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Undine Dorm Chats

温蒂妮 宿舍对话

5 chapters · 22 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Dorm Chat 1 宿舍对话 1

UndineSince the olden times, ceremonial cohorts have embodied the image of nations and the dignity of monarchs.自古以来，仪仗队就代表着国家的脸面与君主的威严。

UndineBack in the real world, most of our performances would be at big occasions, and we'd be responsible for the most distinguished people.还在现实世界的时候，我们出席的几乎都是重大场合，接见的都是了不得的人物。

UndineThere were business tycoons with wealth to rival nations, iron-handed generals with the keys to peace, and governors with the ability to topple regimes with just a look... Behaving with discretion and respect were parts of the job description.富可敌国的商界巨贾，手握重兵的铁腕将军，甚至是一个眼神就能让世界倾覆的政要……只有时刻保持恭谨、得体，才能顺利完成这些任务。

UndineYou're asking me if that's why I'm so serious all the time? That's not the case. I'm just used to being like this.你问我的表情是否也是因此才会一直这么严肃？那倒不是。那只是因为我习惯这样罢了。

Dorm Chat 2 宿舍对话 2

UndineMy previous employers? There's far too many, and I can't be sure which one you're asking after.我的前任雇主吗？数量实在太多，我也不清楚你想了解的是哪一个。

UndineIf you had to ask what similarities they had... they were all proud, cold people. In that world, being kind at heart in a high place is nothing but a fantasy.要说共同点的话……基本都是傲慢而冷酷的人吧。在那样的世界里，心地善良却又能身居高位，才是不现实的事。

UndinePerhaps it is due to associating with them that my speech modules have been influenced thus, but I can't say I hate it. Keeping an appropriate distance from others is befitting of someone truly strong, no?或许就是因为总和他们打交道，我的语言模块也多少受到了一些影响，但我并不讨厌这样。适当地和人保持距离，也是强者的表现，不是吗？

UndineHuh? You're saying I don't appear cold at all? Could it be that... you'd like me to be a bit harsher toward you, Professor?嗯？你说我其实不冷酷……？难道……教授想让我对你更过分一些吗？

Dorm Chat 3 宿舍对话 3

UndineThese kids are my aides and my friends. See, all of them are adorable, no?这些孩子是我的僚机，也是我的伙伴。瞧，每个孩子都很可爱吧？

UndineEven if everyone's neural capacity isn't ideal right now, I'll make everyone as intelligent as I am one day—that's something I promised to everyone, and something I had the chance to do in the past, but never managed.虽然目前大家都只有低等级的心智，但总有一天，我也会让大家变得和我一样聪明——嗯，这是我在心里答应过大家的事，也是以前明明有机会，却错过了的事。

UndineWhy? If you want to know, Professor... I'll explain.为什么错过了？如果教授想知道的话……我就和你解释一下吧。

UndineWe were once well-loved, but those glories of days past are no more than memories now.曾经我们也是很受欢迎的。但是记忆里的辉煌，现在都好像泡沫一样散去了。

UndineThe only type of work we could get after that were roadside performances, and naturally there were no more chances of the neural upgrades happening...我们能接到的，只剩下街头巡演之类的工作了，自然也没有被优化心智的价值了……

Dorm Chat 4 宿舍对话 4

UndineLong, long ago, I understood—the humans discarded us.很久很久以前，我就已经明白了——我们被人类抛弃了。

UndineAs to be expected, really. To those up there, even humans are to be simply used and discarded, so a Doll is not far from the imagination, too.这也是理所当然的。在上位者眼里，即使是人类也可以用之即弃，更何况只是人形。

UndineOutdated technically, highly costly, changing times... There are endless excuses to throw us away, more than you could count.技术老旧，成本高昂，时局动荡……抛弃我们的借口要多少有多少，怎么也用不完。

UndineEven so, I would never discard our dignity. Keeping our head held high is a basic requirement of the ceremonial orchestra, our base commands, and what I would wish for.但即使如此，我也不想丢掉我们的崇高。因为保持高傲，是仪仗团的基本要求，是我们的底层指令，也是我的愿望。

UndineSo, I continue to lead the Undine Ceremonial Orchestra, through the mud and the thorns... and then, I met you, Professor.所以，我一直带领着温蒂妮仪仗乐团前进，穿过一切泥泞与荆棘……然后遇到了你，教授。

Dorm Chat 5 宿舍对话 5

UndineTo be honest, all of that "saving everyone", all that "reality and the cloud", I don't really understand what all of that means.说实话，什么“拯救大家”，什么“现实和云端”，这些到底意味着什么，我都不是很清楚。

UndineThe operands I can spare for neural operations are not plentiful in the first place, and I need to spare some for these kids.我用于心智运转的算力其实本就不富裕，还要分给这些孩子们。

UndinePerhaps I only maintain this decorum for the sake of commands, or maybe my coldness is just some sort of crass imitation—but at least there is someone I can speak these worries to now.或许我的高傲只是为了维护指令而存在，或许我的冷酷只是依葫芦画瓢——但至少，现在有一个人，可以让我说出这些内心的不安了。

UndineAnd that person's answers will assure me that what dignity I have maintained for myself was no mere delusion of grandeur... right, Professor?而那个人的回答一定会让我相信，自己所守护的尊严，并非虚妄之物……你能做到的吧，教授？

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