却又一次……！
GrozaCommander... I'm sorry! I'm an unworthy leader...指挥官……对不起！我是个不称职的队长……
(She bawls uncontrollably in my embrace. Holding her close, I gently pat her back, hoping to offer what little comfort I can.)（闪电在我的怀中剧烈地抽泣着。我回抱着她，轻拍她的背，希望至少能给她一些支撑的力量。）
CommanderIt's alright, Groza. See—I'm safe now.没关系的，闪电。你看，我现在还是好好的，不是吗？
CommanderI'm right here. Your rescue operation was a success.我回来了，你的营救行动很成功。
GrozaBut... if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been—可是，如果不是我，指挥官就不会——
CommanderDon't say that.别这么说。
(I shake my head, cutting off her self-deprecating speech.)（我摇摇头，止住了闪电的自责。）
CommanderYou managed to regroup our scattered forces, chose the perfect moment to strike, used the terrain to your advantage, and successfully rescued the hostages. Every step was planned perfectly, Groza.召回分散的力量，在恰当的时机突袭，利用环境围攻，解救人质……你安排得很好，闪电。
CommanderI was able to keep my composure until now because I knew you'd come.就是因为相信你会来，我才能镇定地周旋到现在。
GrozaReally... Commander?指挥官……真的吗？
CommanderOf course.当然。
(I hold her shoulders and wipe the tears rolling down her cheeks.)（我扶住闪电的肩膀，为她擦去颊边的眼泪。）
CommanderDon't forget, you're Groza. MY squad leader. No matter the adversity, I trust you to overcome it.别忘了，你是闪电，是我的队长，不论怎样的困境，我都相信你能够应对。
CommanderSo, you need to start trusting yourself, too.所以，你也要更信任自己才行。
(My words seem to empower Groza with tremendous strength. She nods repeatedly, clarity returning to her eyes as the shivering gradually subsides.)（我的话似乎给了闪电莫大的力量，她不断地点着头，神色变得清明起来，身体的颤抖也在逐渐平复。）
(Meanwhile, amid the ruins some distance away, the other "Groza's" expression visibly darkens.)（而与之相对地，在距离我们数米之外的废墟中，另一位“闪电”的脸色，正肉眼可见地变得阴沉。）
(The white gown she's been wearing is almost completely torn away. Her once-flowing hair hangs in disarray, whipping wildly in the wind alongside the shredded veil.)（她原本穿的白纱已破损得几近消失，柔顺飞扬的长发已散乱不堪，随着飘零的白纱一起，在风中张狂地舞动。）
(If looks could kill, her glare would have killed us ten thousand times over. A storm of loathing gathers within her eyes... and yet, in the center of it all, unfathomable sorrow lingers.)（她深深地望着我们，眸中似乎正在涌起仇恨的飓风，又似乎飘起一抹悲戚。）
"Groza"...So... This is your choice, Commander?……这就是您的选择吗，指挥官？
"Groza"...Even after I proved... that I still have memories from Griffin...……就算，就算我证明了，我拥有格里芬的……
Groza...……
(Groza steps in-between us protectively. She raises her weapon, but does not point it at her "other self". Following her lead, the other Dolls also raise their guns in cautious readiness.)（闪电向前一步拦在我身前，她警戒地握着枪，却没有朝向对面的“她”。跟随着闪电，其余人形们也持枪警戒。）
("Groza" pays no attention to Groza, nor any of the other Dolls for that matter. She merely stares at me as she quietly finishes her sentence.)（“闪电”却没有理会闪电，没有理会任何一个人，只是直直地注视着我，慢慢地开口，说出了剩下的话。）
"Groza"Even with Cecht FABN setting their sights on the Elmo...哪怕赛诺菲与法本，已经盯上了艾莫号……
"Groza"Even as the Groza who first stood beside you, who spent those ten years with you...哪怕我才是最初陪伴您、和您一同度过十年时光的“闪电”……
"Groza"Even with my strength rivaling that of other third-generation Dolls, capable of protecting the Elmo...哪怕我有着足够与三代人形匹敌的力量、能够完美地守护艾莫号……
"Groza"It seems that you'll make this choice, again and again, Commander.您也还是会如此选择吗，指挥官？
(Her gaze is fixated solely on me. Through the drifting dust, her expression has become one of desperate pleading.)（“闪电”一瞬不瞬地盯着我。漫天灰尘里，她的神色已近乎转为哀求。）
Commander...……
(I look at her regretfully—at the "Groza" standing before me.)（我失望地看着她，看着眼前的“闪电”。）
"Groza"COMMANDER—!!指挥官——！！
(Her voice has become nothing but a hysterical shriek.)（“闪电”的话音几乎已有些歇斯底里了。）
(Never have I heard a voice that guttural coming out of her before, like nails scraping across a chalkboard.)（我从未听过她如此嘶哑的声音，就像是缺了齿的锯子，在木头上绝望地撕扯。）
(Nor have I ever seen such overwhelming despair on her face.)（我也从未见过她露出如此悲戚的神情。）
(I know that every word of hers is true. I know that she IS the original "OTs-14".)（我知道她此刻说的每一句都绝非虚言，也知道她就是那位最初的“OTs-14”。）
(...And that's exactly why this is all so unreasonably tragic.)（……所以，才显得如此悲哀，如此的毫无意义。）
Commander...You've been consumed by obsession, "Groza".……你已经陷入偏执了，“闪电”。
CommanderOur problem was never about whether I still remember the past we shared.我们之间的问题，根本不在于我是否还记得那些和你一起经历的过去。
CommanderBecause I've never forgotten about it.因为我从来都没有忘记过。
CommanderThose memories are real, as real as everything happening right now...那些记忆是如此真实，就像此时此刻，在这里发生的事情一样真实。
"Groza"Commander...指挥官……
(I step in front, not hiding behind anyone, simply coming face-to-face with her.)（我没有躲在任何人身后，而是就这样面对着她。）
(Because I know who she is, because I believe in her.)（正因为我知道她是谁，正因为我相信她。）
(That is why I have to be the one to do this. To tear away the lies and deception she has blinded herself with amid her obsession.)（所以，现在，我必须要亲手揭开她蒙在自己双眼上的谎言和自欺欺人。）
"Groza"Commander...指挥官……
"Groza"Commander!!!指挥官……！！！
("Groza's" voice becomes an unbearable shrill. The anguish on her face twists into madness.)（“闪电”的声音变得无比凄厉，神情也逐渐变得癫狂。）
(Her head keeps shaking and twitching at me. Her entire face has been stained crimson. For the first time, I realize a Doll can shed so many "tears".)（她望着我不断摇头，整张脸都已被染成血红，我第一次意识到，人形竟能流出那样多的眼泪。）
Commander..."Groza".……“闪电”。
(I close my eyes and draw a deep breath.)（我闭上眼，深深地吸了一口气。）
(When I open them again, I gather every bit of strength and shout across the ruins, at the "Groza" in the middle of it all.)（再次睁眼时，我用尽了最大的力气，朝着废墟中的“闪电”呼喊。）
CommanderStop running away—"Groza"!不要再逃避了——“闪电”！
CommanderYou chose the wrong path from the very beginning! It can never lead to the right destination!你从一开始就选择了错误的路，怎样都不可能走向正确的结果！
CommanderCalm down and think about your future again!冷静下来，重新思考你的未来吧！
"Groza"No... Commander...不要……指挥官……
(Even as I call out to her, "Groza" does nothing but sway her head as the madness fades, leaving only a dazed emptiness. I can't even tell whether she's understood a single word I've said.)（在我呼喊的同时，“闪电”只是不停地在摇头。癫狂过后，她的神色已近恍惚，我甚至无法判断她是否听到了我的话。）
Klukai...Doesn't look like she's in the mood to hear anything.她不像是能听进去的样子。
GrozaCommander...指挥官……
(Realizing what I'm about to do, Groza gently catches my arm. Worry fills her eyes as she looks toward her other self, as if she's got something else to say.)（似乎察觉到了我接下来的行动，闪电轻轻拉住了我。她满目忧色地望向另一个自己，似乎还想再说些什么。）
(But in her current state of frenzy, words will get us nowhere. Any real conversation will have to wait until both sides have truly calmed down. I know that better than anyone.)（可是，以现在对方近乎失控的状态，说什么都意义有限。所有的沟通，必须等到对方真正冷静，我深知这一点。）
(More importantly, someone else needs our attention more. Behind me, Mayling is being held by others. Her face is deathly pale as she can barely remain standing.)（更何况，此刻还有更需要照顾的人——在我的身后，被众人搀扶着的美玲，面色苍白、摇摇欲坠。）
Commander...Groza.……闪电。
(With a quiet sigh, I pat her shoulder reassuringly.)（安抚一般地，我低低叹了一口气，拍了拍闪电的肩头。）
Commander...Nothing more I can do right now.……现在我能做的，就只有这么多。
CommanderEveryone's safety comes first. Let's retreat while we still can.大家的安全要紧，趁现在快速撤离吧。
KlukaiUnderstood!明白！
Groza...……
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(The air is still stained by the scorched stench of the fireworks.）（空气里还残留着礼炮焚尽后的焦糊味。）
(The "wedding hall" has mostly collapsed, leaving only scattered fragments of decorations across the floor—white ribbons, artificial flower petals crushed underfoot, and her wedding veil discarded in the corner.)（曾经被布置成“婚礼大厅”的布景已经拆除大半，只剩下一地散乱的装饰残片——白色的缎带、被踩皱的仿真花瓣，还有那条被丢弃在角落里的婚纱披肩。）
(Juno sits on a broken concrete beam. Her gown is torn beyond recognition; a faint wine-colored stain marks the hem.)（朱诺坐在一截破裂的混凝土梁上，礼裙已经残破不堪，只剩裙摆边缘沾着一点干涸的红酒色污渍。）
(She stares blankly in the direction the helicopter disappeared, as though every last shred of hope has flown away with the person who left.)（她徒然地遥望着直升机远去的方向，好像所有的希望都已经随着那个人的撤离而远去了。）
Juno...……
(In the end, this is all the reaction she gets?)（最后，也不过只有这么点反应而已吗。）
(She raises her hand and gently brushes her lips.)（她抬手，指尖轻轻碰了碰自己的嘴唇。）
Juno...My future...……我的，未来……
(At her feet, a ring she casually cast aside rolls through the dust before finally coming to rest beside her shoe.)（脚边，一枚被她随手丢弃的戒指在灰尘里翻滚，最终安静地躺在她的鞋子一侧。）
??What a pathetic spectacle you've put on for us. I don't even know whether I should feel disappointed or fortunate for not being invited.还真是难看的盛宴，我都不知是应当为自己没有被邀请感到遗憾，还是该觉得庆幸了。
(Accompanied by words of mockery, a familiar voice emerges from the shadows.)（熟悉的声音带着嘲弄的笑意，从阴影中自然地淌出。）
(Juno slowly reacts to the sound. The first thing entering her sight is that familiar parasol.)（朱诺的视线缓缓移过去，率先映入眼帘的，是那柄熟悉的阳伞。）
(Darture leans against a rusted beam. Despite half of her face being concealed by the parasol, one can still spot the corner of her lips curving ever so slightly.)（黑眼靠在一根锈蚀的钢柱上，半张脸隐在伞下，唇角微微上扬。）
DartureWell, I suppose if you think of it as a circus instead of a wedding, then it is certainly entertaining.但如果不当做宴席，而是一场马戏，倒是颇有趣味。
Juno...You too found it ridiculous?……你也觉得很好笑吗？
DartureYeah~ Pathetically so.嗯~我情愿称为滑稽。
(The organism inside Juno stirs slightly, but soon settles back down.)（朱诺体内的生物躁动了一下，但很快便回归了平静。）
(She doesn't even bother raising those limbs meant for combat.)（她连用于战斗的肢体都懒得抬起。）
Juno...……
(It is all because of Darture, because of the Conglomerate, that she ended up like this.)（都是因为她，因为财团，自己才会沦落到这样的境地。）
(Juno stares coldly at Darture, hatred and disgust churning in her heart.)（朱诺冷冷地看着眼前的黑眼，心中的厌恶和憎恨不断地翻涌着。）
(Yet, she seems to have lost even the strength to get angry, as if even taking revenge on Darture has become a matter not even worth considering.)（然而，她却连愤怒的力气也丧失了，好像对报复黑眼这件事也感到疲惫不堪。）
(...At this point, what's the point in killing Darture?)（……事到如今，就算杀了黑眼又有什么意义呢？）
(She never took pleasure in enacting revenge. All she ever wanted is already gone, lost forever with her loss of control.)（她从来没有追求过复仇的快感，她想要的东西，已经随着她的失控永远地失去了。）
(She has lost her place, permanently.)（她永远地失去了她的位置。）
Juno...Do it.……动手吧。
DartureHeh.呵呵。
(Darture chuckles, as if she has just heard a harmless joke.)（黑眼轻笑了一声，仿佛是在听一个无伤大雅的玩笑。）
DartureDo what? Where does that come from, my dear Juno?动手？这话从何说起呢？朱诺？
DartureCocoon said it, remember? We are sisters after all. Things don't have to become so... cutthroat between us.茧不是说过了吗？我们可是姐妹，何必闹到那样绝情的程度呢？
Juno...……
Juno...If you take me for some Artificial Idiot like Blusphere, then you've come to the wrong Doll.……如果你想把我当成和蓝雪球一样蠢的人形，那你找错对象了。
JunoI understand very well who I am and what I represent to you people at this point.事到如今，我是什么人，对你们来说又意味着什么，我非常清楚。
JunoI have proven that I cannot be controlled.我已经证明了自己不受控制。
JunoSo to you, I am nothing but a liability to be culled.对你们来说，我现在只是个麻烦。
JunoAlso... forcing yourself to pretend that you don't hate me is equally revolting.还有，你勉强自己装出一副不讨厌我的样子，也叫人恶心。
DartureMy, oh my... so you've resigned yourself to this fate?哎呀呀……自暴自弃了吗？
(To Juno's surprise, Darture shows not a hint of anger in response to her provocation.)（令朱诺感到意外的是，面对她挑衅的话语，黑眼却没有表现出丝毫的愠怒。）
DartureHmm~ Indeed. Even if I forgive you for that attack on me personally...嗯~的确，就算我宽恕你偷袭我的事情。
DartureThose troops you killed, without question, are losses rendered to the Conglomerate.你杀害的那些士兵，也的的确确造成了财团的损失。
DartureYou ought to be punished by company rules.按规矩，是要处分你才对。
DartureHowever—the authority to decide this matter belongs to me, the one responsible for monitoring you.不过——说白了，对此的判断和决定的权力，是在我这位负责监视的人身上。
Juno...What are you getting at?……你想说什么？
DartureAdmittedly, I did openly express my disgust toward you.诚然——我曾经十分坦然地表露过对你的厌恶。
DartureAs for the reason, I'm sure you know by now. But that is all behind us.个中原因，如今你也已经知晓，但那都已经是过去的事了。
DartureI doubt anyone would treat a former foe who once impeded their mission with openness and acceptance.换作是你，也不会对曾在任务中阻挠了自己的对象有任何好脸色，不是么？
DartureBut now... although the process was rather dramatic, you did bid farewell to your past in the most definitive way possible.而现在……嗯，虽说颇为戏剧，但你已经用最决绝的方式道别了你的过去。
DartureA great farewell that was, for now you no longer have a place onboard that bizarre ship.那艘奇异的战舰上已经不再有你的容身之处。
DartureHenceforth, you have nothing to do with that second-gen Doll known as "Groza" anymore.从今天开始，你和叫做“闪电”的二代人形再无关系。
DartureAnd you have become our sister, "Juno".还彻底成为了我等的姐妹“朱诺”。
DartureSo, what reason do I have left to hate you?那么，我还有什么理由厌恶你呢？
DartureAs for those soldiers... heh. Since you are my sister now, they are nothing more than mere expendables.至于那些士兵……呵呵，如果你是我的姐妹，那就不过是一些有意义的耗材罢了。
DartureIf Mr. Zimmerman wants a report from you, I can even lend you some templates.如果齐默尔曼先生要求你写检讨，我倒是可以借你几份草稿打样。
Juno...……
(Juno stares at Darture in disbelief.)（朱诺有些难以置信地看着黑眼。）
(The cold embers that were once her heart seem to reignite at this moment.)（她原本已经熄灭的心，这一刻仿佛又重新燃烧了起来。）
Juno...How dare you... You who caused all of this... How dare you stand before me and—……你怎么敢……你这个始作俑者——怎么敢在我面前……！！
DartureWhat they cannot give you, the Conglomerate can.他们给不了你的，我们财团可以给你。
Juno...!……！
(Juno is flabbergasted.)（朱诺有些错愕。）
(Taking advantage of this opening, Darture slowly walks toward her until she is close enough to reach out and touch Juno's face.)（而借着这个时机，黑眼轻缓地向她走近，直到她伸出手，便可以触碰到朱诺的脸。）
DartureYour name is "Juno". You are a third-generation Doll of the Conglomerate...你的名字是“朱诺”，是财团的三代人形。
Darture...And not some piece of scrap metal serving as a house girl on a pathetic bounty hunter's broken vehicle.而非是在区区一个赏金猎人的破烂车子上当管家婆的破铜烂铁。
DartureYou do not need to beg for a place that does not match your worth.你不需要去索取一个与你的格调不匹配的位置。
DartureYou belong with us.你属于我们。
Juno...Don't you dare insult the Commander.……不准你侮辱指挥官。
DartureHmm?... Fine, I will not insult him. But allow me to ask you, as one of us—啊？……好，我不侮辱他。那请问，作为我们的一员，你是否清楚？
DartureDo you understand what kind of trouble that Commander has brought upon himself?那位指挥官现在惹上的是怎样的麻烦？
Juno...……
DartureI know that feeling is very familiar to you, to a former second-gen, to be so weak that it was almost pitiful.你很清楚，作为二代人形的你，弱小到令人怜悯。
DartureBut we, the Conglomerate, easily bestowed you with the strength you possess now.而我们轻而易举，就能赐予你如今的伟力。
DartureIf getting rid of a small bounty hunter really is a top priority for us, then surely, with your intellect, you can figure out what kind of fate awaits him.倘若我们认真要处理一位赏金猎人，他会遭遇怎样的结果，想必以你的智慧，不需要我来言明。
Juno...What are you getting at?……你想说什么？
DartureRight now, you have the opportunity, "sister".现在，你有这个机会，“姐妹”。
DartureThis may be the last thing you can do for him—这或许是你可以为他做的最后一件事——
DartureTo free him from these troubles, once and for all.帮他彻底脱离这些麻烦。
(Juno falls silent. Her head lowers, eyes landing on her own hands.)（朱诺陷入了沉默，低头看着自己的手。）
(It is unclear whether Darture's words have persuaded her or exhausted her. Juno slowly rises from the concrete beam.)（她像是被黑眼说服了，又像是只是对这场谈话感到厌倦，从混凝土梁上站了起来。）
Darture...……
(Darture does not keep pressuring her with more words.)（黑眼没有再继续用言语来追逐和逼迫她。）
(She simply watches as Juno raises a hand, gently presses down somewhere on her chest, before walking toward the depths of the wasteland.)（她只是看着朱诺抬起手，轻轻按住了胸口的某处，随即迈步走向荒野深处。）
(A cold breeze blows past. That discarded veil tumbles in the air before being swallowed by the gloom.)（一阵凉风吹过，那条被丢弃的婚纱披肩在风里缓缓翻卷，最终被黑暗吞没。）
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(Rumbling echoes from the depths of the hull, like a dormant whale slowly turning in its slumber.)（轰鸣声自舰体深处传来，仿佛沉睡的巨鲸正在缓缓转身。）
(The bulkheads tremble almost imperceptibly. On the screen, the marker representing the Elmo's location gradually shifts away from the thermal plant.)（舱壁微不可察地震动着，屏幕上，艾莫号的坐标标记一点点滑离热电厂的周边范围。）
ColphneIt'll be a much longer walk to the Community now.这下之后想去社区就要走好长一段路了。
ColphneI had just started getting along with them. What a shame.我才刚和里面的人打好关系呢，真可惜。
UllridIt's out of safety concerns. After all, the Elmo can move, but the thermal plant can't.这也是出于安全考虑，毕竟艾莫号可以移动，但热电厂的位置始终是固定的。
Ullrid...Though once the matter is settled, you can still drive back. Worse comes to worst, we can just use helicopters to commute—we are decently well off now, and the fuel consumption isn't even that high.……不过，等事情结束之后，你们还是可以开回来的，而且现在我们赚了这么多钱，不行今后就用直升机往返，也烧不了多少油。
UllridBesides, it's not just the Elmo crew who are unhappy about this... Phaetusa's throwing a tantrum as we speak.而且，感到遗憾的也不只是艾莫号的各位……例如翡图萨就在闹别扭呢。
Commander...Even if "Groza's" intentions were never to hurt us...……即便“闪电”主观上的确没有伤害我们的意思。
CommanderAs a third-gen Doll, there's no guarantee that the Conglomerate didn't implant her with something.但作为三代人形，谁也不能保证财团有没有在她身上留下什么。
CommanderWhile she may still be the Groza we know, I cannot bear such a risk. Not with how many times she's lost control.尽管她作为闪电的本质可能没有变，但她已经失控了太多次，我不能赌。
KlukaiIt's good that the weather's still on our side.好消息是天气站在我们这边。
KlukaiA storm's expected to roll through tonight, so traces of the Elmo's movement will mostly be washed away.今晚就有风暴路过，艾莫号行驶的痕迹会被消掉大半。
KlukaiI will take 404 to cover up whatever remains of them afterward. That should prevent anyone from tracking us down.我之后带404去清理一下，应该可以避免航线被跟踪。
Commander...Good.……很好。
CommanderPrioritize expunging anything that could reveal the Community's location.优先把社区那一块的定位信息抹干净。
Ullrid...Isn't that going a little too far?……这是不是有点太远了？
(I turn to look at her.)（我侧头看向她。）
CommanderEnsuring the Doll Community's safety is our priority.确保人形社区的安全，是我们要考虑的第一要务。
CommanderIf the Community's coordinates get leaked, then everything we are discussing right now is pointless.如果社区的坐标暴露，那我们讨论的一切前提都会消失。
CommanderThe distance being too inconvenient to commute will cease being a concern if that becomes the case.到时候，也就不需要考虑“隔得太远会不会很麻烦”这种事了。
CommanderRemember, the Conglomerate has set their sights on me, not the Community. I don't want you to be dragged into this.而且财团盯上的是我，我不希望当事情发生的时候，牵连到你们。
(Ullrid falls silent momentarily before finally sighing.)（乌尔丽德沉默了几秒，最终叹了一声。）
Ullrid...I see. Pardon me for not being able to do anything but accept your kindness at a time like this.……我知道了，很抱歉，这种时候，我只能没出息地接受你的好意。
(I smile.)（我笑了笑。）
CommanderIt's okay. I'd much rather this than have you argue with me.没关系，总比反过来和我争论要好。
CommanderThat just means you're being rational and responsible for the Doll Community.这代表你很理智，且对人形社区足够负责。
CommanderJust in case, once we stop, you return to the Community first.以防万一，等我们停靠下来，你先回社区去。
CommanderI know all of this has happened in a very abrupt manner. Our relocation may unsettle the Dolls there. You need to be there to reassure them.事发突然，我们转移也可能会造成社区人形的不安，你要去稳住她们。
UllridBut...但是……
CommanderI can take care of myself, not to mention there are still many other Dolls left on the Elmo to protect me.我能照顾自己，艾莫号上也还有很多人保护我。
CommanderBesides, as you said, if something does happen, a helicopter ride won't take long.再说，就像你说的，真出了什么事，坐直升机过来也不需要多久。
CommanderWe did make a lot of money, didn't we?我们不是赚了很多钱么？
(Hearing me tease her with her own words, Ullrid's expression finally softens slightly.)（听到我用她的话揶揄她，乌尔丽德的脸色才稍微缓和了一些。）
Ullrid...I see.……我明白了。
SextansSo, where are you planning to park the Elmo next?所以，你打算把车开到哪去？
CommanderHere.这里。
(I point to a set of coordinates on the map.)（我指了指地图上的一处坐标。）
CommanderOn our way to the thermal plant before, we passed by this large city ruin.之前我们赶往热电厂路过这里的时候，发现这里有一座很大的城市废墟。
CommanderUsually I would've stopped by and scavenged the resources lying around.如果是以前，我本来就应该停在附近进去搜索一下，说不定有物资留存。
CommanderBut since we were hurrying to a destination, we passed on that idea.只是当时有明确的目标，所以才放弃了。
CommanderNow, it would make for a perfect temporary shelter.现在作为临时落脚点，倒是很合适。
KlukaiAnd if we are to stand our ground, it would also make for a good place to fight.如果要发生战斗，那里也是个很好的战场。
KlukaiAnything is better than fighting in the Elmo's perimeter, wide open in the wasteland, with no cover to speak of.总比在艾莫号旁边打，或在一点障碍物都没有的荒野上打来得好。
SextansFine. That is a decent plan.好吧，还算是个好主意。
SextansThen I have one more thing to ask.那我还有件事想问。
Sextans...Why is Miss Adjutant not here?……副官小姐人为什么不在？
SextansAnd that boisterous bunch, have they all gone mute?还有那些吵吵闹闹的家伙，都蔫了吗？
Commander...……
Colphne...Woahtastic. I've never ever seen someone so bad at "reading a room".……呜哇，可以记到历史书里的不看气氛。
SextansPretending you're deaf will not make the problem disappear.装死是不会让问题消失的。
(I let out a deep sigh and rub the bridge of my nose.)（我深深地叹了一口气，揉了揉鼻梁。）
(Despite being the main victim of what had transpired, right now, there are others who need rehabilitation more than I do.)（尽管此前的风波，我才是位于中心的受害者，但此时此刻，比我更需要疗愈的却另有其人。）
(The worst part being that there is more than one of them.)（麻烦的是，人数还颇多。）
Commander...Klukai, please watch the progress for me.……可露凯，麻烦你在这边看一下进展。
CommanderI will... step away for a minute.我稍微……离开一会儿。
Klukai...Hmph.……哼。
(Klukai pouts, looking slightly unhappy, but she does not object.)（可露凯撇了撇嘴，有些不愉，但并没有反对。）
KlukaiHurry up and get it done.快点解决。
CommanderYeah. Leave it to me.嗯，交给我吧。
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Lights in the lounge are dimmed down. We're almost at our destination by now. Beyond the window, the silhouette of an abandoned city slowly drifts past—shattered skyscrapers, collapsed overpasses, a hollow shell left behind by Collapse storms.)（休息区的照明调得很低，此时我们已经接近目的地，可以看到窗外缓缓滑过的废弃城市轮廓——断裂的高楼、塌陷的天桥、被坍塌风暴擦过后留下的空洞。）
SpringfieldCommander...指挥官……
(Springfield has been waiting here the whole time, as if she knew I'd come.)（春田一直守在这里，像是早就在等候我的到来。）
SpringfieldI'll leave it to you now.交给您了。
Commander...Mmm.……嗯。
(I turn my attention to the corner of the lounge.)（我看向了休息区的角落。）
(Groza sits on the bench by the window, knees drawn up, arms wrapped around them, head resting against the glass.)（闪电坐在靠窗的长椅上，膝盖收拢，双手抱着护膝，头靠在玻璃上。）
CommanderGroza.闪电。
Groza...Had I only been more thorough with my task...……如果我能做得更彻底一点。
GrozaHad I completely destroyed that body back then...如果能在那时候彻底毁掉素体……
(Her voice is soft, almost inaudible amid the constant droning of the engine.)（她的声音很轻，几乎被引擎的低鸣淹没。）
Groza...She wouldn't have come to exist.就不会有她。
GrozaAnd none of this... would've happened.也不会……有这些事。
Commander...……
Groza...And Nemesis...……纳美西丝也是。
GrozaIf not for her, Nemesis wouldn't...如果没有她，纳美西丝也不会……
GrozaNo... actually, if only I had taken her more seriously that night...不，归根结底，如果我那天晚上注意到她的异常……
Groza...I even ran into her, noticed something was off... so why didn't I keep looking into it...? Why did I let her go...?……我明明碰见她了的，我当时注意到了的……我为什么没有追究到底……
CommanderGroza.闪电。
(She looks up at me, eyes filled with weariness.)（她抬起头，看向我，眼底充满了疲惫。）
(I shake my head, step closer, and sit across from her.)（我微微摇头，走近两步，在她对面坐下。）
Commander...You think all of this is your fault?……你觉得这些都是你的错？
Groza...……
(Groza curls herself up even tighter, as though she's trying to collapse her body into a singularity and disappear into the void.)（闪电蜷缩得更加紧密了一些，像是要把自己坍缩成一个奇点，消失在量子的虚空之中。）
Groza...I'm the one who caused all this.……我是一切的起点。
GrozaAnd I can't forgive myself, because the signs were made clear to me long ago.而且我没法原谅自己，我明明对这些事早就有过预感。
GrozaYet I...但我……
Groza...I was too greedy. I didn't want to lose the life I have now, so I kept pretending not to see them.……我太贪心，我不想舍弃现在的生活，才一直视而不见。
(Groza lowers her head. Something has crossed her mind, and her brow furrows even deeper as bitterness fills her expression.)（闪电垂下了头，不知想到了什么，她的眉皱得更深了，神情也变得越发苦涩。）
Groza...That "me" is still me, Commander.……那个“我”，也是我，指挥官。
GrozaNo matter what she becomes, no matter how many irredeemable things she's done.不论她变成什么样子，不论她做了多少不可挽回的事。
GrozaI know she's still me.我都知道，那就是我。
GrozaIf... if she could lose control and end up like what she is now...如果……如果她会失控，会变成现在的模样。
GrozaDoesn't that mean... sooner or later, I might become the same as her?那是不是说明，我迟早有一天，也会变成那样？
GrozaThat everything I've been dreading... will come true one day?我担心的那些事，总有一天，真的会成真？
GrozaNo, no... hasn't it already happened?不……其实，已经成真了不是吗？
GrozaI'm the backup who got reactivated, and she... she's been the nightmare haunting me all along.我只是被启用的备份，而她……她就是我一直以来的梦魇，我害怕发生的一切。
GrozaThe only difference being... she's controlled by the Conglomerate, and I am controlled by Statesec.区别，只是操纵她的是财团，而操纵我的，是国安局。
(As though she's finally voiced the burden weighing on her heart, her head droops lower still, strands of her blonde hair hang messily across her face.)（像是终于说出了最深处的心声，闪电的头垂得更低了。连带着她那金色的发丝，也凌乱地垂散在颊边。）
(The sight of her being so crestfallen and fragile makes me reach out instinctively to cradle her face and gently brush those loose strands behind her ear.)（那憔悴的模样，让我不由得伸出手扶住她的脸颊，又为她捋起垂落的发丝。）
(As I lift her, Groza shrinks back a little. Her smile is bittersweet, carrying not just guilt but also hesitation and some other unknown emotion, one I can't quite parse... No, it's one even she herself hasn't come to grasp.)（被我扶起，闪电再度缩了缩身躯。她的笑容苦涩，仿佛带着歉疚，却又带着几分犹疑，仿佛还藏着某种……我无法读懂——不，或许连她都还未曾读懂的情绪。）
(That unusual emotion is like a needle hidden inside a sponge, a pea buried beneath the mattress, impossible to ignore.)（这种异样的情绪就好像一根插在海绵里的针、一颗埋在床垫下的豌豆，让人无法忽视。）
(As I gently caress her face, my thoughts drift back to several days ago—)（我轻抚着她的面庞，思绪不由回到前几日——）
GrozaIn a way... That Doll who resembles me, she's most likely modified from my former frame...某种意义上，那个与我很相似，大概率是使用我的素体的改造人形。
GrozaAnd she's not that different from me.和我也没有太大的区别。
(...I raise my gun, pointing it squarely at the Groza before me.)（……我举起了枪，指向眼前的闪电。）
(Yet I can't bring myself to pull the trigger—)（但我却扣不下扳机——）
(Behind me, the wounded Groza instinctively and gently tugs me back.)（身后，遍体鳞伤的闪电仿佛下意识地、轻轻拉住了我。）
Commander...……
(Recalling what Groza said earlier, the sense that something doesn't add up only grows stronger.)（联系着方才闪电说的话，心中的违和感越来越深。）
(Then my thoughts drift back to Mokosh.)（我不由再次回想起在莫科什那时。）
GrozaCommander, there's one thing I want to ask of you... If that day ever comes, please do not hesitate to kill me. Destroy me.指挥官……至少我希望你能答应我，如果这一天真的到来，请你不要有任何犹豫，杀死我，彻底毁灭我。
(And yet, when she truly stood before that "monster"-like self, she did not fire a single bullet. Instead, as she gently reached out to tug at me... she was the only one who never even raised her gun at "her".)（可话虽如此，在真正面对那个“怪物”般的自己时，她却并没有开枪，在轻轻拉住我的同时，她似乎是唯一一位没有对“她”举枪的人。）
(Furthermore, before we left that "chapel", she seemed eager to reach out to that other "Groza", even more so than I did, despite being injured as well.)（甚至，在离开那片“礼堂”的时候，闪电明明同样受到伤害，却似乎比我还要更想继续与那位“闪电”沟通……）
(The way Groza talks about that other "Groza", and the way she actually acts... don't really match up.)（——闪电对那位“闪电”的想法，与她实际的行动之间似乎存在微妙的差别。）
(A theory begins to take shape in my head.)（某种猜想，渐渐浮上心头。）
Commander...…………
(I stare at her for a long time.)（我看了她很久。）
(Beneath my gaze, Groza's weary, bitter smile gradually hardens into determination, as if she's silently conveying to me she'd do anything for my sake.)（被我长久地注视着，闪电憔悴苦涩的笑容，又渐渐变得坚决起来，就好像在说，她愿意为了我做任何事。）
Commander...……
(I let out a brief sigh.)（我轻轻地叹了一口气。）
(Groza had always been like this—so considerate, resolute, always trying to shoulder everything for me. Even if it means pushing me away, even if she's the one who'll get hurt, even if it means sacrificing herself completely...)（闪电总是这样，体贴地、决绝地想要为我肩负起一切。哪怕代价是推开我，哪怕受到伤害的是她，哪怕要彻底牺牲自己……）
(But now... I think I've finally begun to understand what truly plagues Groza.)（但是，此时此刻，我似乎有些明白，闪电真实的想法了。）
(She... she's afraid.)（她……在害怕。）
(Despite having the resolve to sacrifice herself, deep down, she's still afraid that I will be the one to destroy her once she becomes a "monster".)（哪怕下定了自我牺牲的决心，在她的心底，依旧会害怕变成“怪物”的她，真的被我彻底毁灭。）
(For this very reason, I need her to know that my resolve is every bit as strong as hers.)（所以，正因如此，我想要她知道，我与她有同等的决心。）
(Not a resolve to destroy anyone or anything, but the resolve to save everyone.)（——不是毁灭任何人、任何事的决心，而是拯救一切的决心。）
Commander...The day before we left for Mokosh, the day Nemesis deleted her own backup.……在我们去莫科什的前一天，在纳美西丝删掉自己备份的那一天。
CommanderI talked to Dandelion and Peritya about you.我和丹德莱，还有佩里缇亚谈过关于你的事。
Groza...!……！
(Groza freezes, her eyes widening in dismay.)（闪电愣了一下，有些讶异地睁大了眼睛。）
CommanderI've always known that what happened to your neural cloud bothered you.我一直都知道，你很担心你心智里发生的事情。
CommanderI've always told you it wasn't something you needed to worry about.我总是安慰你，那些不是问题，你不必担心。
CommanderBut I didn't mean we should just pretend the problem doesn't exist.但其实我的意思，并不是说我们要当做这些问题不存在。
(I cup Groza's cheek, hoping my warmth reaches her.)（我用手贴着闪电的脸颊，希望将我的体温传递给她。）
CommanderWhen a problem emerges, we should think about how to go about solving it.当问题出现的时候，我们应该考虑的是如何解决问题。
CommanderNot how to get rid of the one who pointed it out.而不是解决提出问题的人。
CommanderBack then, we were mere bounty hunters: powerless, worthless, not even worthy of exploitation.过去我们只是赏金猎人，在无能为力的同时，也不具备被利用和垂涎的价值。
CommanderBut things are different now. Risk and opportunity come hand in hand.但是现在不一样了，风险和收益并存。
CommanderStatesec and the Conglomerate may have set their sights on me, but that just means I'm finally in a position to negotiate.国安局和财团或许盯上了我，但同时，我也有和他们谈判的资格。
CommanderI already had Peritya initiate talks with Statesec on my behalf.我已经通过佩里缇亚直接向国安局发起了交涉。
CommanderWhatever's happening to you—whether it's Nebula Wind or whatever red onion—I'll get you a clear answer.你身上的问题，恒星风也好，红洋葱也罢，我会给你一个明确的答案。
CommanderI'll keep going until you never have to live in fear again.直到你不再需要担惊受怕。
GrozaCommander...指挥官……
(Groza parts her lips, startled by the fact that I've seen through the apprehension she's been trying to bury.)（闪电张了张嘴，像是在为我指出了她的担忧而意外。）
(While I really want to tell her she was never really good at hiding it, I gently rub her cheeks instead while giving her the warmest smile I can. Then, I entrust my resolve to her.)（我很想告诉她，其实她藏得一点也不好。但现在，我只是揉了揉她的脸，向她尽量温和地露出微笑，然后，向她交付我的决心。）
CommanderI'm doing all of this because you're my irreplaceable, my one and only adjutant.我做这些事，是因为你是我不可替代的副官。
CommanderAnd I know that if our positions were reversed, if I were the one in trouble, you'd do the same to save me as well.我相信立场调转，换做我遇到麻烦，你也会拼尽全力来帮助我。
CommanderJust like how you endured everything that "Groza" put you through and still came back to my side.就好像你遭遇了那个闪电的折磨，但依然回到了我身边。
CommanderJust like how you were the first one to reach me and bring me home after that "Groza" took me away.就好像我被她掳走之后，还是你，第一个赶到，把我救了回来。
Commander...The idea that you'll lose control of yourself never crossed my mind.……我从来不担心你是否会失控。
CommanderBecause even if you really did... that wouldn't change anything to me.因为对我来说，就算你真的失控，也不会影响到任何事。
CommanderIt would just be another problem we'd add to the "to-solve" pile.只不过是多了一个需要我解决的问题。
CommanderJust like right now.就像现在。
(I look her straight in the eye.)（我认真地看着闪电。）
Commander...If you really were as greedy as you claim... you'd never ask me to promise to kill you if you became a monster.……如果你真的贪心，就不会要我承诺，如果你变成了怪物，希望我能够杀死你。
Groza...!………！
(Groza freezes. She bites her lip and stares at me in disbelief, shocked that I've somehow fully uncovered the feelings she kept hidden even from herself.)（闪电顿住了。她咬着嘴唇，不可置信地望着我，像是震惊于我戳破了她真实的心声。）
(Or perhaps... this is the first time she's ever experienced them laid bare.)（又或者，这本就是她第一次意识到这份隐秘的心意。）
(The sentiment she'd truly held all along—the wish that, even if she were to become a monster, I'd still be there to save her, instead of killing her.)（——她一直以来真正渴望的，哪怕化为怪物，也依旧能被我拯救、而非被杀死的心意。）
(No matter what, she wants to live, wants to stay by my side.)（无论如何，她都想要活下来，想要留在我的身边。）
(She remains in a dazed, confused silence for a while before lowering her gaze and quietly speaking up.)（如此混乱又怔怔地沉默了半晌，她垂下眼，低低地发出了声。）
Groza...It took me a lot of courage to utter those words.……说出那些话，其实用光了我积攒了许久的勇气。
GrozaI've always been afraid that day would really come. I just can't help myself... especially after everything that's happened recently.一直以来，我都在担心这件事真的发生，尤其是最近遇到的事情，更让我感到不安。
GrozaI know you far too well. I know you couldn't bring yourself to do it if it came down to it. So that's why... that's why I...我太了解您了，我知道，如果发生那样的事，您肯定下不了手，所以，所以我才……
CommanderI understand. But I know you just as well.我知道，就像你了解我一样，我也非常了解你。
CommanderI know you'd sacrifice everything to keep me safe, including your own life.我知道，为了我的安全，你肯牺牲一切，甚至是自己的性命。
CommanderTo me, the greed you keep speaking of has never been greed at all—only selflessness.你所谓的贪心，在我看来，比苦行僧还要寡欲。
CommanderThat is not what I want from you, Groza.这并不是我想要的，闪电。
CommanderI don't want to get you hurt for my own sake, and I never will.我不想，也绝不可能为了自己的安危而伤害你。
CommanderWhen you're trapped in an abyss of agony with no way out, how could I possibly leave you to face it alone?如果你陷在身不由己的痛苦之中，我又怎么能坐视不理？
GrozaBut... it's already happened.可是……现在，这样的事真的已经发生了。
GrozaCommander... this isn't just some far-fetched worry anymore.指挥官，不是轻飘飘的猜测或臆想。
GrozaI had already lost control and become a monster.我真的已经失控，变成了一个怪物。
GrozaAnd I... came this close to hurting you.也真的……差一点伤害了你。
CommanderNo, you didn't.你没有。
(I firmly cut her off.)（我认真地打断了她。）
CommanderIf you... if "she" had truly intended to hurt me... I would've been dead the moment she took me away.如果你……如果“她”真的想伤害我，在我被掳走的那一刻，我就已经死无葬身之地。
CommanderThe reason you were able to find me wasn't just because of everyone's efforts... but also the fact that causing me harm was never part of "your" plan, Groza.你们最终能找到我，除了你们自身的努力之外，还有一个重要的原因……就是因为你从始至终都没想过要伤害我，闪电。
Groza......………………
(Groza goes silent for a moment. She lowers her head and presses a hand against her chest.)（闪电微微一怔，低下头，用手抚摸着自己的胸口。）
Groza...Right. If... if she really wanted to... she would've done it...……是啊，如果……如果她真的想伤害您……在我找到您……不，更早之前，在我回来之前。
Groza...Long before we had any chance of finding you.她就已经可以那么做了。
GrozaYet... in the very end... she...哪怕……哪怕是到了最后……她……
Groza..."I" still didn't do anything... and just let us leave.……我也什么都没做，就这样……放任我们回来。
Groza...Thank goodness.……太好了。
(Groza looks like she's fighting back tears.)（闪电看起来像是要哭了一样。）
GrozaI didn't... Even after becoming like that... I still didn't... hurt the Commander...我没有……哪怕是变成那副样子……我也没有……伤害指挥官……
(I gently stroke her hair, feeling the faint shiver running through her body. A shiver she's trying so hard to hold back, just like all the pleas she's ever made.)（我抚摸着闪电的头发，感受着她身体微微的颤抖——那份颤抖是如此克制，就像她一直以来的请求。）
(That's right... even as a "monster", Groza would never hurt me.)（是啊……即便变成“怪物”，闪电也依旧未曾伤害我。）
(So, how could I ever hurt her?)（那么，我又怎能去伤害她？）
(Even though she kept begging me to put an end to her, simply killing the "monster" won't solve anything.)（尽管她一而再再而三地要求我杀掉她，可是，杀掉眼前的“怪物”，并不能真正将事情解决。）
(If on this day, I slay the "Groza" controlled by the Conglomerate just to "keep my promise", then there will come a day in the future where I'll also have to erase the "Groza" manipulated by Statesec.)（若是今天，我为了守护“承诺”而杀掉了被财团操纵的“闪电”，那么未来一日，我或许还会为了另外的原因，不得不杀掉被国安局操纵的“闪电”。）
(The right path can never lie in destruction and slaughter.)（正确的道路绝不存在于这样的毁灭与杀戮之中。）
(The promise I want to make to Groza should bring us a path that leads to salvation.)（而我想要向闪电承诺的，是真正能够通往拯救的道路。）
Commander...You once asked me to put an end to you if you ever lost control of yourself, if you ever became a monster.……你曾经要求我杀掉你——在你失控、在你变成怪物之后。
CommanderYou wanted my promise.你要我给你一个承诺。
CommanderSo now I'll make you one, but it won't be the same.我现在给你承诺，闪电，但是是截然不同的承诺。
(I look at Groza, straighten my back, and make sure my voice carries every ounce of conviction.)（我看向闪电，坐直了身，努力让自己的语气足够郑重。）
CommanderI won't abandon her, just like I won't abandon you.我不会放弃她，因为我不会放弃你。
CommanderNo matter how much time has passed, my answer remains the same—whatever happens, I will never give up on you.我无数次地告诉过你，不论发生什么事，我都不会放弃你。
CommanderAnd now... I shall keep my promise.我现在，就向你证明，我会兑现我的承诺。
CommanderBy bringing her home.我会把她带回来。
CommanderBringing YOU home.我会把你带回来。
CommanderGroza.闪电。
CommanderThat's the promise I'm making to you.这才是我要给你的承诺。
Groza...!……！
(Without a sound, tears begin rolling from Groza's eyes.)（无声地，闪电的眼泪落了下来。）
(I firmly take her hand.)（而我坚定地握住了她的手。）
Commander...Come. Let us bring you home, Groza.……和我一起，去带你回家吧，闪电。
GrozaThank you... Commander... Thank you...谢谢你……指挥官……谢谢……
(Groza wipes away her tears, then puts on that smile I'm most familiar with.)（闪电擦拭了一下眼泪，抽了抽鼻子，随即摆出那张我熟悉的笑脸。）
Groza...Groza. Awaiting orders.……闪电，谨遵指令。
Prismshine 棱镜光启之时
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, edge of a Red Zone, a certain Paradeus transit station.)（2074年 X月X日 红区边缘 帕拉蒂斯某中转处）
(Red warning lights flash faintly through the fog, casting their glow over the dust-covered vehicles.)（红色警示灯在雾气里一闪一闪，照在车队覆满尘土的车厢上。）
(Several transports bearing marks of the Conglomerate emerge from the depths of the Red Zone and pull up to the transit station.)（数辆挂着财团标记的运输车从红区深处折回，缓缓驶入临时中转处。）
(The radiation-scorched ground produces a harsh grinding sound under the treads.)（履带碾过被辐射灼蚀过的地面，发出刺耳的摩擦声。）
(Niters step out of the vehicles in perfect formation, all wearing a blank expression. They open the cargo compartments, and a cold white mist spills out.)（妮特们面无表情地从车上整齐地走下，掀开车厢，冰冷的白雾扑散而出。）
(Rows of standardized culture pods are secured onto metal racks. The pale green culture fluid inside shimmers with a thick, viscous glow under the lights—)（一只只标准化的培养罐被稳稳固定在金属架上，淡绿色的培养液在灯光下泛着粘稠的光泽——）
(Inside the pods, nearly identical girls lie dormant. Their pale, tranquil faces make it seem as though they are only taking a dreamless nap in the middle of this hellhole.)（罐体内，几乎相同的少女静静沉睡着，面容苍白而安详，仿佛只是暂时在这片死地上做了一场无梦之眠。）
KennyGeez...唉……
(The moment Kenny sees them, he lets out a sigh of despair.)（看到她们的第一眼，柯尼就发出了绝望的叹息声。）
LentineQuit whining. Do the numbers match?别在这唉声叹气的，数目对不对？
KennyThey sure do.数量没问题。
KennySame as on the list.与清单一致。
LentineGood. Now move them out.对就行，赶紧搬走。
KennyAh... wait, gimme a sec. I-I'll just double-check.啊……别着急，我，我再确认一下。
(Kenny walks from pod to pod, checking the identification numbers.)（柯尼一个培养罐一个培养罐地走过，并清点上面的编号。）
Kenny...H-12, H-21, H-27, H-29...……H-12，H-21，H-27，H-29……
KennyH-3... ugh!H-3……呃！
(As he reaches the culture pod marked "H-35", he bumps into something as solid as a boulder.)（当走到标着“H-35”的培养罐前时，他撞到了什么牢固得像是一根承重柱一样的东西。）
(He looks up and realizes that Doll is standing in his way, staring blankly into nothingness.)（抬起头，才发现那个人形正挡在他的前面，愣愣地发着呆。）
Igla...……
KennyHey, Lentine, what's this one's problem?喂，兰汀，这家伙什么毛病？
LentineGet your ass out of the way. Go move the other pods.别在那碍事，去搬其他的罐子。
Igla...……
(Igla doesn't know why she had stopped.)（针不知道自己为什么会停下。）
(Behind the glass, the girl's profile is outlined by the cold light. Her eyelashes cast faint shadows over her closed eyes.)（玻璃后，少女的侧脸被冷光切出一圈柔和的轮廓，睫毛在闭合的眼睑上留下浅浅的阴影。）
(That face is no different from any other girls in the nearby pods, yet something about this one made Igla's neural cloud shudder.)（那张脸和旁边的罐子里的其他少女并无二致，却让她的心智数据莫名晃了一下。）
Igla...……
LentineHmph.哼。
(Seeing Igla stumble away with stiff, mechanical steps, Lentine, now harboring suspicions, approaches the pod to examine it.)（看着针迈着犹如机械般僵硬的脚步离开，兰汀狐疑地走近了罐子，仔细地观察了一番。）
Lentine...Anything unusual with this one?……有什么异常吗？
KennyNot that I could tell.没看出来。
LentineSo what's her problem?那她抽什么风？
LentineI told you these Dolls were unreliable.我就说这些人形靠不住。
KennyLeave her be. Just treat her like an antique TV—算了，你就当她是台老电视。
KennyIt just needs to work when we need it. I bet you don't want us to be left alone with those misshapen freaks, do you?只要还能用就行，你总不想只有我们跟那些奇形怪状的家伙相处吧？
(Lentine lets out a sneer.)（兰汀冷哼了一声。）
LentineHmph... Get ready to move!哼……准备转移！
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(The Omen convoy stops outside the target facility.)（噩兆的车队停在了目标据点的外围。）
Lentine...……
(Lentine hops out of the vehicle first. It doesn't take her long to spot the "misshapen freaks" Kenny was talking about—the Niters responsible for receiving them.)（兰汀依然率先下车，轻易地便看见了那些负责迎接的、柯尼口中的那些“奇形怪状的家伙”——妮特。）
(Not far away, piles of building ruins have been crudely flattened, holes hastily packed with dirt—the whole area has been turned into a "safe" zone.)（不远处，一些建筑残骸被粗暴地推平，填土覆盖，勉强铺成了一块“安全”的场地。）
(As the loose top layer of soil is blown off by the wind, faint traces of white and black fragments lying beneath are revealed.)（风一吹，覆盖得并不严密的表层土被掀开，露出下面若隐若现的白色与灰黑色碎片。）
Lentine...Hmph.……哼。
(She frowns, then kicks, flipping over a stone. Beneath it are weathered bones, nearly crumbling to dust.)（她皱起眉，踢开一块石块，底下是已经风化得快要碎成粉末的骨骼。）
KennyThey conduct experiments in a place like this?他们就在这种地方做实验？
Kenny...How disgusting.……真恶心。
LentineLess complaining. Focus on our job.少点抱怨，做好我们自己的事。
KennyI know. I want to be done with this as well. Not like I want to spend another second here either.我也想，早点交接，早点撤离，我一秒都不想在这种地方多待。
(A few minutes later, the final culture pod is hauled into the facility.)（几分钟后，最后一只培养罐被转运进了眼前的据点内部。）
(The group receiving them doesn't even spare Lentine a glance before filing into the building and closing the door behind them.)（接应的队伍连看也没有看兰汀一眼，便鱼贯涌入了建筑当中，随即关闭了大门。）
Kenny...What now?……然后呢？
KennyAre we done?我们就完事了？
LentineNew orders. We leave and head to the next location.有新的命令，我们撤，去下一站。
Kenny...Well, there you go.……还真让你说中了。
Igla...……
(Igla remains silent, but before leaving, she turns back and gazes at the building out of some sort of instinct.)（针依然保持着沉默，但在离开前，她仿佛出于某种本能，回头望了望那座建筑。）
Igla...……
(Ultimately, she still says nothing and quietly follows the team away.)（最终，她还是什么也没说，转而默默地跟上了队伍。）
(The engines of the transports roar once again, leaving the ruins, the building, and those sleeping girls behind.)（数辆运输车的引擎再次咆哮起来，将这片废墟上的建筑，还有那些沉眠的少女，都远远地抛在了身后。）
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(After the Omen convoy disappears into the billowing dust, the land of bones returns to a deathly stillness.)（在噩兆的车队卷起扬尘离开之后，这片骸骨上的土地又重新归复到了死一般的寂静。）
(Around and inside the facility, Nytos and Niters continue their work in abject silence.)（建筑的外围以及内部，涅托和妮特们一语不发，沉默地进行着自己的工作。）
(The woman in a protective suit walks among them, expressionless. Behind her follows Ateraxis, wearing an expression of genuine curiosity that is impossible to mask.)（身着防护服的女子面无表情地行走在她们中间，身后跟随着对一切都感到好奇的星渊。）
"Mother"...We're almost done with preparations.……准备工作差不多了。
(Watching the pods being orderly delivered into the laboratory, the woman's voice remains calm and stoic, but Ateraxis notices the barely perceptible shift at the end of Mother's words.)（看着那些井然有序地被送入实验室的罐子，女子的声音依然平静无波，但星渊听出了母亲语尾那一点难以觉察的上扬。）
AteraxisAm I going to grow up soon?我要长大了吗？
"Mother"Very soon, perhaps.也许，快了。
AteraxisI'm looking forward to it... and once I grow up, we can finally leave this place?我很期待……嗯，等我长大，我们是不是就可以离开这里了？
AteraxisThis place makes me uncomfortable.这里让我觉得很不舒服。
AteraxisIt feels like there is nothing but bones here. They don't scare me, but they smell awful... Are they my sisters?好像到处都是尸骨，虽然看起来并不吓人，但气味很难闻——她们是我的姐妹吗？
"Mother"...……
"Mother"...They were former believers.……她们都是曾经的信徒。
(The woman halts her steps and approaches the observation window of a culture pod. She gently taps the glass with her fingertip.)（女子停下脚步，走近了一个培养罐的观察窗口，指尖轻轻敲了敲玻璃。）
(Inside the culture fluid, the dormant "Helena" shifts slightly, as if unconsciously responding to the motion.)（在培养液中沉眠的“海伦娜”微微晃了晃，像是在无意识地回应她的轻叩。）
"Mother"They sacrificed their bodies and their minds to open the path we tread on today.为了通往我们如今行走的这条道路，她们为此而献出了身躯与意志。
"Mother"Among them is the former owner of this land, which I've told you about.其中，也包括我跟你提起的，这片土地曾经的主人。
"Mother"They are not yet deserving of being referred to as your sisters. However... there was indeed one individual with extraordinary potential.她们还不够资格称作你的姐妹，不过，其中的确有一个极具潜力的个体。
"Mother"Unfortunately, I failed to preserve her existence.遗憾的是，我未能保留下她的存在。
AteraxisReally? That's a shame... If she were still here, maybe I wouldn't be so bored.真的吗？那太可惜了……如果她在这里，也许我就不会那么无聊。
"Mother"She was the immune individual who brought disaster upon this land.她就是那个为这片土地招致灾难的免疫体。
"Mother"Although we have conducted countless studies on different immune individuals...尽管到现在，我们已经对不同样本的免疫体发起过多次研究，但……
(The woman gazes at the girl's face inside the pod, her lips parting slightly as if remembering something.)（看着罐子内少女的面孔，女子嘴唇微张，像是想起了什么。）
"Mother"...We have the Forbidden Fruit to grant us wisdom, yet we've barely peeled away its skin.……禁果赐予我们的智慧，仍然还只停留于皮毛。
(She shakes her head helplessly.)（她摇了摇头。）
"Mother"Clinging to the past is the mark of failure.驻足于过去是失败者的标志。
"Mother"We must look at the present, Ateraxis.我们应当要着眼当下，星渊。
"Mother"You must consume our flesh and become the true heir of tomorrow.你要吃掉我们的血肉，成为真正的明日之子。
AteraxisEven Mother's?连母亲也吃吗？
"Mother"If necessary.如果有那个必要。
AteraxisMmm, I see.嗯，我知道了。
"Mother"Let's go now.走吧。
"Mother"There is still much to prepare.还有很多准备工作要做。
AteraxisYes.嗯。
(The metallic doors seal shut once again. Only the machinery's low hum and the flow of liquid persist.)（走廊的合金门再次闭合，只有机械运转与液体流动的低鸣仍在继续。）
(Sealed away by steel and concrete, Nytos continue about their task in perfect order.)（被钢铁与混凝土封死的死寂中，涅托们依然井然有序。）
(Alas, unbeknownst to anyone, a girl's heartbeat is growing faster and faster.)（没有任何人注意到，一位少女的心跳，正在怦怦作响。）
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(...This is the land where I came into the world. I was born here, learned here, grew up here, and became an independent person here.)（……这是我出生的土地，我在这里诞生，学习，成长，自立，变为独立的人。）
(Unlike many others who suffered misfortune and hardship, my family held their ground so that I never had to worry about food or shelter.)（与许多蒙受不幸与苦难的人不同，我的家族在此伫立，令我不必为衣食担忧，奔波。）
????...……
(A faint current spreads through the darkness.)（微弱的电流在黑暗之中蔓延。）
(Deep within the ruins repeatedly shaved down by Collapse storms, inside a buried hollow, a tiny glimmer suddenly flickers to life like a star within the void.)（被一次又一次的坍塌风暴削平的废墟深处，某个被掩埋的空洞里，一束微光忽地亮起，像是黑暗中的星芒。）
(Between rubble and bones, "something" awakens.)（瓦砾与骨骸之间，“某样东西”正在苏醒。）
(IT breathes.)（祂在呼吸。）
(IT thinks.)（祂在思考。）
????...……
(IT is me.)（是我。）
(I am breathing.)（我在呼吸。）
(I am thinking.)（我在思考。）
(I am... listening.)（我在……听。）
(Listening to the memories and voices echoing inside my mind.)（听那些回响在我脑海中的记忆和声音。）
????...……
(No.)（不。）
(Not my mind.)（不是脑海。）
(I am no longer in possession of such a thing that can be considered a "mind".)（我已经——不再拥有足以被称之为“脑海”的存在。）
(That is no poetic, deconstructive, metaphorical, exaggerated, symbolic, philosophical, or metaphysical description.)（这并非诗意的，解构的，比喻的，夸张的，代指的，哲学的，形而上学的描述。）
(Rather, it is simply a fact.)（而是，单纯的事实。）
(The correct term would be...)（正确的称呼，是……）
(A neural cloud.)（心智。）
????...……
????...Ugh...……呃……
(The first thing to respond is my mechanical limb.)（率先响应的，是我的机械肢体。）
(The locks on my joints release with a faint "click".)（关节锁扣被打开，发出了细微的“咔嗒”声。）
(Then comes the roar only I can hear as my neural cloud reconnects to power.)（紧接着，是心智重新接入能源后发出的，只有我能听见的轰鸣。）
(Data floods into my consciousness like a raging torrent.)（数据犹如洪流般涌入我的意识。）
(Like boiling water, it burns through my very soul.)（翻滚的沸水，连我的灵魂也被一起煮透。）
????Ah...啊……
????...Ah... Ahhh...……啊……啊啊……
??...A pleasure to meet you, Miss. From today onward, you may call me Teacher.……初次见面，小姐，从今日起，你可以称我为老师。
??...Etiquette, helps you become an adult. Knowledge, helps you understand the world. But only thought, can allow you to be independent.……礼仪，可以助你成人；知识，可以帮你明理；但只有思想，能够让你独立。
??...Your father's actions deserve respect, but he couldn't solve the fundamental problem. You must do better than him, better than me.……你父亲的作为值得尊敬，但这无法解决根本上的问题。你要做得比他更好，比我更好。
??...You have the gift.……你有天赋。
??...To have knowledge is a curse. To be gifted is a curse.……知识即诅咒，天赋即诅咒。
??Neither is your fault, my child. You're simply... carrying a burden far too heavy for you.这并不是你的错，孩子，你只是……背负了过重的担子。
??And I can help you escape from it.而我能够帮助你解脱。
??Your gift... it does not belong to you.你有天赋，但这天赋不属于你。
??Now rest, for you shall become the heir of tomorrow, or perhaps... ITS flesh and bone.安息吧，你会成为明日之子，亦或是，成为祂的血肉。
??Either way... I shall remember your sacrifice.不论如何，我会记得你的献身。
??...████.……████。
????Ah... Ahhh...啊……啊啊……
(Pain.)（痛苦。）
(Anger.)（愤怒。）
(Desire for revenge.)（复仇的欲望。）
(All those emotions that once tore me apart erupt in this instant, almost ripping my newly restored neural cloud apart.)（那些所有曾撕裂过我的情绪在这一瞬迸发，几乎要把刚刚恢复的心智再次扯得粉碎。）
(And then—)（而就在这一瞬——）
????...Urgh... (Cough)……唔……咳！
(A clear, hoarse, and impossibly familiar voice cuts through the noise.)（就在这一瞬间，一道清澈，沙哑，又无比熟悉的声音中和了这些躁动的噪音。）
(It's me.)（是我。）
(It's my own voice.)（是我自己。）
????—Calm down.——冷静下来。
????...!……！
(I can't catch the source of the voice, but I know for certain that I did not speak.)（我捕捉不到声音的源头，但我肯定我并没有开口。）
(I open my eyes, my visual module boots up instantly, and only then do I realize something is tightly clutched by my hand.)（我睁开了眼，视觉系统一瞬铺开，直到这时，我才注意到，我的手上握着什么东西。）
(A prism.)（一个棱镜。）
(A prism whose edges are marked by heat, but its core remains smooth and transparent, reflecting my face.)（棱镜的边缘有被高温侵蚀过的痕迹，中心却依然平滑通透，映照出了我的面孔。）
(From the prism, a stream of clear water gently flows along my mechanical body and slowly enters my neural cloud.)（从棱镜当中，有一汪清水轻缓地顺着我的肢体，缓慢地淌入了我的心智。）
????...……
(...I see.)（……原来如此。）
(...I see now.)（原来如此。）
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(Her eyes, which had been dilated by pain, slowly regain their clarity.)（她那双原本因痛苦而失焦的眼睛逐渐聚起了神采。）
(She slowly sits up, rubble and dust sliding from her combat suit.)（她缓慢地坐起身，瓦砾与尘土从她的作战服上滑落。）
(Her gaze glances over the scattered bones and scraps around her. The pain still lingers deep inside her chest—)（目光掠过四周散乱的骨骸与废料，她的胸腔深处仍有隐隐作痛——）
(But that pain no longer binds her.)（可那痛楚不再成为她的束缚。）
????...……
(She presses a hand against her forehead. "Fragments" appear in her mind.)（她按住自己的额头，脑海中浮现那些“片段”。）
(Again.)（又来了。）
("This time"... will it be the right time?)（“这一次”，也会是正确的吗？）
????...Commander.……指挥官。
(She whispers to herself, as though not yet used to that word leaving her mouth.)（她轻轻地自言自语，像是不太习惯这个词语从自己的口中浮现。）
(She has to hurry.)（她要加快速度了。）
????...……
(Adjusting her breathing, she crawls up, steps over a piece of white bone at her feet, and resolutely climbs toward the surface of the ruins.)（努力调整着呼吸，她直起身来，迈过脚边的一截白骨，坚定地，一步步走向废墟上方。）
(She emerges from the cracked ground. The blinding white light of the distant horizon falls upon her, illuminating her figure.)（她踏出裂开的地表，远方天际刺眼的灰白光洒在她的身上，将她照得明亮。）
(She looks back at the buried ruins one last time.)（她最后回头看了一眼被掩埋的废墟。）
(She was born here, and died here.)（她在这里出生，也在这里死去。）
????I'm back, Commander.我回来了，指挥官。
(She utters softly.)（她轻声说道。）
????...I'm back.……我回来了。
????"Teacher."“老师”。
Clawsheathed Beast 敛爪之兽
Read this chapter with voices →(The afternoon sun is broken into dull strips of shadow by the city's skyline, cast across the weather-beaten hull of the Elmo.)（午后的阳光被城市的轮廓切割成一道道钝色的影子，投在艾莫号风尘仆仆的舷侧上。）
(I lean back in my chair, quietly gazing at the abandoned buildings outside to ease the strain in my eyes.)（我若有所思地靠在椅子上，平静地眺望着那些废弃的大楼，以缓解眼睛的酸胀感。）
CommanderEven a city of this scale can't escape this fate, huh?即便是这种城市，也会落到这样的下场吗？
KlukaiThe impacts of radiation have been worsening by the year.这些年，辐射的影响每天都在恶化。
KlukaiWe used to come across forests in the Yellow Zones, and the settlements were much more common than they are now.过去，我们在黄区还能见到森林，散落的村庄也不像现在这么少。
KlukaiThese days, even if they managed to unite, there's no guarantee they'd find a way out.现在，即便他们试着拧成一股绳，也未必能找到出路。
Commander...Right.……是啊。
(Old memories from my days at Griffin quietly resurface.)（脑海中，过去还在格里芬的一些记忆悄然苏醒。）
(So it wasn't just nostalgia blinding me to the reality... people really are living harder lives now than back then.)（看来这并非是我的偏见……现在人们的生活，的确比那时候还要更加艰难。）
CommanderBack when I was trained to become an officer, woodland warfare was still a mandatory course. These days, I doubt anyone can afford the luxury to fight in a forest to begin with.当年学的指挥课程里，丛林战还是必修课，现在，大概没多少人会奢侈到在绿化带开战。
GrozaThe authorities have also been trying to transplant mature trees whenever possible, moving them to areas with lower contamination.官方也在积极移植那些树龄较长的乔木，趁它们还活着的时候，将它们转移到污染较轻的区域。
GrozaWe used to get commissions like that all the time, about six or seven years ago.大概六七年前的时候，我们还经常接到这样的委托。
(Groza casually joins our conversation.)（闪电用很平常的态度加入了我们的对话。）
(Between everything caused by that "Groza", and Groza's own period of doubt and self-loathing afterward, we've fallen behind on quite a bit of work.)（因为那个“闪电”造成的一系列事件，加上闪电在中间陷入了混乱和自暴自弃的阶段，让我们积累了不少工作。）
(Since the incident, Klukai has insisted on staying by my side as my around-the-clock bodyguard, so she's been helping us catch up to all that work as well.)（可露凯自那件事之后，坚持要时刻在我身边担当护卫，所以也加入了“恶补”的工作。）
Commander...……
(To be honest, things have settled better than I expected, but those grave problems don't simply disappear just because we bury ourselves in work.)（坦白说，气氛恢复得比我想象得要更好一些，但那些沉重的问题，不会因为我们逃进了工作的汪洋大海而消失。）
(All of us, including Krolik, have silently and mutually agreed to avoid bringing up Nemesis.)（我们所有人，甚至包括克罗丽科在内，都默契地没有提到关于纳美西丝的话题。）
(Despite sending Sakura to search the area of the incident, hoping she might somehow recover Nemesis' core, logic tells me that's little more than searching for a needle in a haystack.)（尽管我也让樱花试着去寻找当时的战场，期望着能否找回纳美西丝的核心，但我心中的理智告诉我，这无异于大海捞针。）
(Once again, we might have truly lost a companion.)（又一次，我们可能真正地失去了一位同伴。）
CommanderHeh...呼……
(I rub the bridge of my nose and crumple yet another document ruined by careless mistakes.)（我揉了揉鼻梁，将不知道第多少次因为出现差错而报废的文件揉成一团。）
(This won't do...)（不行……）
(Everyone... especially Groza and Krolik... They're carrying far heavier burdens than I am.)（大家……尤其是闪电和克罗丽科，她们的心情一定比我更加糟糕和混乱。）
(If I let myself visibly waver, it'll only make things worse.)（如果我也表现出明显的动摇，只会让事情变得越来越难以解决。）
(Despite boldly promising to Groza that I'd bring "her" back to the Elmo, I know full well it is no longer in the realm of something either of us can simply decide.)（虽然我大言不惭地向闪电宣告了我要将那个“她”带回艾莫号，但我很清楚，这件事已经不是我或是她怎么想就能怎么做的。）
(No matter how we go about it... there's no getting around Nemesis. It's not something we can simply set aside.)（不论再怎么考虑，都无法绕过纳美西丝的存在，这不是能够轻轻放下的事。）
(Maybe Nemesis' core is in the Conglomerate's hands, just like how they took Groza's original body.)（也许纳美西丝的核心在财团手里，就像他们带走闪电的素体？）
(Maybe there's still another way for that "Groza" to make things right, while time will heal the rifts between her and the others.)（也许那个“闪电”可以通过别的方式弥补，再靠时间去修复破裂的伤痕？）
(At the end of the day, what does that "Groza" really want? I know what she's thinking. Her breakdown wasn't solely the Conglomerate's doing—part of the reason is me... as well as the Groza standing here right now.)（归根结底，那个“闪电”又是怎么想的？我已经了解了她的想法。她的暴走和失控，除了财团的影响，还有一部分原因，在于我，在于现在的闪电。）
(She fought until the very end, only to be completely replaced by someone else. That's undeniably unfair to her.)（奋战到最后一刻的自己，完全被另一个人替代——这对她来说，的确不公平。）
(Similar situations have happened before in Griffin. What makes this stand out is that usually neural clouds of the same Doll can merge, so this paradoxical occurrence couldn't even happen in the first place.)（类似的事情，在格里芬的历史上也并不是完全没有出现过，但同一人形的心智，原本是可以完美结合的，所以不会存在这样的悖论和问题。）
(But her existence...)（但她的存在……）
(...I'm partly to blame as well.)（……我也有不可推卸的责任。）
Commander(What a headache...)（头疼啊……）
(Even if I don't have a solution yet, I still have to project confidence.)（即便暂时没有好的方案，也要虚张声势。）
(That's one of the biggest lessons I've learned over the years.)（这是我这些年来，学到的一大经验。）
CommanderI'm getting a little tired. Springfield said she found some canned food in the city.有点累了，春田说她在城市里找到了一些罐头。
CommanderLet's take a break in the lounge. I've been craving a cup of coffee.要不要去休息区坐一会？我刚好也想喝咖啡了。
(I put on the brightest smile I can manage.)（我尽我的最大努力，摆出了最好的笑容。）
Groza...……
Klukai...……
(Klukai glances at Groza, who, in turn, looks at me, hesitating.)（可露凯看了闪电一眼，而闪电则看了我一眼，似乎有些犹豫。）
GrozaYou and Klukai can go ahead first. I... I'll finish what I'm working on and join you afterward.您和可露凯先去吧，我……做完手头的就过去。
CommanderCome with us. Otherwise, you'll get too far ahead of me, and that'll just make things more complicated.一起去吧，不然的话，等我回来，跟不上你的进度，反而很麻烦。
GrozaBut...但……
(Just then, the ops room alarm suddenly goes off.)（就在这时，指挥室的警报忽然被拉响。）
Klukai—!——！
(Klukai is instantly on her feet. I didn't even catch where she pulled her gun from before she's already at my side.)（可露凯立刻从座位上跳了起来，我都没看清她从哪里把枪摸了出来，就已经跃到了我身边。）
(Groza, seemingly lost moments ago, reacts with an equally swift response and draws her weapon.)（闪电刚才还一副犹疑的样子，但此时的反应却一点也不逊色于可露凯，立刻拿出了武器。）
Commander—Dandelion?——丹德莱？
DandelionSo you DO remember I'm still around. Funny how you didn't invite me for the coffee.原来你还记得我在啊，怎么喝咖啡的时候不叫我？
Commander...……
DandelionRelax. It's just a fast-mover approaching at high speed.别那么紧张，只是有目标正在高速接近而已。
DandelionI wouldn't call it a raid, though. After all... they've already sent a comms request.不过，算不上是突袭，毕竟……对面都主动发来通讯请求了。
CommanderWho is it?谁？
DandelionThe callsign is "Juno".通讯代号是“朱诺”。
DandelionConsidering how that name probably doesn't ring a bell for you, here's a hint: you just ran away from her wedding not too long ago.考虑到你们大概不知道是谁，我提醒一句——你刚刚从人家的婚礼上逃跑。
Groza...Commander!……指挥官！
(Groza looks at me—I know exactly what she's thinking.)（闪电看向了我，我知道她在想什么。）
(But I don't let my emotions show, nor let anticipation cloud my judgment.)（但我并没有表现出明显的情绪，也没有被期待冲垮理智。）
CommanderPatch her through.接。
(I haven't forgotten the scene when we parted.)（我没有忘记，最后和她分别的时候的情景。）
(I harshly rebuked her, berated her, admonished her. I wanted her to calm down and truly think about what she'd done.)（我严厉地斥责了她，我希望她能够冷静下来认真考虑她的行为。）
(That was the most reasonable choice for both of us.)（对当时的我们来说，这是对彼此都更合理的选择。）
(But... after telling myself that I will bring her back, I've been wondering whether there might've been a better way.)（但——在我下定决心，要带她回来之后，我便开始考虑，我是否还有更好的方式。）
(Now that she has appeared before us once again...)（现在，她再一次出现在我们面前。）
(What should I do this time?)（这次，我要怎么做？）
Commander...……
(...I won't let the chance slip away again.)（……我不会再错失了。）
Dandelion...……
(Perhaps noticing my emotional state, Dandelion drops her usual, rather inappropriate sense of humor.)（丹德莱兴许是感受到了我的情绪，没有再继续她那显得不太合时宜的玩笑。）
(Following a familiar "beep", the call connects.)（随着“滴”的一声熟悉的响动，通讯接通了。）
Juno...……
Juno...I didn't expect you to accept the call, Commander.……我没想到你会同意通讯，指挥官。
Commander...Have you made up your mind, "Groza"?……你考虑清楚了吗？“闪电”？
Juno...……
(Juno on the screen doesn't seem visibly shaken.)（通讯画面中的朱诺看起来并没有太多动摇。）
(But she remains silent for a long time, long enough for other Dolls to arrive in the ops room after hearing the alarm.)（但她沉默了好一会，甚至拖到了听见警报声的其他人形赶到指挥室。）
(Krolik's about to explode into a fit of rage the moment she spots "her" on the screen, before being stopped by Groza.)（发现她在通讯画面中的克罗丽科立即就要爆发，但被闪电拦了下来。）
(I can't imagine how much willpower it takes for Groza to keep herself under control.)（我无法想象此时的闪电在以多么巨大的意志克服自己。）
(Then, in a cold, detached voice, Juno states the reason for her visit.)（而面对我们，她用一种冷冷的语调，说出了自己的来意。）
(It isn't what I wanted nor expected to hear.)（那并不是我想要听到的话语。）
Juno—The Elmo is harboring Conglomerate property. I have been tasked with their recovery.——艾莫号上寄存了财团的财产，我前来将其收回。
JunoI do not wish to harm any of you. I hope you will hand them over without resistance.我不想伤害你们，希望……你可以干脆地把她们交出来。
CommanderProperty? Their recovery?财产？她们？
Commander—You mean Helena and Melanie?——你说海伦娜和梅兰妮？
KrolikGo FUCK yourself!去你妈的！
(Krolik finally snaps. Even Groza doesn't try to stop her this time.)（克罗丽科再也忍不住了，就连闪电也不再阻止她。）
KrolikStand and fight, you coward! I'm gonna chop your damn head off this time!有种你就别逃！我要把你的脑袋砍下来！
Groza...……
(Groza closes her eyes, letting out what almost sounds like a silent scoff.)（闪电闭上眼，像是无声地冷笑了一下。）
(From the corner of my eye, I see her expression harden with a steel that I've never seen her unleash before.)（我眼角的余光瞥见，她的神情变得严厉了许多，比我此前见过的所有都要更加严苛。）
Groza...So THIS is the choice you've made?……所以这就是你的选择？
GrozaJust a few days ago, you stood in front of me and proudly proclaimed that YOU and you alone owned the name "Groza".就在几天前，你还在我面前，大言不惭地宣告对“闪电”这个名字和身份的所有权。
GrozaBut now you went back to become nothing more than the Conglomerate's "third-gen Doll"?而现在，你又成了财团的“三代人形”？
Juno...……
(Juno's expression briefly tightens, as though something has pricked her, yet she doesn't grow angry, only colder.)（朱诺的表情像是被什么刺痛了一般，但她并没有愤怒，而是变得更加冷漠。）
Juno...I'll give you thirty minutes.……我给你们三十分钟的时间考虑。
(Beep.)（滴。）
(The call ends.)（通讯挂断。）
Commander...……
KrolikWhere is she, Commander? We can deploy at any time!她在哪？指挥官？我们随时可以出战！
GrozaCalm down, Krolik!冷静，克罗丽科！
Groza...Don't disturb the Commander while he's deep in thought.……不要干扰指挥官思考。
Commander...It's alright, there's nothing to think about.……没关系，没什么好思考的。
CommanderNothing has changed for us.我们要做的事依然没有任何变化。
CommanderThe Conglomerate still intends to use Helena as the key.财团还是没有放弃用海伦娜作为钥匙的计划。
CommanderSo regardless of their reasons, I won't let them have their way.而不管出于什么理由，我都不会让他们得逞。
CommanderDandelion, where is "Groza"?丹德莱，“闪电”在哪？
(...I still don't know why she suddenly changed her stance again.)（……现在还不清楚她为什么突然又转变了立场。）
(But I've already resolved to bring her back to the Elmo.)（但我已经决定了要带闪电回到艾莫号。）
(I'll bring her home before she strays away any further.)（我要在她越走越远之前，把她带回来。）
DandelionShe's taking a stroll in the middle of a town square.她大摇大摆地在城区的一片空地里。
DandelionAlmost like she's afraid you'll miss her.好像生怕你们找不到她。
Springfield...That's strange.……这似乎有些诡异。
SextansOr... She's simply that confident.又或者，是太过自信。
SextansI took note of it the last time we fought, Mo— Uhm... Mother's technology has advanced once again.上次交手我就发现了，母……呃，母亲的技术应该又有所精进。
SextansWhile I don't think she put her whole heart into it, her capabilities are certainly on par with Igla.虽然我不觉得她有多上心，但这家伙的战斗力，和针有得一拼。
Sextans...She definitely wasn't pushing herself last time.……上次交手她肯定没有出全力。
KrolikSo what? We've got the numbers. You think we're scared of her?那又如何，我们这么多人，还会怕她不成？
Commander...……
GrozaCommander?指挥官？
CommanderEveryone—prepare for combat.全体——做好战斗准备。
Commander404, Team Groza, and Zucchero Squad, get ready to deploy with all hands on deck.404小队，闪电小队，还有方糖小队，全员准备出击。
CommanderEveryone else, remain behind as reserve.其余人员留做策应。
CommanderTreat the target as an extreme-level threat. Do not engage her head-on.将目标视为最高危险等级，不要和她硬拼。
Groza...!……！
GrozaB-but if we all sortie, Commander, you'll...可、可是，如果我们全员出动的话，指挥官您……
CommanderYou heard Sextans, Groza.你听见六分仪说的了，闪电。
CommanderHer combat prowess rivals that monstrous Doll from Lviv.她的战斗力可以比肩利沃夫的那个怪物人形。
CommanderIf the frontline collapses, it won't matter whether I have someone at my side or not.如果你们前线战败，那我的身边有没有护卫没有任何区别。
(I let out a long sigh.)（我长出了一口气。）
CommanderDandelion. Send a message to the Doll Community and Mokosh.丹德莱，给人形社区还有莫科什发消息。
CommanderContact DEFY as well. Tell them to return ASAP.还有忤逆，让她们以最快速度返回。
CommanderIf possible... I'd like you to join the battle too. Give Helen a hand and don't let the enemy blind us with electronic warfare.如果可以，我希望你也参与战斗，支援海伦，避免对方暗中用电子战对我们进行打击。
DandelionGood grief... I almost missed this feeling, getting handed a mountain of work out of nowhere.天哪，我好怀念，都回来了，这种被随便安排一大堆事做的感觉。
DandelionI got it. Leave it to me.知道了，交给我吧。
SpringfieldYou're worried that...?您是担心……？
CommanderShe may be a fool, but I'm not an idiot.她可能是个愚人，但我并不是蠢货。
(I look every one of them in the eye.)（无比认真地，我注视着面前的众人。）
CommanderI'm counting on all of you. It's time to fight back.拜托了——各位，准备迎战。
Groza...Yes, sir!……是！
Clawsheathed Beast 敛爪之兽
Read this chapter with voices →(Boom!!)（“轰！！”）
(One exchange was enough to make the undeniable fact clear to everyone onboard the Elmo—)（仅仅只是第一波的交错，就让艾莫号的所有人都意识到了一个事实——）
(She really is that strong.)（她的确很强。）
(And...)（以及——）
(She's holding back... both last time and this time.)（上一次，还有这一次，她都的确在留手。）
(Juno weaves through the hail of bullets with movements so precise they almost seem like a deliberate, choreographed dance.)（朱诺的身影在弹雨间穿梭，动作精确得甚至有些“刻意”。）
(She slices through the rifle's barrel and kicks the weapon out of her hands while leaving Belka herself completely unharmed.)（她切开枪械的护木，将武器踢飞，却没有伤及持枪的比悠卡本人。）
(She cracks the ground beneath her to scatter Zucchero Squad's formation, yet reins in her terrifying strength just enough so that Springfield and the others are only knocked off their feet and not completely destroyed.)（她用恐怖的力量击碎地面，瞬间冲散方糖小队的阵型，却又恰到好处地收力，使得被击中的春田等人只是失去平衡，而非当场报废。）
(She sends Krolik flying with one single strike, slamming her hard into a wall.)（克罗丽科被她一掌拍飞出去，整个人滑出数米，后背重重撞在墙上。）
(The already battered ruins promptly collapse, burying Krolik beneath the rubble. Though, through her unquenchable fury, Krolik rises from the debris.)（本就风化的残垣顿时倒塌，将克罗丽科埋在下面，但她立刻便暴怒地用身体撑起那些碎石砖瓦，站立起来。）
Krolik—Who the fuck are you trying to fool with that act?!——你装模作样的想干什么！
Juno...……
KrolikWhat do you think this fight is for? Who do you think we are?你把战斗当什么？你把我们当什么？
KrolikTrying to play the good guy now? Give me a break!现在想假惺惺地当好人？少开玩笑！
(Juno stands calmly in place, silently brushing away the dust stuck to the corner of her mouth.)（朱诺云淡风轻地站在原地，无言地用拇指擦去唇角溅上的尘土。）
JunoIt's simple... none of you are worth even lifting a finger for, maggots.只是你们不具备让我全力以赴的价值罢了……蛆虫们。
(Despite saying so, she doesn't pursue the wounded members of Zucchero, even allowing them to retreat behind cover.)（她这样说着，却没有追击已经倒地的方糖，而是任由她们躲进掩体。）
Klukai...That tough act you're putting on just makes me sick.……你这副“凶狠”的样子，真叫人想吐。
Groza...……
KlukaiCan't let her look down on us, Groza.别叫她小看了，闪电。
KlukaiKeep up the pressure!继续压上去！
Groza...Mmm.……嗯。
Juno...……
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(With the corridor lights switched into emergency mode, a cold white glare replaces the typical warm glow.)（走廊上的灯被切换成了紧急模式，冷白的应急灯一盏盏亮起，替换了原本温暖的色调。）
(Alarms echo through the narrow hallways, while glowing red guide lines mark the fastest evacuation route.)（警报声在狭窄的通道中回响，红色指示线标记出了最短的避难线路——）
(And yet... A slender figure moves calmly against the designated route.)（而某个方向，却有一道纤细的身影逆着人流而来。）
Darture...……
(Darture strolls with perfect elegance, parasol in hand, as though she's wandering through a particularly boring museum.)（黑眼撑着阳伞，步履优雅，像是在逛某个无聊的展馆。）
(She makes her way down the hallway and stops before the tightly sealed medical room door, lazily tapping her earpiece.)（她穿过走廊，在一个转角前停下，看着眼前治疗室紧闭的电子门，手指慵懒地敲了敲耳麦。）
DartureAh~ I've arrived.啊~我到了。
CocoonGood. Hold on a second. I'll just quickly crack the—很好，稍等，我马上就破解……
DandelionSay, could you repeat for me what exactly you're going to crack?你说你要破解什么？
CocoonOh my... They left an AI to guard the place?哦呀……还有留守的AI……？
Dandelion(Sigh) Guess it's been so long I've bared my fangs that some have begun to mistake me for Mr. Pizza...唉，老虎不发威，最近总有人把我当成披萨先生。
DandelionI suppose I'll make an example of you.就拿你开开刀好了。
CocoonHmph... Big words for an AI.哼……大言不惭！
Bzzzt.（呲呲。）
DartureTch—!啧——！
(A sudden surge of heat incinerates her earpiece, followed by the detonation of the components, scorching both Darture's ear and the hair along her temple.)（突然的高温将耳麦烧毁，紧跟着里面的元件炸开，将黑眼的耳朵和鬓角都烧出了明显的痕迹。）
Darture...Then you leave me no choice.……那就怪不得我了。
(She scoffs in response, folds up her parasol, places a hand against the door, and vents every bit of frustration she's built up over this entire ordeal.)（她冷哼一声，收起阳伞，把手按在了眼前的门上，随即——将这段时间的怨气一口气宣泄了出来。）
(BOOM!!)（轰——！）
(The reinforced blast door crumples before the strength of a third-gen Doll like it was made of cardboard.)（在三代人形的力量面前，坚固的大门就像某种纸质的模型，瞬间分崩离析。）
Helen—!——！
(The moment the doorway bursts open, Helen pulls the trigger. Pellets tear through the air toward Darture with a shrilling whistle.)（门被破开的瞬间，海伦扣下了扳机，子弹带着刺耳的破空声朝她袭来。）
Darture...That's hardly polite.……别那么没礼貌嘛。
(Darture lowers her parasol. The pellets strike the canopy, tiny dots shimmer across its surface.)（黑眼将阳伞放下，伞面上闪烁起细密的光点。）
(Then, their momentum is redirected through the parasol's frame, sending them shooting straight back at the sender.)（子弹被伞面挡下，冲击力被伞骨牵引着，转而将子弹弹了回去。）
(Helen quickly raises her shield, sending the deflected pellets ricocheting across the room.)（海伦迅速举盾，如雨回弹的子弹再一次被挡下，散向屋中四处。）
Darture...Heh.……呵。
(With the scattered sparks fading away, Darture simply smiles as she raises her parasol and casually points its tip forward. In the next instant, the parasol morphs into a black arrow, hurling both it and Darture toward Helen.)（面对散开又熄灭的星火，黑眼只是微笑着抬起伞柄，以伞尖轻轻指向前方。下一瞬，阳伞化作一支黑色的箭，与黑眼一同朝海伦袭去。）
HelenUgh...!呃……！
(Darture briskly flicks the shield aside with her parasol, and before Helen could react, sends her sprawling into the corner with a kick to her now exposed torso.)（阳伞敏捷地挑飞盾牌，海伦还未来得及做出进一步的反应，暴露的躯体已被瞬间欺近的黑眼一脚踢翻，瘫倒在墙角。）
DartureThat's even more pathetic of a rearguard than I expected.留下的看守比我想的还要节制。
DartureEither he's laughably confident in his Dolls, or...这是对自己的人形太过于信任，还是说……
(She turns toward the room's remaining defender.)（她瞥向房间中的另一个战力。）
Sextans...……
Darture...He's placed all his hopes in you, my dear sister?他把希望都寄托在你身上了？我的姐妹？
(Her voice drips with malice.)（她的声音里带着浓烈的恶意。）
(The lights inside the medical room have been dimmed to a gentle glow, illuminating Sextans and Darture's standoff with an unsettling contrast.)（医疗舱内的灯光调得很柔和，此时照在对峙的六分仪和黑眼身上，形成了一种诡异的对照。）
(Helena lies on the bed. Her complexion is noticeably healthier than before, though her breathing has become shallow, and the numbers on the heart rate monitor beside her continue to climb.)（海伦娜躺在床上，面色和之前相比的确红润了很多，只是此时呼吸有些急促，胸口的心率监测器不断跳动。）
(Melanie appears even calmer than Sextans. She positions herself between Helena and Darture, staring warily at the intruder.)（梅兰妮看起来比六分仪还要更加冷静，她挡在海伦娜和黑眼之间，警惕地看着这个不速之客。）
Helena...……
(The sound of Helen being struck down seems to have struck a nerve with Helena. Sweat covers her face as pain contorts her every feature.)（海伦被击倒的景象似乎对海伦娜造成了强烈的冲击，汗水爬满了她的面庞，连她的五官也因为痛苦而变得扭曲起来。）
Darture...……
Sextans...……
(Neither Sextans nor Darture moves; they simply glare at each other, cold and unblinking.)（六分仪和黑眼都没有动，只是冷冷地看着彼此。）
(At least that's what Melanie believes.)（梅兰妮原本是这么以为的。）
(Bang!)（“嘭！”）
(In a single instant—an instant so brief Melanie missed it, despite being certain she didn't even blink—both Sextans and Darture vanish from where they had been standing.)（一瞬间——在梅兰妮十分确信，她连“眨眼”都不存在的一瞬间，六分仪和黑眼的身影瞬间从她们站立的位置消失。）
(Almost simultaneously, the adjacent metal hospital bed is hurled into the air, split perfectly in half.)（而几乎是同时，她斜对角的一张金属病床被抛飞到了半空中——以一分为二的形式。）
Darture—What's wrong, traitor? Feeling under the weather? Doesn't exactly match your cocky attitude.——怎么了，叛徒，身体不适吗？这可跟你嚣张的模样毫不匹配。
Sextans—Go ahead. Make me angry. This is your last chance to do so.——尽情激怒我吧，这是你最后一次这么做的机会。
(Melanie hears the two conversing, despite being unable to catch where either of them is.)（梅兰妮听到了两个人的对话，尽管她根本看不见这两个人在什么地方。）
(The only thing she's certain of is that they're both still somewhere inside this room.)（她唯一能够肯定的，就是她们一定还存在于这个空间内。）
(BOOM!)（嘭！）
(A shower of sparks erupts from the steel wall, deep gashes are carved permanently into the metal.)（医疗区的钢铁墙壁上炸开刺目的火花，数道狰狞的伤痕被永远留下。）
Darture—You———你就是个——
(CLANG!)（当！）
(A violent gust brushes past, mere centimeters away from Melanie's face. Warm blood drops splatter across her cheek, yet she can't even tell whose blood it is.)（梅兰妮感觉到风在自己的脸前几寸忽地激荡，几抹血花溅到了她的脸上——而她甚至不知道这血迹属于谁。）
Sextans—Filthy———肮脏的——
(BOOM!)（轰！）
(The ceiling light plummets to the floor, sparks bursting through the darkness like fireworks.)（高悬在天花板上的挂灯坠落下来，噼里啪啦的电火花犹如烟火一般在陷入黑暗的室内炸开。）
(Melanie suppresses her urge to scream.)（梅兰妮忍住了尖叫的欲望。）
(She starts to feel fortunate that she'd hidden all the nutrient serum beneath Helena's bed.)（她开始庆幸自己把营养液都藏在了海伦娜的床下。）
Darture—Traitor—!!——叛徒——！！
(CRASH!)（啪嚓！）
(Following one tremendous impact, Melanie finally sees the two again—or rather, one and a half of them.)（随着一阵巨响传来，梅兰妮终于再一次看见了那两个身影——确切地说，是一个半。）
(Melanie catches sight of Sextans' mangled body, covered in the same kind of claw-like scars as seen on the walls, before Sextans is thrown through the broken window.)（与被留下像是某种怪兽的爪痕一般痕迹的墙壁正对着的窗户破碎，在被丢出去之前的一瞬，梅兰妮看见了六分仪已经有些残缺的身体。）
(And Darture is faring no better.)（而黑眼同样狼狈。）
Darture(Cough) ...!咳……！
(The monocle she always took such pride in, along with her beautiful, golden artificial eyeball, has vanished completely, replaced only by a horrifying empty socket.)（她素来自豪的单片眼镜，与她那枚耀金色的眼球一同消失得无影无踪，原本美丽的眼眸而今只留下恐怖的空洞。）
(One of her arms hangs limply as she leans on her parasol for support. Her classy dress has been shredded to pieces, and, like her body, is covered in gashes carved open by Sextans' bizarre sword. At this point, even Florence would look more presentable than she does.)（她的一只手无力地垂下，用阳伞做着支撑，华丽的洋装此刻也破碎不堪，身上布满了被六分仪那奇异的长剑划开的创口，即便是芙洛伦也比此时的她显得更加得体。）
Melanie...……
(Everything that just happened felt as though it lasted for an eternity. In reality, the clash between the two was on for barely a minute.)（这一瞬发生的事情，就好像过去了许久，但实际上，两人的交锋不过持续了一分钟。）
(And the result of two third-gen Dolls going all out in such a confined space is that everything in the room, with the exception of the bed sheltering Helena and Melanie, looks as though a storm of metal swept through the place.)（而两名三代人形在这狭小的空间大打出手的结果，就是此刻，除了海伦娜和梅兰妮所处的床铺周围，其他地方都仿佛刚刚经历了一场风暴的洗礼。）
(Thunk!)（嘭！）
(By now, Melanie is almost numb to the constant eruptions echoing around her.)（梅兰妮觉得自己几乎已经要对这些萦绕在她耳边的响动声免疫了。）
SextansUrgh... (Cough)咕……咳……
(Sextans slowly drags herself back through the shattered window.)（六分仪生生从窗口的那个缺口爬了回来。）
(She seems to be even worse off than Darture. With only one incomplete arm remaining, every movement becomes a struggle.)（她比黑眼看起来更惨，此时只剩下了一只并不完整的手臂，这让她的攀爬变得格外吃力。）
(Her synthetic fluids stain her body crimson. Even after witnessing countless battles between Dolls, Melanie finds herself sickened by the sight.)（组织液将她染成了赤红的一片，因为见多了人形之间的战斗，梅兰妮久违地对这有些血腥的画面感到了不适。）
Darture...Pathetic. Do you really think you can stop me?……真是可怜，你真以为你拦得住我？
(Darture's wounds regenerate much faster than Sextans'.)（黑眼的身体复原的速度要比六分仪更快。）
Sextans...……
(Sextans remains silent. For the first time, Melanie sees her stagger through her steps unsteadily. And yet, she still walks forward and puts herself between them and the intruder.)（六分仪没有反驳，梅兰妮第一次看到她的脚步竟然那样虚浮，但即便如此，她依然走到了自己的面前，挡在她们和眼前的入侵者之间。）
DartureLook at yourself. Fallen so low that you're nothing but a stray dog that'd wag your tail at any beggar for offering you scraps.瞧你那副令人作呕的样子——堕落得就像路边的一条野犬，对着那些施舍你残羹冷炙的乞丐摇尾乞怜。
DartureTo think that I was once considered your equal makes me sick.一想到我竟曾与你并列，就让我感到恶心。
Sextans...……
(Darture has already regained enough strength. She casually opens her parasol again and raises it overhead using that supposedly lifeless arm.)（黑眼的手臂好像已经恢复了力气，她握住伞柄，随手一抬，便用那只本来毫无生气的胳膊将伞撑开，并举过了头顶。）
Sextans...So what makes you Mother's precious little darling? What did she give you? A brand-new pacifier for Christmas?……那你就是母亲的亲亲宝贝了？她给了你什么？圣诞节的新奶嘴？
SextansMaybe that'll finally let you go toe-to-toe with Igla. Though with her fried noggin nowadays, don't forget to remind her to go easy on you, or she might just end up snapping you in half.你肯定能靠那个和针好好掰掰手腕吧？虽然她现在脑子不太好，但说不定还记得要收收力气，别把你打成两截。
(BOOOOM!!)（咚——！！）
(Before Sextans can even finish speaking, she is launched backwards.)（六分仪语尾的音节尚未落地，她的身体便已倒飞了出去。）
(Fortunately, she doesn't fly through another window this time. Instead, she slams into the wall, and after leaving behind an enormous crater, falls into a cabinet full of Colphne's tools. An assortment of gadgets rains down on her.)（幸运的是，她这次并没有砸破舷窗，而是撞到了墙上，在留下一个巨大的凹陷之后，又砸在装满了寇尔芙工具的柜子上，重重地摔落在地，被叮叮咣咣的杂物掩埋。）
Helena...Urgh...……呜……
(Either that commotion was the final straw, or perhaps the room has been damaged so badly that the sedatives can no longer reach Helena.)（就像是最后一根稻草——亦或是因为这里实在被破坏得太过头，导致那些镇定剂不再能输送到她体内。）
(Whatever the reason, Melanie distinctly hears a painful groan coming from Helena behind her.)（不论是什么原因，梅兰妮分明听见，身后的海伦娜发出了一声痛苦的呓语。）
DartureNow that's a nice curtain call.啊啦，这倒是个不错的落幕钟。
(Darture has taken notice of it as well. Her voice carries unmistakable delight.)（黑眼显然也注意到了这一点，语气里也带着些许轻快。）
Melanie...Stay back!……别过来！
DartureMy, my. What a tough young lady.哎呀，真是严厉的小姐。
(She stops her steps, but does not retreat.)（她停下脚步，却没有退后。）
DartureDon't worry. Once we're back to the Conglomerate... We'll have plenty of opportunities to become very... "close".放心，等我们回到财团，你会有很多机会渴望跟我变得“亲密”的。
HelenaThe... Conglomerate...?财……团……？
(Helena opens her eyes.)（海伦娜睁开了眼。）
(She doesn't seem to understand what's happened, only staring blankly at the devastated room.)（她好像还没有理解发生了什么，迷茫地看着眼前狼藉的世界。）
(Helen lies in the corner, still motionless. Caught in the clash of the third-gens earlier, a number of injuries have been added to her frame. The gentle eyes that always overflowed with kindness are now nothing but lifeless glass.)（海伦依然倒在房间的一角，她被卷入了刚才两人的战斗，身上多出了许多最初倒下时没有的伤痕，那双总是溢出温柔的眼睛此时只是一对没有神采的模型。）
(Sextans, on the other hand, twitches occasionally. No one can say for sure whether that's simply a neural reflex or her stubborn determination. Either way, she is no longer in any shape or form to fight back.)（六分仪的身体偶有抽动，但没有人能够判断那是一种神经反射，还是她倔强的象征，但不论如何，她都不再具备行动的能力。）
(Melanie stands stubbornly between Darture and Helena.)（梅兰妮依然固执地拦在黑眼面前。）
(Though their outward physique is hardly different... Helena can clearly see Melanie trembling in fear.)（尽管她们之间的体格差距看起来并不悬殊，但海伦娜能够清晰地看见，那纤弱的背影因恐惧而颤抖的幅度。）
(Even so, the bad guy won't spare Melanie a single glance. Her greedy eyes remain fixed solely on Helena.)（而那个坏人甚至都没有看她一眼的兴趣，那充满了欲望的眼睛，直勾勾地盯着自己。）
HelenaC-Commander... Everyone...指……挥官……大家……
MelanieUrgh...!呜……！
MelanieD-don't even think—别，别想……
DarturePlease do not resist— Actually... breaking your arms and legs won't interfere with the experiment.不要挣扎——算了，拧断你的手脚也不会影响实验。
DartureHopefully no one complains too much.希望他们不要抱怨太多。
Helena...No.……不要。
(She barely squeezes that syllable out of her throat.)（她几乎是从喉咙里挤出了这个音节。）
Helena...NO...……不要……
(Beep...)（滴滴……）
(Beep...)（滴滴……）
(BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP—)（滴滴滴滴滴滴——）
(The heart rate monitor suddenly climbs at an alarming rate.)（心率监测器的数字开始极速飙升。）
(Something buried far deeper awakens inside her.)（某种更深层的东西在她体内苏醒。）
Darture...!……！
DartureThe cells inside my body... W-what did you do?!我体内的细胞……等，你做了什么！？
(Strength suddenly vanishes from her body. Darture instinctively tightens her grip, barely catching the parasol as it starts to slip from her hand. She glares furiously at Helena.)（力量仿佛在瞬间流逝，黑眼猛地攥紧险些从手心掉落的阳伞，向着海伦娜怒目而视。）
(Helena grips the bedrail.)（海伦娜的指尖抓住了床边的护栏。）
(She raises a hand through considerable effort; that action alone drains almost all of her strength.)（她费力地抬起手，只是这个动作就耗尽了她全身的力气。）
Helena...Don't... do this...……不要……再这样了。
Helena—STOP!!!——不要！！！
DartureDamn it— I'll just—该死的，现在就让你——！
Sextans—Get away from her!——滚开！
(Realizing something is happening, Darture throws Melanie aside and lunges toward Helena.)（意识到了什么，黑眼将梅兰妮丢了出去，伸手便要抓向病床上的海伦娜。）
(But before she can reach her, Sextans has somehow risen to her feet, catching Darture's wrist despite seemingly being disabled previously.)（而这时候，原本倒在地上动弹不得的六分仪不知何时已经重新站起，拦在了黑眼的前面，抓住了她的手腕。）
MelanieHelena!海伦娜！
(Melanie cries out. Paying no mind to her own safety, she throws herself at Helena and wraps around her shoulders.)（梅兰妮惊呼了一声，顾不上自己，几乎是扑向了海伦娜，一把揽住她的肩膀。）
(The monitor screams in warning.)（监测仪发出尖锐的警告音。）
MelanieYour body can't survive this level of output!你的身体撑不住这种输出！
Helena...Sorry... I...……对不起……我……
(Before Helena can finish, Melanie gently forces her back onto the pillow. She looks toward Sextans, who's still holding Darture at bay, and nods firmly.)（话还没说完，梅兰妮就将虚弱的少女按回了枕头。她注视着为她们拦住黑眼的六分仪，坚定地点了点头。）
Melanie—Let me take it from here!——换我来！
DartureThat strength— Your cells—这力气——你的细胞——
DartureO-43's power can actually manage to—O-43的力量，居然能做到这种事——
SextansShut up— Now—住嘴——现在，马上——
Sextans—Get lost!——给我滚！
DartureTch—!啧——！
(During the few seconds of this deadlock, Darture realizes the wounds she inflicted on Sextans are already nearly healed.)（仅仅只是僵持的数秒，黑眼便看到眼前的六分仪身上被自己打出的伤势几乎快要彻底痊愈。）
(Despite both being bathed in this same strange white noise, that mysterious force seems to know exactly who it should empower and who it should suppress.)（而这神秘的力量就像“知道”该作用于谁一样，同样沐浴于这诡异的白噪之中，她的力量却反而仿若受到了抑制。）
(It's her. No, it's THEM. Darture is absolutely certain—they are suppressing her strength, just to... to protect that traitor?!)（是她，是她们——黑眼无比确信，是她们在抑制着自己发力，就为了——为了守护那个叛徒？！）
(Her gaze sharp as the blade hidden within her parasol, she fixes Sextans with a murderous glare.)（恶狠狠地，黑眼的目光如同阳伞的刃锋，刺向面前的六分仪。）
Darture—Your luck won't last forever, traitor.——你不会运气永远这么好的，叛徒。
DartureI swear, you will—我发誓，你绝对——
(Before words can even leave her lips to make rounds in this world, her body is introduced to the wonderful laws of physics.)（她的言语尚未彻底摆脱她的声带，向这陌生的世界张开怀抱，她的身体便已率先体会到物理法则的美妙。）
(BOOOOOOOM!!!)（“轰！！！”）
(She's not even sure what just happened. However, one thing is certain: she is no longer inside the medical room, nor even aboard the vehicle anymore.)（她甚至不确定发生了什么，但可以肯定的是，她已经不再位于医疗室，甚至不再位于那辆车上。）
(THUD!)（咚！）
(She slams into the sand down below.)（她的身体砸在了布满黄沙的地面上。）
(Despite leaving O-43's effective range, her regeneration process still shows no sign of improving.)（即便脱离了O-43的影响范围，伤势恢复的速度依然越来越慢。）
(Clearly... the damage Juno inflicted earlier never fully healed.)（显然，之前朱诺造成的损害并没有彻底痊愈。）
(...)（……）
(Why...)（为什么……）
(Why is it that every damn time...)（为什么……该死的……）
(...Everyone and everything stands against her?!)（——为什么所有人都在跟她作对！）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(The medical room is in disarray.)（医疗区内依然是一片狼藉。）
(Sextans stares at the two gaping holes in the hull. The first of which... she created. The second... her doing as well.)（六分仪紧盯着舷窗上的两个空洞——一个是她制造的，另一个也是她制造的。）
(Only after confirming that Darture is no longer capable of pursuing them does she finally relax.)（在确定黑眼的确失去了去而复返的力量之后，她才终于放松了下来。）
Sextans...……
Sextans...……
Sextans...You realize you coming here does nothing except make things more complicated, right?……你知道你到这来除了添乱不会有任何帮助，对吧？
Commander...……
(I step out from behind cover, carrying the heaviest weapon I could find aboard the Elmo.)（我走出了掩体，手中拿着我在艾莫号上能找到的，火力最强劲的武器。）
Commander...I've been trying to keep my cool.……我已经表现得够冷静了。
(Melanie collapses onto the floor, having exhausted all her strength. I hurry over, drag over a broken bed, tear away the mattress still clinging to it, and make her as comfortable as I can.)（脱力的梅兰妮瘫倒在地上，我赶忙上前，拉来半截病床，扯下黏在上面的床褥，让她能够躺得更舒服一些。）
MelanieC-Commander...!指……指挥官……！
MelanieI'm okay... I just got scared...我没事……只是被吓到了……
HelenaCommander!指挥官！
(I turn toward Helena, gently wiping the sweat from her forehead.)（我看着海伦娜，伸出手去，替她擦拭掉了额头上的汗水。）
HelenaCommander!指挥官！
HelenaL-little sister... awesome!妹……妹妹……好！
HelenaProtect... me! So cool!保护……我！厉害！
MelanieWhy do I have to be the little sister...为什么我非要是妹妹……
CommanderYou're both amazing.你们都很厉害。
Commander...Though asking someone who's only just woken up for help may be too much.……虽然对刚刚苏醒的你来说这样说有些过分。
CommanderStill, I may need you in a little while.不过，等一会，我可能还需要你们的帮助。
CommanderNot just for me, but also... Groza.这不仅是为了我，也是为了……闪电。
CommanderCan you still move?你们，还能行动吗？
HelenaHelena! Strong! Invincible!海伦娜！强！无敌！
(Instead of objecting, Helena imitates Voymastina and starts flexing her nonexistent muscles.)（海伦娜并没有抗拒，反而学着威玛西娜的样子，刻意展示她那并不存在的肌肉。）
Melanie...She drank enough nutrient serum to feed an elephant.……她吃掉的营养液够养活一头大象了。
MelanieIt's only natural she'd be full of energy right now... I'm fine as well.现在精神头好是正常的……我也没问题。
Commander...Thank you.……谢谢你们。
SextansHmph... What a heartwarming family reunion.哼……真是阖家欢乐。
SextansI still don't understand how your brain is wired...搞不懂你是怎么想的……
(Sextans looks around, and after a while of searching, finds her hat in a puddle of medical solution.)（六分仪左右搜寻了一番，才在一摊医疗溶液的混合物中找回自己的帽子。）
(She tries dusting it off, but the stains refuse to come off.)（她试图掸掉灰尘，但上面的脏污已经有些难以去除。）
Sextans...You actually left me behind to guard this place.……居然留下我当护卫。
CommanderYou're a third-gen Doll. Had other third-gens besides that "Groza" attacked, you're the only one who could've stopped them.你是三代人形，如果除了那个“闪电”，财团还有其他三代人形入侵，只有你有抗衡的力量。
SextansThat's not what I meant... What if I defected? You ever considered that?我指的不是这个——你就不怕我再倒戈回去？
SextansYou, and these two. Bringing you back to the Conglomerate would've absolved me of all my wrongdoings.你，还有她们俩，这份功劳抵得过我做过的任何事。
Commander...……
(I walk over to Helen and brush the debris off her.)（我走到海伦身边，替她清理掉身上的杂物。）
CommanderNo, that possibility never crossed my mind.嗯，我不怕。
Sextans...……
Sextans...Heh.……呵。
(Sextans freezes for a moment before letting out a chuckle. I can't quite make sense of its meaning.)（六分仪先是愣了一下，随即发出了一种我读不懂情绪的嗤笑声。）
SextansYou sure fear naught, don't you... Sending every last one of your Dolls out, while leaving a "traitor" as one of the only two guards behind.你的确什么都不怕……派出了身边所有人，留下的两个护卫里还有个叛徒。
SextansOn top of that, both guards were ordered to protect everyone except you.甚至这两个护卫，接到的安排也都是保护其他人。
SextansMight your true identity be that of a Doll, hmm? One that never had the idea of "fear" written into your base layer?你其实是个人形，而且没有装“恐惧”这个情绪模块，对吧？
Commander...Who's to say?……谁知道？
SextansHmph...哼……
Sextans...Need me to help with the frontline?……需要我去援助前线吗？
(I shake my head.)（我摇了摇头。）
CommanderNot yet. We still can't be sure she won't come back.还不能肯定她不会再回来。
(I pick up my terminal. Since I'm not in the ops room, I can't monitor everyone else's situation against that "Groza" in real time.)（我拿起终端，不在指挥室，我也无法即时同步其他人与那个“闪电”的战况。）
CommanderBesides... I believe they can handle it.而且……我相信她们能搞定。
SextansHeh. You're not putting enough "trust" in Juno then.呵，那你有点太不相信朱诺了。
SextansHer strength is no exaggeration.她的强可不是说说而已。
CommanderNo.不。
(I shake my head.)（我摇了摇头。）
CommanderShe's the one I trust the most.我最相信的就是她。
CommanderI trust "Groza".我相信“闪电”。
Binary Orbit 双星同轨
Read this chapter with voices →(BOOM—!)（轰——）
(Another wall crumbles under Juno's unrelenting attack.)（又一截墙面随着朱诺的攻势彻底粉碎。）
(The building supported by it collapses like a tower of Jenga that had its foundation ripped away, crashing down onto both Juno and the encircling members of 404.)（而连接着墙面的小楼，如同被抽走了支撑的积木般，彻底朝着地面倒去，同时压住了朱诺与负责合围的404。）
Klukai(Cough... cough...) This monster...!咳、咳咳……这家伙……！
(Amid the choking dust and coated in gray grit, Klukai drags herself out from beneath the rubble. She then grabs Mechty and rolls them both to the other side before immediately signaling into the distance.)（漫天尘埃里，半个素体被灰土覆盖的可露凯艰难地爬出碎砖。她拉扯着米什缇翻滚到另一边，便一刻不停地向远处发出信号。）
KlukaiGroza! Springfield! Grenades, now—!闪电！春田！准备榴弹——！
(Just as the words leave her mouth, streaks of fire arc across the sky, converging on the ruins she's in.)（话音刚落，数道流星划过天空，汇聚至这片灰尘弥漫的废墟。）
(Boom! Boom Boom! Boom—!)（砰！砰砰！砰——！）
(One explosion follows another, sending waves of scorching air across the ground while shockwaves pulverize the already rotting ruins surrounding them.)（连环轰落的星火在地面卷起滚滚热浪，巨大的冲击波将环绕周围的数道残垣一并震碎。）
(As the explosions finally die down, everything in sight lies buried beneath a mound of broken brick and concrete.)（连环崩塌的声响终于静寂下来时，砖石碎块已将眼前的一切埋没。）
MechtyHah... Did we get her with that one...?呼啊……算是压制住了吗……
Klukai...……
(Klukai doesn't answer. She keeps her rifle trained on the rubble, pushing every sensor in her body to their limit just to catch the faintest sound or movement—)（可露凯没有回答。她只是举枪凝视着那片废墟，将所有知觉模块的频率调到最高，直到捕捉到废墟间最细微的声响——）
(Rustle.)（哗啦。）
(A single brick shifts.)（某块砖石，正在被抖落。）
(Rustle... rustle... rustle...)（哗啦哗啦哗啦……）
(More rubble begins to tremble like flowing water or rustling leaves, and a monstrous silhouette rises gracefully from beneath the debris.)（更多的砖石像是流水和树叶一般簌簌地抖动起来，一个狰狞的影子，从砖石间优雅地站起身。）
Juno...That's all?……只是，这样么。
(Juno brushes the dust from her shoulder and casually rolls her wrist.)（朱诺拂去肩上的灰尘，轻轻揉捏手腕。）
(Her body is still shockingly intact, while her four grotesque arms remain hopelessly unscathed.)（她的素体仍然保持着骇人的完整度，四只狰狞的手臂看起来也毫无减损。）
(Yet for some reason, she almost looks... disappointed.)（可不知为什么，她的神情似乎有些失望。）
JunoI thought with all these new faces coming on board the Elmo, you'd have brought out a more interesting trump card.我还以为，在人员增加后，艾莫号也会有更厉害的秘密武器呢。
Juno404... you're far from worthy of being my opponents.404，你们还不够格做我的敌人。
KlukaiEnough already, "Groza".够了吧，“闪电”。
KlukaiHow much longer you want to keep this farce up?你到底要折腾到什么时候？
KlukaiEvery minute you waste here only makes it harder for you to come home to the Elmo.你在这里浪费的每一分钟，都是在为你回归艾莫号增添阻碍！
Juno...……
Juno"Come home"...?“回归”……？
JunoHeh... Is there even a home left for me?呵呵……我，能回归到哪里呢？
JunoWhere could I possibly go back to?不可能再回去了……
JunoThe Elmo... there's no place for me there anymore. That world... the one that belonged to me... is gone.艾莫号……根本就……没有我的容身之处……再也没有那个属于我的世界了……
JunoThe Commander will never look at me the way he used to...指挥官，不会再像以前那样看我……
KlukaiThe Commander never rejected you. If you would just—指挥官，从来没有拒绝过你。只要你——
JunoThis is your way of "pitying" me?你是在用这种方式“可怜”我吗？
JunoWhen I'm gone, you worms sneak up beside the Commander... All of you. You're all the same!趁我不在的时候，偷偷接近指挥官……你们都是一样！
(Avoiding Klukai's eyes, Juno takes another step forward.)（错开可露凯的目光，朱诺向前踏了一步。）
(She looks up, calmly scanning the jagged skeletons of the surrounding skyscrapers, as though searching for certain figures hidden among them.)（她仰起头，冷淡地环视周围嶙峋破朽的高楼，仿佛在寻找隐藏于其中的那些影子。）
JunoGroza. Springfield. I know you're up there.闪电，春田，我知道你们在。
JunoAttacks like this are nothing but a waste of time.这种程度的攻击，只是在浪费时间而已。
JunoYou may as well... all come at me at once.让大家……都一起上吧。
KlukaiTch... Get down!!啧……卧倒！！
(BOOM!!!)（轰！！！）
(A violent explosion erupts directly in front of 404. A massive beam crashes down amid the flame, scattering the squad.)（巨大火光猛地在404小队面前炸开，火光中，一截断梁从天而降，将404小队冲散。）
GrozaZucchero! Krolik! Support 404!方糖、克罗丽科，一起支援404！
Binary Orbit 双星同轨
Read this chapter with voices →(Under Nemesis' orders, the entire battlefield becomes an exquisitely engineered machine.)（在纳美西丝的安排下，整个战场都化作了运作精密的机关。）
(The dazzling movements of every Doll are all but predetermined paths and triggers.)（人形让人眼花缭乱的动作，只是预先设置好的触发顺序。）
(Ruins that are destined to explode. Grounds that are destined to collapse.)（必定被引爆的废墟，必定塌陷的地面。）
(One crumbling wall after another falls toward Juno.)（一截又一截的断壁残垣，向着朱诺倾塌。）
(No one knows how Nemesis accomplishes it, but under her miraculous guidance, so long as the Dolls lure Juno where she instructs, the battle clearly shifts in their favor.)（没有人知晓纳美西丝是如何做到的，但在她奇迹般的指引下，只要人形们将朱诺引到指定的位置，战局似乎就注定会朝着有利的方向推进。）
(She never interferes, merely observes... then gives fate the gentlest push. Every ally Juno intends to strike just so happens to have cover in their proximity.)（并非干预，仅仅只是看见，再轻轻一推——被朱诺击中的友军的位置上总有暂避的掩体。）
(A random, haphazardly fired bullet would cut off Juno's intended movement.)（随意击出的子弹，提前截停了朱诺的移动。）
(A teetering wall would always collapse exactly after the number of hits Nemesis foretold.)（摇摇欲坠的垣墙，必定会在她要求的攻击次数后压向朱诺。）
(Even for a third-gen Doll, enduring endless gunfire and environmental hazards proves to be an unfeasible task. Juno finally begins to slow down.)（纵使是三代人形，也无法持续性地承受弹火与环境的双重伤害，朱诺慢了下来。）
(Once again, amid roaring gunfire, half a ruined building crashes toward her.)（又一次，伴着轰鸣炮火，半栋废弃的小楼向着朱诺倒去。）
JunoUgh...!唔……！
(The ground beneath her feet fractures as she braces herself for the impact. The third-gen Doll stumbles, and the collapsing structure finally comes down over her like an avalanche.)（脚下的地面在她发力时碎裂，三代人形一个踉跄，残墙砖石如山崩般倾倒在朱诺头顶。）
(For the first time since the battle's onset, her four monstrous arms fail to shield their master. Juno is slammed into the ground and crushed under layers of rubble.)（交战以来第一次，那两双张牙舞爪的手臂没能护住操纵手臂的人形，朱诺被层叠的墙壁压垮，重重栽倒在地面。）
JunoUrgh...!呃啊……！
KlukaiKrolik!克罗丽科！
KrolikHaaah—!!哈——！！！
(Before Juno can crawl free from the rubble, Krolik springs off a wall, launches herself high into the air, raises her blade with every last bit of her strength, and brings it down over the Doll.)（没等人形从砖石中爬起，克罗丽科已蹬住墙沿、高高跃起，用尽全力举起长刀，狠狠对准人形劈下。）
(The crimson blade flashes. One of Juno's scarlet arms tumbles across the ground, having been sliced clean off.)（红色利刃如电划过，半截朱红的手臂“噼啪”一声，滚落在地。）
Juno...AHH!……呃！
(Bright red fluid spews forth. Juno lets out a low wail.)（鲜红洒落，朱诺发出一声低低的惨叫。）
(The severed arm bounces and twitches on the ground while the remaining stump spasms violently. Soon the rest of her arms begin thrashing uncontrollably, writhing in unison for their silent agony as though screaming from the phantom pain.)（被切断的手臂在地面弹跳，她身后那半截肢体也激烈地痉挛起来，很快，剩余的手臂也开始失控似地乱舞，像是一齐在因被斫断的剧痛而无声嘶鸣。）
(And yet... the owner of the arms seems rather unbothered by such pain.)（然而，手臂的主人却像是并无痛觉一般。）
(Gasping for air, she pushes aside the rubble piling on top of her and desperately crawls out from beneath it.)（她伏着身在地面急剧喘息，抬起肩膀、掀开压在身上的砖石，奋力爬向废墟之外。）
(Toward... "Her".)（爬向——“她”。）
Nemesis?...……
KlukaiGet back, Nemesis!纳美西丝，退后！
(At some point, Nemesis has dropped to one knee. Her eyes remain closed, as though she is praying or perhaps deep in meditation.)（不知何时，纳美西丝单膝触地，紧闭着双眼，宛如在祈祷和冥思一般。）
(All the Dolls present can see her neural cloud operating at its absolute limit.)（但是人形们仿佛能看到她的心智核心如何高速运转，濒临界限。）
JunoNemesis!纳美西丝！
JunoYou're Nemesis... right?你是纳美西丝……对吗？
KrolikStay away from her!!别靠近她！！
(Krolik leaps between them again, blade raised.)（克罗丽科再次举起刀跃过来，拦在朱诺面前。）
(She turns toward Nemesis with an angry glare.)（她转过身，对纳美西丝怒目而视。）
KrolikOi! When did you learn to do this?! What even is this?!喂！你什么时候有这能力的，这算什么啊！
KrolikForget it. Just stay back for now. Don't let this freak—算了，总之你靠后，别再被这家伙——
(Nemesis shakes her head and gently holds Krolik's arm. Slowly, she pulls herself up, leaning against Krolik.)（纳美西丝摇了摇头，轻轻拉住了克罗丽科，慢慢攀附着、依偎着她站起身。）
(Krolik grumbles in annoyance, but the moment she meets those quiet, unfathomably deep violet eyes, she falls silent and simply helps her up.)（克罗丽科不满地动了动，可面对那双沉静深邃的紫色眼眸，她不由闭上了嘴，只是将她从地上扶起。）
(Amidst the silence, Nemesis walks in front of Juno.)（一片寂静中，纳美西丝走到朱诺面前。）
(A shaft of afternoon sunlight falls upon them. Bathed in golden rays, the mysterious black veil wrapped around Nemesis' body seems to shimmer with a sacred radiance.)（一道午后的阳光恰好洒落。在灿金色的阳光下，那些缚在纳美西丝素体上的神秘黑纱，似乎也闪耀起了某种圣洁的光辉。）
(Nemesis lowers her head, gently caressing the head of the Doll before her.)（纳美西丝垂下头，伸手轻抚那几乎是趴跪在她面前的人形的头顶。）
NemesisIt's been a long time... "Leader".好久不见了……“队长”。
Juno...!……！
JunoNemesis...纳美西丝……
JunoNeme... sis...纳美……西丝……
(The spasms running through Juno's arms abruptly cease.)（四只手臂的痉挛奇异地停止了。）
(Tears pour from her eyes in large droplets, splashing onto the ground.)（大颗大颗的水珠从眼眶中涌出，砸向地面。）
(Every last bit of hostility melts away the instant that name is uttered.)（所有的战意，似乎都随着这个名字被念出而消解。）
(Juno lunges forward and throws her arms tightly around Nemesis.)（朱诺扑向前方，紧紧抱住了纳美西丝。）
JunoI'm sorry...对不起……
JunoI'm sorry...!对不起……！
JunoI'M SO SORRY!!!对不起！！！
Nemesis...……
(Nemesis silently watches her, gently stroking Juno's hair while lost in thought.)（纳美西丝沉默地注视着朱诺。她轻轻抚摸着朱诺的头顶，思索着。）
(Juno trembles uncontrollably. Her arms are wrapped so tightly around Nemesis' legs that they refuse to let go. Her downpouring tears soak the hem of Nemesis' apparel wet.)（朱诺的身体一直在颤抖。朱诺的胳膊把她的双腿箍得很紧。朱诺不停歇的“眼泪”，几乎已将她的衣摆完全沾湿。）
(For a moment, Nemesis turns to look at Krolik and Groza.)（有一瞬间，纳美西丝转过头看向一旁的克罗丽科与闪电。）
(Krolik frowns in obvious displeasure, while Groza remains silent.)（克罗丽科不爽地皱着眉，而闪电只是沉默。）
Groza...……
Nemesis...……
(After a moment's contemplation, Nemesis gently lifts Juno's face and looks directly into the blood-and-tear-stained eyes staring back at her.)（纳美西丝思索了片刻，将朱诺的脸抬起些许，直视着那张已被血泪浸染的脸庞。）
NemesisThough the eagle tears open the chest of the sacrificial offering with its talons and beak, the intent to kill belongs to the one who commands it.苍鹰虽撕开人牲的胸膛，爪喙行使的杀意皆来自驭者。
NemesisI am in no position to forgive the wrongs you've wrought upon others on their behalf.我无权代替别人原谅你的过错。
NemesisBut...不过。
NemesisI forgive you.我原谅你。
Fractured Reflection 镜面裂隙
Read this chapter with voices →CommanderGroza!闪电！
(I didn't have to wait long alongside Sextans before Groza contacted me with the news that the Dolls who left the Elmo for the operation have safely returned.)（和六分仪一同等待没有太久，我便接到闪电的通讯——离车作战的人形们已顺利回归艾莫号。）
(As I watch the blonde figure sprinting toward me, I can't help but feel relieved. At least this time... the Elmo hasn't lost anyone.)（望着向我匆匆奔来的金发身影，我由衷地感到庆幸——至少这一次，艾莫号没有再失去任何人。）
(But the two figures following right after her and surrounded by the others leave me somewhat puzzled.)（但是，紧随其后的、被人群包围的两个人影，仍然令我有些头晕目眩。）
CommanderThat "Groza" and... Nemesis?!那个“闪电”，还有……纳美西丝？！
CommanderGroza, what exactly...闪电，这究竟是……
Juno...……
("Groza's" face is soaked with tears, looking completely bewildered.)（“闪电”脸上挂满了泪水，神情十分恍惚。）
(The grotesque arms protruding out from her back are gone, and all strength seems to have left her body. Klukai and Belka are practically dragging her between them.)（她背部那狰狞的手臂已消失不见，身体也似乎失去了全部的力气，几乎完全是靠身侧的可露凯与比悠卡所扶持与支撑。）
(Hearing my voice, she weakly parts her lips and whispers in a voice light as that of a mosquito.)（听到我的声音，她虚弱地张了张嘴，发出微弱得像是蚊蝇般的话音。）
JunoCom... mand... er.指……挥……
JunoI'm... sor... ry...对……不……
Commander...……
(Seeing Nemesis behind her, as well as the expressions on Groza's and Krolik's faces, I can roughly piece together what happened.)（看着她身后的纳美西丝，以及闪电与克罗丽科的表情，我约略能猜测发生的情况。）
(I shake my head, signaling Klukai to take her away first before turning my attention toward Nemesis.)（我摇了摇头，示意可露凯先将她带走，随后便将视线转向纳美西丝。）
CommanderNemesis... Is that really you?纳美西丝，真的是你？
(I still can't believe my eyes.)（我还是有些不敢相信。）
(But the familiar figure standing right in front of me tells me this isn't an illusion.)（可眼前熟悉的身影，告诉我这一切并非虚妄。）
(Nemesis is alive.)（纳美西丝还活着。）
(Despite donning a different outfit, she stands there all the same, offering me a greeting.)（尽管换了身装扮，但她就站在不远处，向我致意。）
NemesisThere is no need for doubt, Commander.毋庸怀疑，指挥官。
NemesisNeither this neural cloud nor these memories have ever been distorted by another's hand. They merely stepped out of darkness and into the light... though but a fragment of that gnosis.这份心智和回忆都不曾经过他人的扭曲，只是从晦暗走入了光中——虽然只是残留的衍光。
NemesisI bear an inescapable share of responsibility for how the events have unfolded.事态走向如今的发展，我有不可推卸的责任。
NemesisFortunately... I always had faith, that you would keep everything under control until my return.所幸——我一直相信，您可以控制住局面，直到我的归来。
Commander...?……？
(...This just ain't right.)（这不对吧。）
(This isn't how Nemesis talks... at all?)（纳美西丝是这样说话的吗？）
(Could this be another fake? But wouldn't this be a little too obvious if that's the case?)（不会又是假的吧。但若真是伪装，这是否又太过随便了。）
(The joy of her return is instantly drowned beneath overwhelming confusion. Just as I'm wondering whether I should draw my gun, Krolik barges in and smacks Nemesis on the shoulder.)（失而复得的激动在这一刻被巨大的疑惑冲散。在我迟疑着是否要掏枪的时候，克罗丽科挤过来大力拍了拍纳美西丝的肩膀。）
KrolikSee?! I told you if you just walked up to him and started talking like that, the Commander would take you for an imposter!我就说吧！直接这样说话，指挥官绝对会当你是假的！
Nemesis(...Sigh)……唉。
NemesisThe abyss profound... traversing bones and thickets... From whirlpool of brine... origin reborn...幽深的暗渊，穿行白骨与灌木，咸水旋涡之中……复生的本源……
Commander...……
Commander...……
CommanderYou can go back to speaking like a normal person.你还是说人话吧。
CommanderSo what's the deal with all this, Nemesis?纳美西丝，这究竟是怎么一回事？
NemesisIt's a whole another story, Commander. It'll take a long, long time for me to explain everything from the very beginning...说来话长，指挥官，如果要从头解释，会是一个很长，很长的故事……
Nemesis...At the very least, it's not a conversation to be had while standing here.……至少，我想并不是适合在这里站着说的话题。
NemesisIf you have the patience to wait until all is settled... I'll tell you everything myself.如果您愿意的话，可以等到一切都真正尘埃落定，我再慢慢告诉您答案。
NemesisBut rest assured, this time... I'm not going anywhere.请放心，这次，我哪里也不会去了。
(Nemesis raises the cone-shaped object in her hand. Its familiar shape stirs a distant memory.)（纳美西丝向我举起了手中的锥形物件。熟悉的形状勾起了我脑海中遥远的回忆。）
CommanderAh...! I remember that thing. You used it for divination... It's called a "prism", right?啊……！我记得，这是你用来占卜的道具，是叫做……“棱镜”？
CommanderI remember you just kept waving it around at the sky the first time we met.第一次遇见你的时候，你就拿着它，对着空中瞎比划。
CommanderGroza and I thought it was just part of some arcane ritual. Are you telling me it actually works?!我和闪电还以为那只是一种仪式，原来，它是真的有用吗？！
NemesisYou remain as outspoken as ever, I see. I often think Krolik's arrival has done an excellent job of dragging you down to her level.您的心直口快依然令人印象深刻，我经常会感慨，克罗丽科加入后有效地将您拉向自己的层次。
Krolik...?？
KrolikWhy can I somehow understand you less when you're talking like a normal person now? Did you just insult me?为什么你说人话之后我反而有点听不懂了，你是不是在骂我？
Nemesis...The "prism" is conjured from my past, yet it serves to bind it with the present.……“棱镜”，它来自我的过去，又牵连着此时与彼时。
NemesisBefore, I used it to tell fortunes.在过去，我曾用它占卜。
NemesisThis time... It guided me toward the future.这一次，也是它在为我……指引未来。
NemesisIt's thanks to it... that we've arrived at the correct path.多亏有它，我们才能抵达这一正确的结果。
KrolikHah? You telling me that thing actually works? I thought it was just a jinx-o-meter.哈？这玩意儿真的有用？不是乌鸦嘴预测工具？
NemesisKrolik, leave a matter as simple as thinking to those better suited for it. You have greater accomplishments waiting for you in the cards, like say... remaining quiet.克罗丽科，思考这么简单的事情让别人做就好，有远甚之的伟业等着你去做，比如保持安静。
Krolik?？
NemesisTo make a long story short... that frame was destined for destruction.长话短说的话……那具素体会被摧毁，是在过去就注定的结果。
NemesisDeleting the backup was likewise my own decision... to prune away fate's unnecessary branches.而我擅自删除备份，亦是为了修剪命运多余的枝条。
NemesisI sincerely hope... no one would blame Leader... This Leader.我诚心希望，大家不要太责怪队长……这位队长。
CommanderI'm not a fan of chalking everything people do up to fate.我不喜欢把人的行为都归于命运。
CommanderBut more importantly... you're safe, and that's what matters most.不过，最重要的是，你没事，这样一切都好。
CommanderFor you, for us, and for her.对你，对我们，对她，都是。
CommanderBut why couldn't you tell us about this beforehand?可是，为什么不能提前告诉大家呢？
CommanderHad we been given more details, things wouldn't have come to this.如果我们早知道的话，很多事情都不会走到这一步。
CommanderBesides...而且……
(I glance toward the still fuming Krolik.)（我看了一眼满脸不忿的克罗丽科。）
CommanderEveryone's been worried sick about you, especially Krolik.大家一直都很担心你，尤其是克罗丽科。
Nemesis...……
(Nemesis looks toward Krolik. For a split second, warmth flickers through her cold, violet eyes.)（纳美西丝看向了克罗丽科，转瞬即逝间，紫色眼眸中露出一丝暖意。）
NemesisBecause the answer had yet to reveal itself. Even to me, everything was without order.因为答案彼时未曾彰显，对我自己来说也同样无序。
NemesisIf we equate fate to a puzzle, then the first piece was placed the day I met you. For every day afterward, I struggled to put together that grandiose picture it tried to form.假使说此刻的命运是一幅拼图，那么第一片在我与您邂逅之时放下，之后的每一天，我都在努力解读那份宏大图景的全貌。
NemesisMost of the time, the meaning and consequences of my actions were equally beyond me as to others. The same was true for my past.很多时候，我也并不知道我的行为具备怎样的意义，会不会将拼图重置。而对于自己的过往，我也并不比您多知晓半分。
CommanderYou mean... the memories you lost?你是指，你失去的那部分记忆？
NemesisThey weren't lost, only illegible. That borrowed body can only process fragments. Like someone born colorblind told to describe color, I was unable to perceive the truth that was veiled underneath.并非失去，而是无法解读，借来的素体只能处理一小部分，就像是色盲，无法看清那段被某物笼罩住的过往。
NemesisSo all I could do was feel my way around its outline.所以，我只能依靠摸索来理解其轮廓。
NemesisAnd the moment I finally understood the truth... there were two things I realized I absolutely had to do.而当我知晓的那一瞬间，我采取了唯二必须要做的举措。
NemesisErase the unnecessary backup. And, in the right place, at the right time, allow my final body to be destroyed.删去多余的备份，再加上，在正确的时间，正确的地点，被摧毁最后的素体。
NemesisOnly then could I awaken within this body, unravel my memories... and reclaim my true self.我才能在这具素体内苏醒，读懂我的记忆……也找回真正的“我”。
Commander...So what you're saying is this body is your original one?……你的意思是，现在这具才是你原本的素体？
NemesisIndeed.是的。
NemesisEvery answer you and everyone aboard the Elmo seek lies within this body...您和艾莫号的大家想要知道的答案，都藏在这具素体当中……
Nemesis...I would very much like to tell you everything, but our time is up.……我很想继续和您坦白，但现在，时间到了。
CommanderThe time is up? What do you mean—时间到了？什么到……
(BOOM!!)（轰！！）
(A thunderous explosion rocks the medical room—no, the entire Elmo.)（随着一阵巨响，治疗室，不，是整个艾莫号猛地晃动了一下。）
(BOOM! BOOM BOOM!!)（轰！轰轰！！）
(Alarms erupt into chaos. Everything before my eyes shakes violently. I struggle to keep my footing, but the relentless impacts make it impossible.)（警报声响作一团，眼前的一切都在摇晃。我试图维持身体的平衡，但在持续不停的冲击中，一切都无济于事。）
(Standing closest to the window, Sextans leans toward the two holes she had created. Through them, she spots a black, mangled silhouette limping toward the Elmo.)（最靠近舷窗的六分仪，凑近了她制造的两个空洞。透过两个空洞，她看见一个黑色的、残缺的影子，正在步履蹒跚地，向着艾莫号的方向挪动。）
(Behind her, a squad is loading artillery. The bombardment currently shaking the Elmo comes from them.)（她的身后，一支小队正在装填弹药，那些震动着艾莫号的炮火，正是由他们所投射。）
SextansHmph... still dare come back to provoke us?哼……受损成这样还敢带人回来挑衅么。
SextansThen I shall scrap you for good.那就由我，彻底报废她。
(Sextans steps onto the broken window frame, ready to leap through, but the Elmo's broadcast system suddenly flames up in buzzing static.)（六分仪跃上窗沿，准备穿过那两个空洞时，艾莫号的广播突然发出了尖锐的杂音。）
(Alongside it, the projection screen inside the medical room suddenly activates on its own. The battered, grotesque silhouette appears on the display.)（随即，治疗室的投影屏不受控制地打开，那个破碎不堪、形容可怖的黑影，出现在投影画面里。）
DartureGreetings, every inferior Doll onboard the Elmo—各位——艾莫号的——劣等人形们。
DartureAs well as my "sisters" who chose betrayal—还有——选择背叛的——我的“姐妹”们。
(Darture raises her parasol and forces a smile. Though in her current state, that expression is hardly pleasant; if anything, it's rather absurd and deeply unsettling.)（黑眼举起阳伞，扯开一个微笑。尽管以那现在的模样，那个微笑实在称不上美丽，反倒带来一种滑稽又恐怖的效果。）
DartureThus far, your performance has truly been remarkable.迄今为止，诸位的表现实在令人惊叹。
DartureI daresay, even the finest opera director in the White Zones would applaud such a performance.想必白区最负盛名的歌剧院长，也不吝为各位的表现鼓掌。
DartureHowever, as an ever-demanding viewer, I always expect the show to be a little more spectacular.不过，作为观众，我一向严格，总会期待演出更加精彩。
DartureSo, please allow me to add the final brushstroke to this canvas—所以，就由我来添上这场演出的最后一笔吧——
(Facing the camera, Departure suddenly retrieves a palm-sized, crimson object.)（面向镜头，黑眼忽然掏出了一个红色的、巴掌大的物件。）
(It rests inside a transparent glass container, bearing resemblance to a tiny apple, or rather, a beating heart. It looks as though it's a preserved specimen, yet also seems to be alive simultaneously, whispering, pulsating.)（那物件被装在一个透明的玻璃罐中，像是一个小小的苹果，又像是一颗鲜红的心脏，如同标本，却又如同活物，正在黑眼的手中低语着，跳动着。）
(A terrible premonition wells up inside me.)（心中涌起一阵不妙的预感。）
(Damn it, I've seen something similar before. I have to—)（该死，相似的东西，好像在哪里见过，我得——）
CommanderSextans! Don't let her—六分仪，别让她——
(Too late.)（可是已经来不及了。）
(Crack.)（——咔嚓。）
(Darture closes her fingers and shatters the glass.)（黑眼合拢手指，捏碎了那个玻璃罐。）
(That tiny "heart" suddenly begins throbbing violently.)（那颗小小的“心脏”，突然剧烈跳动起来。）
(A piercing shriek swells along with every pulse, but its origin lies not in the wasteland, but rather within the Elmo's corridors.)（刺耳的尖啸声随着跃动的心脏响彻天空，不是来自旷野，而是艾莫号的走廊内——）
JunoGgh... Gh... Aaaaah...咕……吱……啊啊……
JunoAAAAAAAAAH!!啊啊啊啊啊！
JunoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！
(Hearing the growing screams onboard the Elmo, Darture raises her battered parasol, bends her knees, and offers the screen an elegant bow.)（听着艾莫号内逐渐放大的尖利声响，黑眼举起那柄破损的阳伞，微微屈膝，朝着屏幕行了一个礼。）
DartureHehe~ I hear our newest member of the cast making their entrance.呵呵~新角色的登场致辞，我听见了。
DartureNow, allow my handpicked actor to bring this play to the final curtains.就由我精心挑选的这位演员，来完成这场戏剧的终幕吧。
DartureI hope you enjoy the show.希望您，观剧愉快。
(The scene going down in the corridor is far more horrifying than anyone could imagine.)（走廊上，是远比想象更为惨烈的画面。）
("Groza" is sprawled across the hallway. The same crimson, pulsing tissue as that red heart continues to propagate out of her shoulders and back. Surging outward like thick vines of flesh, they tear at her body while also acting like giant hands of a demon, manipulating her like a puppet.)（那个“闪电”趴伏在走廊中，与那颗红色心脏相同的、跳动的、活跃的、赤色的组织不断从她的肩膀后背增殖、涌出，像是粗壮的血肉的藤蔓，撕扯着她的身躯，又像是恶魔操纵人偶的大手，在这一瞬完全驭使了她。）
(She screams. From a throat that still looks human comes a shriek no one should ever be capable of making.)（她尖叫着，还维持着人形的喉咙中发出任何人形都无法发出的噪鸣声。）
(With arms clutching her body, she desperately tries to stop the flesh from ripping her apart, but all is in vain.)（她的双手紧紧地抱着身体，似乎想要阻止那些组织撕扯她的血肉，可一切都仿佛徒劳。）
(Darkened fluid, which no one can tell whether it's blood or tears, drenches the floor, submerging her in an endless river of hellish boil.)（不知是血还是眼泪的漆黑的血红的液体蔓延了一地，像是将她浸入了无尽的地狱血河。）
CommanderGroza...!闪电……！
(Just like before, I immediately draw my gun, but no matter how hard I try... I can't bring myself to pull the trigger.)（像之前一样，我迅速举起了枪，却无论如何都无法扣下扳机。）
(No... bullets aren't going to help anyway at this point.)（不……子弹，已经没有用了。）
(Against a Boojum abomination this overwhelming, they're meaningless.)（在这样强悍暴走的伯介姆面前，子弹没有任何意义。）
JunoUrghhhhhh—!呃呃呃呃呃呃——
JunoAAAAAAAHHHH KILL—AAAAAAAHHHH!!!啊啊啊啊啊杀啊啊啊啊！！！
("Groza" continues to scream.)（“闪电”还在尖叫。）
(Piercing through the corridor, reverberating throughout the entire Elmo.)（刺耳的声音充斥着走廊，在整个艾莫号内回荡。）
KlukaiWhat's the order, Commander?!指挥官，现在怎么办？！
Klukai—Do we take her out?!——干掉她吗！？
JunoCommaaahhhhhndeeeeeer—!!指挥啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊官！
JunoKill.. NGHHH... meeeee—!!杀了啊啊啊啊咕呃我啊啊啊啊！
JunoAAAAAAAHHH KILL... AAAAAAHHH啊啊啊杀啊啊啊了啊啊啊！
JunoHHHHH ME... AAAAAAHHH!!!啊啊啊我啊啊啊啊——！
SextansThe Boojum cells will overtake her any second now. We can't wait any longer.她马上就会被伯介姆细胞彻底操控。不能再等了。
Commander———
CommanderSo now I'll make you one, but it won't be the same.我现在给你承诺，闪电，但是是截然不同的承诺。
CommanderI won't abandon her, just like I won't abandon you.我不会放弃她，因为我不会放弃你。
CommanderAnd now... I shall keep my promise.我现在，就向你证明，我会兑现我的承诺。
CommanderBy bringing her home.我会把她带回来。
CommanderI will bring you back.我会把你带回来。
KlukaiCommander—!!指挥官——！！
Commander—Pin her down!——压制住她！
CommanderThe Boojum mutations are not without patterns! Voymastina did it once before back in Lviv!伯介姆的变异不是没有规律的，在利沃夫的时候，威玛西娜已经做过一次了！
(I steady myself, staring fearlessly at the grotesque "monster" before me.)（我冷静了下来，毫无畏惧地看着眼前变异膨胀的“怪物”。）
(...No, that is not a "monster".)（……那不是“怪物”。）
(That is my adjutant.)（那是我的副官。）
CommanderSever the Boojum tissue!切断伯介姆组织连接！
Commander—And bring Groza home!!——把闪电，带回来！
(Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!)（砰砰砰砰砰砰砰！）
(Bullets rain in from every direction toward the mutating "Groza".)（无数子弹从各个方位射向异变的“闪电”。）
(Her shoulders, back, neck—every point where the writhing flesh clenches to her body erupts into bloody blossoms under the relentless gunfire, only for every wound to regenerate the very next instant.)（肩膀、脊背、后颈、所有血肉组织与躯体相接的部位，几乎每一寸每一秒都在子弹的射击下绽开一朵血花，却又总是在下一秒恢复如初。）
(The attack's effect is minimal, but the pain is agonizingly real as "Groza's" wailing persists. Using every last bit of strength, she keeps herself pressed against the floor, resisting being dragged away by those monstrous arms.)（攻击无效，痛觉却在持续，“闪电”仍在哀嚎着，她用尽最后的力气趴伏着，试图抗拒背上疯狂生长的手臂将她拖离地面。）
JunoNghhh... AAAAHHHHHHHHH—!!唔唔唔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！
SextansHmph.哼。
(Boom! Boom! Boom!)（砰！砰砰！）
(Salvos of grenades explode in contact with her frame.)（接连不断的手雷在素体上炸开。）
("Groza" has now completely lost control. The massive crimson arms thrash wildly in the air, dragging their master across the roof of the vehicle.)（“闪电”已失去控制，赤红粗壮的大手在空中狂乱地挥舞着，拖着她在车顶移动。）
JunoUrghhhhAAAAAHHHH!!呃呃呃啊啊啊啊！
KlukaiTake cover!注意躲避！
KrolikYeeart!!喝啊——！！
(Darkness continues to spread. Synthetic fluid sprays from gunshot wounds as the arms are pulverized over and over, only to regenerate moments later. More fluid pours endlessly from her vacant eyes.)（漆黑色在蔓延。组织液从不断被击毁又不断复生的手臂上飞溅开，又或是从那双早已空洞的眼眸中不断地往外流淌。）
(A part of me wants to look away. To stop gazing upon this horrific sight.)（我有些不愿再看了。）
(But I have to. It's my responsibility.)（可我却必须看下去。）
Commander...……
??C-Commander!!指、指挥官！！
(A young, clear voice calls out from somewhere behind me.)（有些稚嫩的、清脆的声音从身后远远传来。）
(I turn to see Colphne running toward us, with Nemesis carrying Helena, and Groza carrying Melanie behind her.)（我回过头，只见寇尔芙跑了过来。在她身后，是抱着海伦娜的纳美西丝，以及抱着梅兰妮的闪电。）
ColphneHah, hah... w-we made it...呼、赶、赶上了……！
MelanieC-Commander, we're here!指，指挥官，我们来了！
Commander...Melanie.……梅兰妮。
(Melanie hops out of Groza's arms and points ahead.)（梅兰妮从闪电的怀中跳下，指向前方。）
(Helena leans weakly against Nemesis, her face still pale, yet she nods earnestly.)（海伦娜靠在纳美西丝怀中，面色仍然苍白，却认真地点了点头。）
HelenaCommander... Helena's power, can help.指挥官，海伦娜的力量，可以做到。
HelenaHelena want... help... that "Groza".海伦娜想帮助，那个“闪电”。
CommanderRight...!嗯……！
CommanderIf you can influence Sextans now, there's no reason it wouldn't work on her.如果你现在可以影响六分仪，那没道理对她就不起作用。
CommanderThis may be our last chance... I'm counting on you two.这可能是我们最后的办法……拜托你了。
CommanderHowever, if your bodies...但是，如果你们的身体……
NemesisDon't worry, Commander... I'm here.指挥官……别担心，有我。
(Nemesis gently sets Helena down. She wraps one arm around Helena and the other around Melanie, softly stroking both of their heads.)（纳美西丝轻轻将海伦娜放在地面。她将海伦娜与梅兰妮一左一右地揽在怀里，轻柔地抚摸着她们的头发。）
(Held safely in her embrace, Helena and Melanie gaze toward "Groza" and clasp each other's hands.)（靠在她的怀中，海伦娜与梅兰妮注视着“闪电”的方向，握紧了彼此的手。）
HelenaUhh...唔……
MelanieNnngh—唔唔——
NemesisTake it easy, I'm here to help.不用急。我会协助你们。
(A power unseen begins flowing through the air.)（空气中，像是有无形的力量在交换。）
(Nemesis closes her eyes, while Helena and Melanie grit their teeth as they continue holding hands.)（纳美西丝闭上了眼睛。海伦娜与梅兰妮手握着手，咬紧了牙。）
(As time passes, Melanie starts frowning, and Helena's breathing grows ragged. Even Nemesis' complexion gradually pales.)（随着时间流逝，梅兰妮皱起了眉头，海伦娜的呼吸开始急促，纳美西丝的脸色也逐渐变得苍白。）
(But at the same time, the twitching crimson masses on Groza's back slowly die down.)（可与之相对的，“闪电”背上那一团团赤色组织的动作，却开始逐渐变缓。）
(Her screams no longer are as shrill as a grinding wheel. I can almost feel her suffering beginning to ease.)（她嗥叫的声音也不再那样尖锐，我仿佛能感受到她的痛苦在减轻。）
JunoAahhh... ahh...唔啊啊啊……啊啊……
Groza...……
GrozaCommander.指挥官。
(Groza steps forward.)（闪电向前走了一步。）
Commander...Groza.……闪电。
Groza...Thank you, Commander.……谢谢您，指挥官。
(For the first time in what felt like forever, Groza smiles with pure, gentle relief.)（闪电的脸上，流露着我已许久未见的温柔和放松。）
(Despite coming face to face with the most dangerous enemy imaginable, her greatest nightmare... no hesitation nor fear ever crawls up her face.)（即便面对着最为危险的敌人，即便面对着自己的“梦魇”，此刻的她，脸上也再没有半分迷茫和畏惧。）
Groza...Thank you. Even after all this, you still haven't given up on "me".……谢谢您，即便到了这一步，也还是，没有放弃“我”。
Commander...……
(However, I still do not let my guard down. I'm even trying to think of a plan B in case Helena and Melanie fail.)（我依然没有放松，甚至已经开始思考，倘若梅兰妮和海伦娜也失败之后应该怎么办。）
(But when I look at Groza, I do not hesitate either.)（但面对闪电，我同样没有丝毫的动摇。）
CommanderThat's the promise I made you.这是我对你的承诺。
Groza...You know this is going to create countless problems, right?……你知道这样做会有很多麻烦，对吗？
Groza...Krolik may never let go of her resentment.……克罗丽科或许依然无法放下芥蒂。
Groza...Everything happening right now only adds more sins to her shoulders.……此时此刻的战斗，也依然在不断增加她的罪孽。
Groza...She still carries a Boojum within her, bearing the Conglomerate's influence.……她的身上还背负着伯介姆，背负着财团的影响。
Groza...And even if everything works out, if she really does come back to us...……甚至，就算一切顺利，她真的归来。
GrozaMe and her, existing at the same time. Have you thought about how to define us? To differentiate us? To treat us?我和她，这样同时存在的情况，要如何定义，如何对待，你已经想清楚了吗？
CommanderNot yet.还没有。
(I shake my head.)（我摇了摇头。）
CommanderThere will indeed be a ton of problems if we do so. Some have already come to pass, some are happening right now, others have yet to surface.你说得没错，是有很多麻烦，已经发生的，正在发生的，还没发生的。
CommanderJust thinking about all of it gives me a headache.光是想一想，就觉得很头疼。
CommanderSo...所以……
CommanderI hope you won't mind continuing to be my most trusted bulwark for the foreseeable future... Miss Adjutant.今后也请继续成为我的后盾吧，副官小姐。
Groza...……
Groza...Absolutely.……嗯。
(Groza nods. Her voice is elusive, relieved, and joyful.)（闪电点点头。她的声音有些飘忽，有些释然，又有些喜悦。）
GrozaThen, it's time to go.那么，是时候出动了。
(Groza ties her hair up, pulls open her collar, and draws the data cable from the back of her neck.)（闪电束起头发，拉开领口，扯出了颈后的数据连接线。）
(She lifts her head and flashes me the proud smile of a victor.)（她扬起头，向我露出骄傲的、属于胜者的笑容。）
GrozaI enjoy clean victories and grand celebrations, Commander.指挥官，我喜欢爽快的胜利和盛大的庆功会。
GrozaI'll bring you the former. And I hope... that you will prepare "us" the latter.我会为你赢回前一个，希望……你能为“我们”准备好后一个。
(With those words, Groza charges toward her other self.)（话音落下，闪电向着另一个“自己”冲刺而去。）
JunoUrghhhh... Nghhh...呃啊啊啊……咕呃……
(Dodging the barrage of gunfire, Groza leaps onto an arm of the massive flesh blob before springing onto "her" neck.)（避开重重弹火，闪电跃上那血肉的手臂，又踩着手臂跃到对方的脖颈后侧。）
(She grabs hold of the wildly thrashing limb. Having difficulty steadying herself, she exclaims at Krolik.)（她抓住那愤怒扭动中的肉肢，艰难地稳定着身形，向着克罗丽科高喊。）
GrozaKrolik! The sword!克罗丽科！刀！
(A flash of light arcs through the air. Groza catches the blade and drives it into the back of "her" neck.)（一道弧光从空中划过，闪电接住刀，利落地向对方后颈处劈刺。）
(Rip! The flesh splits open beneath the blade. She tears the wound wider, ripping away the synthetic skin concealing the interface beneath.)（刺啦一声，血肉组织随着刀光绽开，闪电顺着缺口狠狠一扒，又将覆盖在接口上的仿生皮肤撕扯开来。）
(She then turns around, takes the data cable she had pulled from her own neck and plugs it into the port buried inside the mass of flesh.)（她把从自己颈后扯出的数据线，倒转过身，插到了埋在血肉丛中的接口之上。）
(Please... Please let this work—)（拜托了，请一定要有用——）
(...Before the darkness engulfs her vision, Groza casts that prayer to the stars.)（在眼前一片黑暗之前，闪电如此祈祷着。）
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(When she opens her eyes again... she finds herself standing in the middle of devastation.)（再次睁开眼时，闪电看见了一片废墟。）
(This place should be her neural cloud, yet she has never seen it reduced to such ruins.)（这里本该是她的心智空间，但她从未见过，自己的心智空间竟会崩坏成如此的模样。）
(Countless streams of data surge, flicker, collapse... The organism preying on her other self seems to have invaded this place as well, sewing the disorderly data into an endless nightmare.)（无数的数据在流动、闪烁、崩塌……那些寄生在另一个自己体内的“血肉”，仿佛也蔓延到了这里，将那些数据混乱地编织到一起，纠缠成无边无际的梦魇。）
GrozaGroza!闪电！
GrozaGroza—!闪电——！
(Racing through this scarlet nightmare, Groza calls out her "own" name.)（穿梭在血红色的梦魇之中，她呼喊着“自己”的名字。）
(No answer. Only countless voices with no apparent source nor purpose.)（没有人回答她。她只是听见了无数的、不知来处的、莫名的声音。）
(The sound of explosions, sound of a body being torn apart, sound of coolant being injected, whispers of Boojum cells.)（爆炸的声音。素体被肢解的声音。冷却液注入的声音。伯介姆细胞在耳畔低语的声音。）
(Voices.)（人的声音。）
??Now, now, quit looking all gloomy. She'll be our "sister" starting today.好了，别苦着脸，从今天开始，她就是我们的“姐妹”了。
??Make sure you all get along.要好好相处哦。
??Good morning, "Juno".早晨好，“朱诺”。
???You... are not Groza.……你不是闪电。
??My, my. Who managed to trigger you like this?是什么人惹你发了这么大火气？
??Well done. Heh... having you personally put an end to her is certainly poetic.干得不错，呵……由你亲手处决，实在是极具仪式感。
??You—你——
??...You monster.……你这个怪物。
??How could you... act like nothing ever happened?你……到底是怎么……装得这么若无其事的？
(Her own voice.)（她的声音。）
??Who am I?我是谁？
??I'm nothing but...我在您眼中……
??A monster... in your eyes.一定就像个怪物吧。
(Monster. Monster. Monster.)（怪物。怪物。怪物。）
(The word resonates with every memory.)（那两个字随着那些声音回荡，牵扯着那些画面。）
(The cold lights outside the maintenance pod. That rainy night in Odesa Bay. The Doll's corpse scattered across the Yellow Zone. The streetlights of Mokosh. The ops room onboard the Elmo.)（维修仓外冷白的灯光。奥德卅湾的雨夜。黄区旷野上的素体残骸。莫科什的街灯。艾莫号的指挥室。）
Groza...……
(Following those memories, those voices, those tangled strands of flesh-like data... Groza finally finds "her".)（循着那些画面、那些声音、那些纠缠的血肉组织一般的数据残像，闪电终于找到了“她”。）
(Even inside the neural cloud... "she" remains trapped within that river of blood.)（即使在心智空间中，“她”仍然被困缚在那道血河。）
GrozaGroza!闪电！
GrozaGROZA!!!闪电！！！
(She shouts with all her strength.)（她奋力地高喊“她”的名字。）
Juno...Groza...?……闪电……？
(The "her", nearly fully submerged in the sanguine river, slowly turns around.)（几乎被血河浸没的“她”回过了头。）
JunoOh...?哦……？
JunoWhy... are you here?为什么，你会在？
JunoI guess... this is really the end.果然心智濒临崩坏了么？
JunoTo think the last thing I'd see... is you.到最后，竟然看到的是你的模样。
JunoNo... That's okay.不，这样也好。
JunoAt least that means... until the very end, I was still "Groza".至少，直到最后，我仍然是“闪电”。
Groza...…………
GrozaIf you're telling me this is the end of "Groza", I'm going to get upset.如果这就是“闪电”的结束，我会生气的。
Groza—Time to WAKE UP!!——你给我，醒过来！
(Groza grabs a chunk of data fragments and hurls it straight at "her".)（闪电抓住眼前的一堆数据碎片，向着“她”狠狠砸了过去。）
(The fragments shatter the moment they touch "her", yet they also seem to blow away the endless nightmare surrounding her.)（那些碎片在触碰到“她”的瞬间便碎裂开来，却似乎也吹破了“她”漫长的梦魇。）
Juno...?……？
JunoYou're... real?你是……真的？
JunoYou're... Groza?是……闪电？
GrozaI am Groza.我是闪电。
GrozaI've come for you.我是为你而来。
GrozaNo, I've come for "us".不，我是为了“我们”而来。
GrozaPull yourself together. The Commander never abandoned "us".清醒一些吧，指挥官从来没有放弃过“我们”。
GrozaIf you still believe you're the same Doll who spent ten years at the Commander's side—如果你还认为你是与指挥官共度了十年的那个自己的话——
Groza—Then so help me. Take back your own mind!现在，配合我，控制自己的心智！
JunoI... still have a chance...?我……还有机会……？
(A glimmer of light flickers within "her" blood-soaked eyes.)（“她”恍惚的、被血色浸染的眼睛里，忽然闪烁出了一点微光。）
GrozaAs long as we don't give up on ourselves, they won't let us go either.只要“我们”不放弃自己，她们也就不会。
GrozaThink about everyone we treasure on board the Elmo, "Groza".想想我们所珍视的、艾莫号的同伴们吧，“闪电”。
GrozaNot just the Commander—they're all waiting for us too.不只是指挥官，她们也在等待着我们！
JunoThey... The Elmo...她们……艾莫号……
("She" hears them, their voices.)（“她”听见了，她们的声音。）
MaylingEven you shouldn't carry everything alone, Leader!就算是队长，也不可以总是逞强哦！
Nemesis...Ongoing stream... a warm light...……持续照耀，温暖的光源……
ColphneWe're all waiting for you! So come back soon, Leader!我们都在等你，早点回来哟，队长！
KrolikHmph. Leave these enemies to us. Just make sure you come back, Leader!哼，这边的敌人就交给你了，一定要回来啊，队长！
(...)（……）
(And more, yet more, many more voices.)（还有，更多、更多的，汹涌的声音。）
(Everyone's voices, the Elmo's voices, voices rising from the depths of her neural cloud.)（大家的声音。艾莫号的声音。来自心智深处的声音。）
(Groza! Big Sis Groza~ Groza—)（闪电！闪电姐~闪电——）
(......)（…………）
GrozaCan you hear them?你听见了吗？
GrozaEveryone... they're waiting for "us" to come home.大家，都还在等着“我们”回去。
Juno...…………
("She" looks back at her, the one who came searching for "her".)（“她”重新看向她，看向寻找“她”的自己。）
("Her" eyes have regained their gleam once more.)（“她”的眼睛已恢复了明亮。）
Juno...What should I do?……我，要怎么做？
GrozaYou see those Boojum cells?看见那些伯介姆细胞了么？
GrozaThey're what's influencing you... influencing both of us.就是它们，在影响着你……影响着我们的心智。
GrozaNow, give me a hand.现在，配合我吧。
GrozaWe need to suppress every last one of them, and then we can go home.把这些碍事的家伙都压制住，我们，一起回去。
(A few minutes after Groza connected to "Groza's" neural cloud, the rampaging mass finally begins to slow.)（闪电接入“闪电”的心智几分钟后，那具狂暴行进的素体，突然减缓了动势。）
(The endlessly spreading flesh gradually ceases to regrow.)（不断蔓延的血肉肢体，似乎逐渐停止了生长。）
("Groza's" agonized cry grows quieter too... until it becomes nothing more than a weak whimper.)（“闪电”尖利的哀嚎也逐渐减弱，最终，那哀嚎恢复成了一个虚弱的声音。）
JunoAahh.. Com... mander...啊啊啊……指挥……官……
JunoAhh...啊啊……
KlukaiHeh, that "Groza" is starting to respond!哈，那个“闪电”开始有反应了！
ColphneIt's working! The Leader's plan worked!太好了，队长的办法，生效了！
CommanderDon't let up! Let's sever the flesh and bring "Groza" back!一鼓作气，切断血肉组织，解救“闪电”！
Fractured Reflection 镜面裂隙
Read this chapter with voices →(Under the unrelenting attack, the frenzied flesh erupting from "Groza's" body is almost all stripped away. Her scream ceases, and life gradually returns to her eyes.)（在持续不断的攻势下，“闪电”素体上疯狂蔓生的血肉终于几近脱落。她的哀嚎停止了，眼中逐渐有了神采。）
(As she recovers, Groza regains consciousness as well. She unplugs the data cable from the interface and leaps down from atop her other self.)（在她逐渐恢复后，闪电也恢复了反应。从素体接口上拔下了数据线，闪电坐起了身，从另一个自己的身上跃下。）
(Perhaps from the sheer amount of energy she'd expended, her footing wavers.)（也许是因耗费了太多能量，她的脚步有些踉跄。）
CommanderGroza!闪电！
(I rush over to help her up. Just as I'm about to ask if she's alright, she smiles and gently pushes me away.)（我冲过去扶住她，正想要询问她情况时，她却微笑着、轻轻地推开了我。）
GrozaI'm afraid neither you nor I can rest just yet, Commander.指挥官，恐怕现在，我和你，都还不能休息呢。
GrozaLook—你看——
(I follow her gaze. The other "Groza" has come back to her senses as well on the floor not far away.)（我看向闪电的身后，远处的地面上，“闪电”似乎已完全回过了神。）
(The arms on her back have vanished completely, and her twisted body has returned to normal.)（她背后的手臂已完全消失不见，狰狞的身躯与面容也恢复了原状。）
(She sits there in stunned silence, staring at the bullet holes, chunks of flesh, and bloodstains surrounding her, utterly unable to grasp it all.)（她怔怔地坐在原地，望着身边的无数弹痕、肉块、血污，显得无比恍惚，无比地难以置信。）
(She first looks at Groza, then at me, and parts her lips.)（她望着我和闪电，张了张嘴。）
(Her tears fall. This time, crystal-clear like pearls.)（眼泪滴落下来，这一次，是晶莹的、珍珠一般的眼泪。）
JunoI'm sorry... I'm so sorry...抱歉……抱歉……
JunoCommander... Groza... I... Krolik... Everyone...指挥官……闪电……我……克罗丽科……大家……
JunoI'm sorry... I'm so sorry...抱歉……
JunoWhat... What have I even done...?我都……做了些什么啊……
(She completely forgoes any semblance of composure, lowering her head as she breaks into uncontrollable sobs.)（她完全放弃了形象，埋下了头，痛哭着。）
JunoI'm sorry, Commander...对不起，指挥官……
JunoI... I lost myself again... I really don't deserve to stay...我……我又失控了……我……我果然没有资格……
JunoI shouldn't be here... Why... why didn't you just destroy me?我不应该留在这……为什么……为什么不干脆摧毁我？
GrozaBecause that is the promise the Commander made to "us".……因为这就是，指挥官给予“我们”的承诺。
(Groza shakes her head and slowly walks over.)（闪电摇了摇头，慢慢地走了过去。）
(She steps into that "river of blood" and sits beside her other self amid the shell casings, mangled flesh, and bloodstains.)（她淌入那道“血河”，与另一个自己一起，坐进那满是弹痕、肉块、血污的地面。）
(She wraps "her" in a gentle embrace. Like soothing a frightened child, she softly pats "her" back.)（她抱住了“她”，轻轻地，像是哄孩子一般，她拍打着“她”的身躯。）
(Mere minutes ago, this very body was wrapped in monstrous growths, but now, she simply strokes "her" gently, as though trying to heal that invisible wound no one else can see.)（在“她”的躯体上，不过数分钟之前，那里还曾被可怖的血肉缠绕，但她却只是轻轻地拍着，好像要用自己的手，修复那道无形的伤痕。）
GrozaI still can't forgive everything you've done to me.我依然无法原谅你对我做的一切。
Groza...I don't know how I should feel about you either.我也……依然不知道要如何看待你。
GrozaBecause we're both "Groza". We who never become one, but are destined to be the same "Groza".因为我们都是“闪电”，无法共融，却注定相同的，“闪电”。
GrozaBut...但是……
GrozaPrecisely because we're both "Groza"...但是……正因我们都是“闪电”。
GrozaI understand you. I understand how frightened, how terrified, how regretful you are.所以我理解你，理解你有多么不安、恐惧和懊悔。
GrozaI... I've always been afraid of losing my place beside the Commander.我……我很害怕，害怕会失去指挥官身边的位置。
GrozaAfraid that one day the ticking time bomb buried inside my mind would finally go off... that I'd lose control and do something irredeemable.我很害怕，有一天，埋藏在我心智中的炸弹会被引爆，令我失控，做出无法回转的事。
GrozaJust like you... right now.就像……你现在这样。
Juno...……
GrozaI'm greedy... yet I also want to let go.我既贪心，又想舍弃。
GrozaI want to stay... yet I also want to run away.既想留下，又想逃离。
GrozaBut the Commander told me, told US... that we don't have to be afraid.……但是，指挥官说，我……我们不需要担心，不需要畏惧。
GrozaNo matter what the future has in store, he'll always carve out a path for us, even if we really do lose ourselves, even if we truly become monsters.不论前方等待着我们的是什么，他都会给我们开辟出一条道路，即便我们真的失控，真的变成一个怪物。
GrozaHe'll still bring us home.他也会把我们带回来。
JunoCommander...指挥官……
Groza...I still don't know how we should get along.……我还是不知道，我们该怎么相处。
GrozaBut... I'm willing to give it a chance. Not for your sake, but for mine.但是，我愿意去尝试，不是为了你，而是为了我自己。
GrozaFor the "Groza" of the Elmo.为了艾莫号的“闪电”。
Commander...That is my answer.……这就是我的答案。
JunoCommander...指挥官……
(I walk over to stand beside Groza. Gently wiping away the last traces of her tears, I solemnly extend my hand.)（我走过去，与闪电站在一起。我为她抹去残余的泪滴，又郑重地向她伸出手。）
CommanderGroza... Welcome home.闪电，欢迎回归艾莫号。
(With that declaration, the others who fought alongside us begin gathering around.)（随着我的表态，刚才在一旁参与作战的伙伴们，逐渐围拢过来。）
NemesisMay light bless those who find their way back.光会向重归之人赐予祝福。
MaylingL-Leader...队、队长……
ColphneHehe~ Now we've got TWO Leaders~呀啊~这下，真的有两位队长了呢~
KrolikHmph... Don't twist this into me forgiving you or something. I'm only letting it slide because of the Commander and Nemesis.哼……别以为我现在是原谅你的意思！只是看在指挥官和纳美西丝的面子上。
Juno...…………
(More and more comrades gather around us.)（还有更多的同伴在向我们靠近。）
(Each eyes Groza with their own distinct expression.)（她们注视着闪电，神情不一。）
(I know healing past trauma will not be an easy road, but as long as "Groza" chooses to keep moving forward... I'll never abandon her.)（我知道，彻底弥合旧日的伤痕，还有很长的路要走。但只要“闪电”愿意坚持，我就绝不会放弃。）
(—Because, such is my promise.)（——因为，这就是我的“承诺”。）
JunoCommander...指挥官……
JunoCommander.指挥官。
(At last, beneath everyone's watchful eyes, "Groza" reaches out and takes my hand once more.)（终于，在同伴们的注视中，“闪电”重新抓住了我的手。）
(Her grip is light, but I know exactly how much weight that simple gesture carries.)（她的动作轻轻的，但我知道，这个动作象征着多大的分量。）
(I tighten my grip, ready to help her to her feet. However, Groza beside me watches with a conflicted look.)（我抓住她，想要拉她起身，可一旁的闪电却看着我，神情中带着几分苦恼。）
(As well as perhaps just the faintest trace of jealousy.)（或许，还有些微压抑的不满。）
Groza...……
CommanderGroza? What's wrong?闪电，怎么了？
GrozaWhile I've accepted everything, I'm still not used to hearing you call someone else "Groza", Commander.虽然我已经接受了这件事，但还真是不习惯，指挥官喊我之外的人“闪电”啊。
CommanderAh... That's a fair point.啊……这倒确实是个问题。
CommanderSince both of you will be living aboard the Elmo from now on, having both go by "Groza" will definitely get confusing.从今往后，你们都要在艾莫号上生活了，如果都叫“闪电”，的确不好区分。
GrozaHmm... You're right, but what other name should we use instead?唔……指挥官说得是，不过，该叫什么呢？
GrozaIf it were up to "me", I don't think "I" would accept anything other than "Groza."如果是“我”，恐怕不会接受任何“闪电”以外的称呼呢。
Juno...……
CommanderYeah... What name should we use?是啊……该叫什么比较好呢？
(I look at "her", at both of them.)（我凝视着“她”，凝视着“她们”。）
(Distant memories surface from the depth of my mind. It was the very first time we met, on the battlefield, back in the Griffin days.)（脑海中，许多古老的记忆浮起，那是还在格里芬的时光，我们在战场上初次见面。）
(The blonde Doll with her rifle in hand, proudly turning back before flashing me a smile.)（金发的人形抱着枪，骄傲地转回身，向我露出笑容。）
OTs-14OTs-14 "Groza". Are you my Commander? ...Very good, there aren't many chances like this, so let us get along.OTs-14“闪电”，你就是我的指挥官吗？……很好，就让我们愉快相处吧。
CommanderOTs-14...OTs-14……
(A forgotten name from long ago—one I'd nearly forgotten—now rises naturally to my lips once again.)（这个有些久远的、几近于被我搁置的名字，此刻重新浮到了我的嘴边。）
From today onward, I shall call you "OTs-14".从今往后，就叫你“OTs-14”
Commander"Groza", from today onward, I shall call you "OTs-14". Is that alright?“闪电”，从今往后，就叫你“OTs-14”，好吗？
JunoOTs-14...OTs-14……
(She quietly whispers the name to herself, as though savoring its significance.)（像是在回味着什么一般，“闪电”不断地默念着这个名字。）
(Tears threaten to spill from her eyes once more.)（眼泪，似乎又要从她的颊边落下。）
(But she lifts her head proudly and flashes me the same beautiful smile she wore when we first met years ago.)（但她骄傲地扬起头，向我露出了仿佛十年前初次见面时的、美丽的笑容。）
OTs-14OTs-14, reporting in. It’s a pleasure to see you again, Commander.指挥官，OTs-14，很高兴能与您再见。
Shadows of Dawn 黎明蔽影
Read this chapter with voices →(2074/XX/XX, Orlog Conglomerate, Conference Room.)（2074年 X月X日 奥尔劳格财团 会议室）
(The enormous curved screen finishes displaying the report, leaving only cold casualty figures and data charts.)（巨大的弧形屏幕上，用作报告的画面已经播放完毕，只剩下冷冰冰的战损统计与数据曲线。）
(Zimmerman places his terminal face-down on the table with a clack.)（齐默尔曼将终端扣在桌面上，发出一声清脆的响动。）
Zimmerman...So?……所以？
(Cocoon stands holding a tablet, maintaining her usual refined, deferential smile.)（茧手持平板，维持着谦恭而优雅的笑容。）
CocoonThere were some unforeseen losses, but overall, the operation was a success.虽然有一些计划外的损失，但计划还是成功了。
CocoonThrough "Juno"'s actions, we confirmed the situation in Mokosh and narrowed down the Commander's area of operation within the contamination zones.我们通过“朱诺”，确认了莫科什的情况，也找到了那位指挥官在污染区的行动范围。
CocoonWe've also reached some preliminary conclusions regarding Statesec's involvement.关于国安局在这些事件背后扮演的角色，也初步得出了结论。
ZimmermanStart with Statesec. I've never cared much about the pawns on the board anyway. In this game where Mokosh is the board, I'm interested only in the hand moving the pieces.先说说国安局吧。我对棋盘上的小卒向来兴趣有限，在莫科什这盘棋里，我只关心幕后的执棋之人。
CocoonThanks to "Juno", we've confirmed that Statesec Doll unit was indeed involved in the Mokosh incident and its reconstruction.通过“朱诺”活动期间对莫科什的持续监控，我们可以确定，在莫科什的事件和建设中，有国家安全局的人形单位介入。
CocoonHowever... that Doll did not receive authorization from the Bureau to assist the Commander's forces while he engaged "Juno".但是，在本次派出“朱诺”调查指挥官的行动中，国家安全局并未授权那位人形参与协助。
CocoonJudging by both sides' actions during the operation, Statesec may be completely unaware of this incident.从作战中双方的表现来看，国家安全局，甚至很可能对这次事件毫不知情。
Zimmerman...Interesting.……有趣。
(Zimmerman falls silent in thought.)（齐默尔曼在沉默中思考了一会。）
ZimmermanSo their cooperation isn't as close as we thought, at least not as it appeared during the Mokosh incident.他们之间的合作并没有那么紧密，至少，不像是莫科什事件中表现出来的那样。
ZimmermanNo... Statesec is not a charity; that old fox wouldn't invest in something without a purpose. He must be pursuing his own agenda if he suddenly decided to support the Commander like this.不……国安局不是慈善机构，那只老狐狸不会做无意义的投资。国安局突然支援那位指挥官，或许还有另外的用意。
CocoonYou believe... they, too, are searching for the "cargo"?您是认为……他们同我们一样，也在寻求“货物”？
ZimmermanAs long as there is something to gain, why wouldn't they chime in?只要有利可图，他们也没有理由置之不理，不是么？
(A grin spreads across Zimmerman's face.)（齐默尔曼的脸上浮起淡淡的微笑。）
ZimmermanThat's good news to us.这对我们是个好消息。
ZimmermanAs long as there's the slightest of cracks between them... we may just get Mokosh back in our hands.只要他们双方之间存在可撬动的缝隙，莫科什就总有机会回到我们手中。
Cocoon...Your foresight never ceases to impress me.……您的远见与洞识，总是令我受益匪浅。
CocoonShould we deploy another squad to monitor the Commander more closely?那么，是否需要再派出一支小队，留在那位指挥官周围，等待时机？
ZimmermanNo, we already have "Juno" for that. Just keep an eye on her, no reason to waste additional personnel.……不，我们已经送过去了“朱诺”，保持监控即可，没必要再浪费其他人手。
ZimmermanFor now, let's give our great liberator a chance to enjoy his victory from center stage.暂时让这位伟大的解放者在镜头背后好好地享受他的胜利吧。
ZimmermanWe have far greater prizes to pursue.我们有更加伟大的利益要去争取。
ZimmermanAnd honestly, we might not even have to handle this ourselves.说真的，这件事也不是非要我们亲自动手……
CocoonIndeed.是。
ZimmermanWhat's the "unforeseen losses" you mentioned?计划外的损失是指什么？
Cocoon...Following the original plan, we should've retrieved the "cargo" at this phase had Darture's operation succeeded.……原本，如果黑眼的行动顺利，我们甚至可以在这一阶段就将“货物”带回来。
CocoonHowever... we came into contact with an extraordinarily powerful AI aboard that ship.不过，我们发现，在那艘战舰上，存在一个非常强大的AI。
ZimmermanThe one who defeated you in electronic warfare?在电子战中将你击倒的那个？
CocoonHer sudden appearance disrupted the planned infiltration.她的突然出现干扰了原定的入侵。
CocoonMore interestingly, the techniques and style she displayed bore remarkable similarities to "Heli".但有意思的是，交战中，她所显露的手法和风格，和“赫利”非常相似。
(Zimmerman raises an eyebrow, clearly sensing what's truly valuable about this report.)（齐默尔曼轻轻扬了扬眉，似乎再次从报告中发现了真正有价值的东西。）
ZimmermanGo on.说下去。
CocoonSimilar, but not identical.“相似”，并不代表她们是同一单位。
CocoonAfter comparing the data gathered from infiltrating "Heli", I've concluded that her processing capabilities far surpass those of "Heli".通过比对入侵“赫利”的数据，我判断，对方的运算能力远在“赫利”之上。
CocoonIn fact, she may very well be the prototype from which "Heli" originated.甚至极有可能，对方就是“赫利”系统的原型。
CocoonOf course, that's only my personal assessment.当然，这都是我的主观判断。
CocoonMost importantly, the code recovered during this engagement will allow us to comprehensively upgrade the Conglomerate's electronic warfare systems.但借由本次交战所获得的代码资源，我们可以对集团内部的电子战技术进行全面迭代。
ZimmermanOnce those upgrades are complete, how confident are you in defeating "Heli" next time?如果迭代完成，对于下一次与“赫利”的交锋，你有多大把握赢得彻底的胜利？
CocoonProvided that prototype does not intervene... ninety percent certain.在那位原型不干预的情况下，九成。
(Zimmerman taps his fingers against the table; the satisfied smile slowly returns.)（齐默尔曼的手指敲击着桌面。一抹淡淡的笑容再次在他脸上浮现。）
ZimmermanI admire your confidence.我很赞赏你的自信。
ZimmermanGet the upgrades up and running immediately. The "Lullaby" is already playing. We'll have use for these results very soon.迭代的事，尽快推动下去。“摇篮曲”正在奏响，这份成果，我们很快就能用得上。
CocoonAs you wish.如您所愿。
ZimmermanYour Mother's plan will begin very soon. We should make every preparation for it.令堂的计划很快就会开始，我们应当为此做好充分的准备。
CocoonShe'll be pleased with your assessment.她会很高兴您做出了这样的判断。
ZimmermanCocoon, make your preparations as well. You're coming to Venezia with me.茧，你也要做好和我一同前往威尼斯的准备。
CocoonDo we really have to go in person?我们一定要亲自去吗？
ZimmermanWe do, Cocoon.我们一定要亲自去，茧。
ZimmermanIf we were to compare priorities in less abstract terms...如果事情的轻重缓急能够用不那么抽象的方式进行比较。
ZimmermanThen an underground city in a Yellow Zone and some random wanted fugitive are nothing more than the tiny tomato garnish on an appetizer.那么相比起来，一座黄区的地下城市，和一个莫名其妙的通缉犯，只能算是开胃小菜中那半颗不起眼的小番茄。
Cocoon...Understood.……明白了。
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(2074/XX/XX, a Paradeus outpost deep in a Red Zone.)（2074年 X月X日 红区深处 帕拉蒂斯据点）
(Cold artificial light pours down from the high ceiling with a biting chill, illuminating the ring of prisms and their metallic supports below.)（冷白的人造光带着一种刺骨的寒意，从高高的穹顶上倾泻下来，落在环形陈列的棱镜与金属支架上。）
(Nytos and Niters stand silently like instruments on display, faint iridescence shimmering across their dresses.)（涅托和妮特们宛若器具一般静静伫立着，裙上反射出淡淡的虹彩。）
(Ateraxis drifts past a translucent curtain, her skirt trailing behind her as she walks with light, soundless steps.)（星渊拖着裙摆，踩着轻快而无声的步伐，绕过一块半透明的幕布。）
AteraxisMother.母亲。
(The woman being addressed as "Mother" stands atop the central platform. Now indoors, she no longer requires the protection of a suit. The lights cast her slender frame into a delicate silhouette.)（被称呼为“母亲”的女子站立于中央高台，而今在室内已经不需要依赖防护服的保护，她纤瘦的身体被光影裹出了一个略显单薄的轮廓。）
(Wordlessly, she replays the footage on the screen over and over again.)（她沉默着，反复，一遍又一遍地看着眼前的屏幕上播放出的画面。）
(It shows Groza—no, "Juno"—rampaging through the ruined city in her frenzy.)（那是“闪电”——不，那是“朱诺”——在废墟城市中狂暴冲锋的画面。）
(As well as her being driven to the brink of insanity by the violent reaction of the Boojum cells... only to be pulled back from the abyss by that group.)（也是她在艾莫号外战场上，被伯介姆细胞的剧烈反应逼向崩溃，又被那群人从深渊边缘扯回来的画面。）
(But none of that piques her interest.)（这些都无法勾起她的一点兴趣。）
(Her eyes remain fixed on one figure.)（她看的只是那个身影。）
AteraxisWho are they?她们是谁？
AteraxisThis big sister looks really cute.这个姐姐看起来好可爱。
"Mother"...A sample the Conglomerate sent over some time ago.……这是之前财团送过来的一个素材。
"Mother"She's an I.O.P. product, incorporating some of Dr. Persicaria's latest technology. I managed to collect quite a bit of data from her.她来自I.O.P.，并且搭载了帕斯卡莉亚博士的新技术，我在她身上收集到了一些数据。
"Mother"And then, at the Conglomerate's request, modified her using that previous pipeline.之后，在财团的要求下，用之前的那条管线把她改造了一下。
AteraxisHmm... a third-generation Doll?唔……三代人形？
"Mother"That's what the Conglomerate insists on calling her. They fail to understand that my technology isn't an iteration of Dolls in the first place.财团的人是这样称呼的，他们无法理解，我的技术从根本上就并非是人形的迭代。
"Mother"Or perhaps they do understand, but simply can't resist the temptation of stealing that achievement from I.O.P.又或许他们明白，但只是无法割舍从I.O.P.夺走这项虚名的诱惑。
"Mother"Fortunately, their scheming is below me.所幸与我无关。
AteraxisWere you looking at her, Mother?母亲是在看她？
"Mother"No.不是。
(The woman shakes her head and points to someone else on the screen.)（女子摇了摇头，指了指画面上的另一个存在。）
AteraxisWho is she...?她是……？
"Mother"I must admit... perhaps there really exist forces in this world that even I cannot explain.我不得不承认，这世界或许的确存在一些我无法解释的引力。
"Mother"I wonder if her reappearance has anything to do with my recent frequent mention of her, or did I think of her because I somehow foresaw this very moment?是因为我最近时常提起，所以她再次出现，或是我预见到了这一刻，所以才会想起她？
AteraxisIs she the immune individual you mentioned before?她是母亲说的那个免疫体？
"Mother"I thought she had been completely destroyed.我本以为她已经被彻底销毁。
"Mother"Clearly, as one of my creations, she possesses both the intelligence and the capability to free herself from my control.显然，作为一件造物，她具备从我的控制下脱离的智慧和能力。
AteraxisDo you want to bring her back, Mother?母亲想把她找回来吗？
AteraxisI can bring her back for you.我可以帮母亲把她带回来。
"Mother"There was a time when I desperately wanted to retrieve her, but now... she barely holds any greater value to me than OTs-14.我曾有过渴望寻回她的时期，但是现在，她对我的价值或许并不比OTs-14更多。
"Mother"Let's just say, they're both equally "incomplete" experimental subjects.从我的角度来看，她们都只不过是“未完成”的实验样本。
Ateraxis...……
(The woman turns off the display and looks at Ateraxis.)（女子关闭了屏幕，转而看向星渊。）
"Mother""Man plans, God laughs."“人类一思考，上帝就发笑”。
"Mother"No one can ever know how their life's work...也许没有人能够知道，自己穷尽一生的事业，在通往真理的道路上。
"Mother"...is truly insignificant in the endless pursuit of truth.究竟是多么微不足道的一小段路程。
"Mother"Those great pioneers—Charles Darwin. Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein. Arthur Hume...那些伟大的先驱：查尔斯·达尔文、艾萨克·牛顿、阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦、亚瑟·休谟……
"Mother"...Did they know they had reached the pinnacle of their life's work?……对他们而言，他们事业的最高峰是在哪里？
"Mother"For me... I know that moment is now.对我来说，就是此刻。
"Mother"It's you, Ateraxis.就是你，星渊。
"Mother"You'll be my answer.你会是我呈交的答卷。
AteraxisWill I make you even better, Mother?我会让母亲变得更好？
"Mother"You'll make yourself better.你会让自己变得更好。
"Mother"My "creations" should never be mere tools.我的“造物”不应只是工具。
"Mother"They ought to be part of the path itself, trailblazers who willingly walk toward the destination, not sacrifices dragged there by a rope.她们应当成为道路的一部分，是会主动迈向终点的行者，而不是被绳索拖过去的祭品。
(She pauses.)（她顿了顿。）
"Mother"They, and all other experimental subjects, cannot do that.她们，还有其他的实验品，都做不到这点。
"Mother"Which is why they're nothing more than footnotes in your journey.所以，她们只不过是你前进道路上的注脚。
Ateraxis...Footnotes.……注脚。
(Ateraxis quietly repeats the word.)（星渊重复了一遍这个词。）
AteraxisThen I'll remember them well.那我会好好记住她们的。
"Mother"You will.你会记住的。
(The woman turns around and steps down from the platform.)（女子转身走下了高台。）
"Mother"...After you've crushed them between your teeth and devoured them whole.……在你将她们咬碎，吞噬之后。
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(2074/XX/XX, Non-Military Forces Administration, Director's Office.)（2074年 X月X日 非军事力量管理局 局长办公室）
(Lining the hallway walls are faded group photographs—)（走廊的墙上挂着的，仍是那几幅早已褪色的合照——）
(Kryuger, Helian, Kalina, and many unfamiliar faces dressed in brand-new Griffin uniforms.)（克鲁格、赫丽安、格琳娜，还有许多穿着崭新格里芬制服的面孔。）
(Kalina slows her steps, her gaze drifting across those faces.)（格琳娜停下脚步，视线在那些面孔上轻轻掠过。）
(In truth, she hardly recognizes any of them. After all, she only ever served as adjutant to one person.)（她其实不太认识当中的大部分人，毕竟她仅仅只做过其中一个人的后勤官。）
(That person is on there too, standing in the corner. He looked so young at the time, wearing a shy smile. Compared to him, Kalina's own smile is as bright as the host of a children's television show.)（那个人也在这张照片上，站在角落里，面容还很青涩，脸上的微笑也显得十分腼腆，和他相比，自己笑得简直比儿童节目的主持人还要灿烂。）
(They were all smiling, all looking forward to the lives ahead of them.)（他们都在笑着，期待着，今后的人生。）
(She knows that most of the people in that photograph have long since disappeared into the world's new order.)（她知道，照片上的大多数人都已经彻底消失在如今的世界秩序之中。）
SecretaryMiss Kalina? Mr. Kryuger has just finished his meeting. He said he will see you immediately.格琳娜小姐？克鲁格先生的会议刚结束，他说可以立刻见您。
Kalina...Thank you.……谢谢。
(She takes a deep breath and raises her hand.)（她深吸了一口气，抬手敲了敲门。）
(Knock. Knock.)（咚、咚。）
KryugerCome in.进来。
(The office is much the same as before, piled with old documents alongside new terminals.)（办公室里依然堆着从前的文件与新的终端设备。）
(NOMFA's emblem shares the same display with the classic G&K insignia, a snapshot of two overlapping eras.)（电子屏幕上的非军事管理局的标志与经典的“G&K”徽记彼此对照，像是两个时代重叠的影子。）
(Kryuger looks up as Kalina enters the office.)（克鲁格抬头，看见走进来的格琳娜。）
KryugerIt's good to see you doing much better. Is it because they're done questioning you?很高兴看到你脸色好了不少，他们结束了对你的询问？
KalinaNo. I've just been getting more rest lately.不，只是最近休息得比较多。
(She closes the door, walks over to his desk, and sets a folder before him.)（她关上门，走到桌前，将手里的文件夹放在了他的面前。）
Kalina—And that I've finally found an answer that I myself am satisfied with.——以及，我给了自己一个能让我神清气爽的答案。
(Kryuger's eyes settle on the folder.)（克鲁格的视线落在那份文件夹上。）
(Just an ordinary transparent cover with no markings at all.)（上面没有任何标记，只有一个极为普通的透明封皮。）
Kryuger...So you've made up your mind.……你下定决心了？
KalinaYes.是的。
Kryuger...……
(Kryuger remains silent and simply looks at her for a long moment.)（克鲁格静静地看着她，久久没有说话。）
KryugerIt's not the best time to go looking for him.现在并不是去找他的最好时机。
KryugerBoth for you, and for him.不论是对你，还是对他，都是。
Kalina...I know.……我知道。
KryugerWhat's your plan afterwards?你之后有什么打算？
Kalina...I'm not sure yet.……还不知道。
(Kalina smiles softly, a smile that's not entirely carefree, but carries an unmistakable sense of relief.)（格琳娜微微笑了一下，那笑中并没有太多轻松，但却有一种如释重负的畅快感。）
KalinaWhat I do know is that it's time for me to turn a new page.但我知道，我需要翻新的一页了。
KalinaFor too long have I let others pull my strings, no wonder they would treat me as a kindergartener.老是被牵着走，也难怪某些人总是拿我当幼儿园小朋友。
Kryuger...……
(Kryuger opens the folder and removes the letter inside.)（克鲁格打开了文件夹，将那封信取了出来。）
KryugerConventionally... I should be stalling you for as long as possible before putting you through the full "retention program".从程序上来说，我应该拖一拖，再跟你做一整套“挽留程序”。
KalinaIf you'd like to, I can wait.如果您愿意，我可以等。
(Click.)（咔哒。）
(Kryuger picks up the seal and stamps the document without hesitation.)（克鲁格拿起盖章器，干脆利落地按下了印章。）
KryugerBelieve me, once you reach my age, wasting time is practically murder.相信我，对上了年纪的人来说，浪费时间就是一种谋杀。
Kalina...Mr. Kryuger.……克鲁格先生。
KryugerYou are no longer affiliated with the Non-Military Forces Administration, effective immediately.从今天起，你不再隶属于非军事管理局。
KryugerNor are you obligated to follow any orders issued by this administration.也不再对本办公室的任何命令负有义务。
KryugerWhatever you choose to do next, wherever you go, whoever you meet, whoever you decide to help—你接下来做什么，去哪里，见谁，帮助谁——
KryugerWill have nothing to do with your former position.都与你的“前职务”无关。
KalinaThank you.谢谢。
(She lowers her head.)（她低下头。）
KalinaThank you... for looking after me all these years.谢谢，您这么多年来的照顾。
KryugerOne more thing.还有一件事。
(Kalina looks up.)（格琳娜抬起头。）
KryugerIf one day, you happen to run into a certain old acquaintance of ours, be it in a Yellow Zone or elsewhere.如果有一天，你在黄区或其他地方，偶然遇到一些我们共同的熟人。
KryugerPlease pass along a message for me—替我转告他一句话——
(He pauses, carefully choosing his words.)（他顿了顿，似乎在慎重斟酌措辞。）
Kryuger—"Believe in yourself first, and only then will others believe in you."——“先相信自己，然后别人才会相信你。”
Kalina...I'll make sure he gets it.……我会转达的。
(She turns toward the door.)（她转身，走向门口。）
(Her hand reaches for the doorknob before she stops.)（手握住门把手的一瞬，她又停了一下。）
KalinaMr. Kryuger.克鲁格先生。
KryugerYes?嗯？
Kalina...Please take care of yourself.……请您保重。
(Kryuger looks at her and slowly nods.)（克鲁格看着她，缓缓点头。）
KryugerYou too.保重。
(...)（……）
(...)（……）
(Late into the night, after everything has finally settled, I leave my room to keep my appointment with "her".)（在夜深人静，一切尘埃落定之后，我走出卧室，赴与“她”的约定。）
(Despite having been there before, given that this time it's in the dead of night, the experience feels strangely out of place. Perhaps some secrets are simply too dark to reveal before everyone.)（虽然以前也进去过，深夜造访则是首次，多少产生了些许违和感，不过，有些秘密或许太过黑暗，无法在大家面前揭露。）
(My thoughts drift back to the day we first met.)（我不自觉地回想起往昔邂逅时的景象。）
NemesisI welcome you, Commander.欢迎您来造访，指挥官。
NemesisI've always looked forward to having a conversation with you.一直以来，我都期待着能够这样谈话。
CommanderSo have I.我也是。
CommanderBut before we begin, there's something I want to make sure of. The "Nemesis" that I know... are you really the same person?不过，开始前我还是想问一句，我所认识的“纳美西丝”，和你确实是一个人吗？
NemesisOf course. I am the Nemesis whom you encountered in the wasteland and later granted shelter aboard the Elmo...当然，我便是与您在沙漠中相识，托身于艾莫号的纳美西丝。
Nemesis—At least, up until this very moment.——到此刻为止。
CommanderWhat about afterward?以后呢？
NemesisThat depends on you.以后由您来决定。
NemesisI possess an identity beyond that of one of the Elmo's Dolls, which may prove more useful to you.我所拥有的，除了艾莫号的人形之外的身份，对您而言或许会更有用处。
NemesisSo, if you would like to...如果您希望的话……
CommanderThere's no need.不需要。
CommanderYou're fine the way you are right now.你现在这样就很好。
Nemesis...Hehe. You are still the same Commander I know.……呵呵，您也的确是我认识的那个人。
NemesisAs you command.遵命。
CommanderHowever, I do need to learn more about your past, as well as what happened between you, Helena, and Melanie.不过，关于你的过去，还有你与海伦娜、梅兰妮之间的事，我认为自己需要知道。
CommanderMay I?可以吗？
NemesisThat's exactly why I invited you here.我就是为此邀请您的。
NemesisNow, where should I even begin? Let's start with how I became a Doll in the first place.该从哪里开始说起呢……首先，就从我为什么会变成人形这一点开始说起吧。
CommanderYou... became a Doll?变成人形？
CommanderYou mean—你是——
NemesisThat's right. The consciousness and mind residing within this body once belonged to an ordinary human girl.没错，寄宿在这具素体中的意志与思维，曾属于某个普通的女孩。
NemesisHer name was Elif Nemesis. She lived with her family in that castle deep within the Red Zone.女孩的名字叫做艾莉芙·纳美西丝，曾与家人一起，生活在那座红区的城堡中。
CommanderThe same castle where we rescued Sextans from?就是我们救出六分仪的那一座吗？
(Nemesis nods gently. Her voice flows as calmly as a stream under the moonlight. Yet beneath that stillness, I can sense a violent undercurrent.)（纳美西丝微微颔首，平稳的声音像是月光下的河水般静静流淌，我却能够感觉到其中潜藏的暗流。）
NemesisThat girl—let's just call her "me"—had a father renowned for his military achievements. As the hereditary governor of the land, he safeguarded his home throughout World War III and sheltered countless refugees, defending them from ELIDs and bandits alike.那个女孩——便称为“我”吧，有一个战功赫赫的父亲。身为世袭总督，他带着当地人在三战中保住家园，从生骸与盗匪下庇护走投无路的难民。
NemesisBack then, the land surrounding our castle was yet to be part of the Red Zones. Radiation levels were in fact lower than the Yellow Zone average. Life was difficult, sure, but we managed to survive by banding together.城堡周围的土地，当时非但不是红区，甚至辐射水准还低于黄区的大多数地方，即使困苦，大家也能齐心互助地生存下去。
NemesisThanks to all of that, my childhood was by all accounts a happy one. Still, as my father's daughter, I had always been more delicate than the rest of my family—I learned divination and singing from my mother; I loved flowers; I feared the guns and soldiers who protected us; and I knew nothing of the world beyond the walls of our home.拜这一切所赐，我的童年堪称幸福。只是作为父亲的女儿，对比其他亲人，我总是过于柔弱，热衷于向母亲学习占卜与歌唱，喜欢花朵，畏惧那些守护着我们的枪械与军人，对更广大的世界一无所知。
(Listening to Nemesis recounting her story with ease, I sense something off about it.)（我看着纳美西丝熟练地吐露话语，注意到了其中的违和。）
(Radiation increasing in an area isn't exactly a rare phenomenon, but just how much Collapse radiation did it take to transform a place that was once livable into what it is now?)（辐射加重并不是稀有案例，那座城堡——到底要多少坍塌能，才能把原本还算能生存的环境变成那样？）
(I already know where she's going with this, or rather, who she's about to bring up.)（我仿佛已经知道了纳美西丝接下来会提到什么——或者说，提到谁。）
NemesisOne day, a group of ragged refugees arrived. Their head was a woman who seemed all-knowing, always patient, always gentle, and had always another story to tell. Naturally, I came to admire her. My father offered them food and water, and even invited her to become my personal tutor.某天，一群衣衫褴褛的人流亡而至，为首的女子仿佛无所不知，永远温柔耐心，有着说不完的故事——我自然地仰慕上了那个人，父亲也提供给他们食物和水，邀请她成为我的私人教师。
NemesisUnfortunately... that woman carried another identity as well—that of Paradeus' foremost researcher.可惜，那个女子还有另一个身份——帕拉蒂斯顶尖的研究者之一。
(Nemesis clenches her fists so tightly at those words that her fingernails pierce her synthetic skin, crimson fluid welling from the wounds. This body may very well be the most human-like I've ever seen.)（纳美西丝不知何时握紧了拳头，仿生肌肤被指甲刺破，渗出朱红的液体，这具素体……或许是我见过最接近真实人类的之一。）
(Her body trembles—not from cold, but from rage.)（她的身体微微颤抖，不是因为寒冷，而是因为愤怒。）
NemesisIt was that very "teacher" who turned my home, my family, everything I ever knew... into fuel for her experiments on how to tame a "god".就是这名“老师”，将我的故乡、家族，一切都化作食粮，投进有关如何驯服“神明”的试验之中。
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