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Returning Player Story

回归剧情

3 chapters · 246 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Returner's Event Anna 回归剧情安娜

A foreign, yet familiar sensation swirls in my mind.陌生而又熟悉的触感在意识中盘旋。

The noise in my ear slowly fades, and the crisp, clear sound of typing gradually grows louder.耳边的噪音缓缓平息，清脆的键盘敲打声逐渐响亮。

????Are you awake?醒了吗？

I open my eyes and see a girl beside the bed. She has her back to me and is typing nonstop on her keyboard.睁开眼，少女坐在床边，背对着我，一刻不停地敲打着键盘。

ProfessorIt's been a while, Antonina.好久不见，安冬妮娜。

(Greet her)打招呼。

(Call her name)呼唤她的名字。

(Go with the flow)顺其自然。

AntoninaYou certainly sound casual enough.还真是轻松的语气。

ProfessorAntonina?安冬妮娜？

AntoninaShould I be glad that you still remember my name?我该庆幸你还记得我的名字吗。

The girl finishes tapping on her keyboard and then slowly turns around, though she doesn't meet my gaze.少女敲下最后一个按键，缓缓转过身来，却并未与我对视。

AntoninaYour consciousness has been separated from the Oasis for too long, so I'm sure you must be uncomfortable after reconnecting.你的意识断连绿洲太久，重新连接肯定会有很多不适。

AntoninaStick out your head.脑袋伸过来。

Antonina...Stick out your head.……脑袋伸过来。

Antonina feels around the back of my neck.安冬妮娜在我的后颈上一阵摸索。

(Hesitate)犹豫。

(Do as she says)照做。

As she does, the echoes in my hearing all fade away. My vision blurs for a bit, and then it sharpens into complete clarity.随着她的动作，耳畔残留的些许余音彻底消散，瞳孔中的影像先是模糊，继而清晰，完成了聚焦。

AntoninaI've finished calibrating all the misplaced parameters. Try taking a couple of steps around.错位的参数我都调校好了，下来走两步。

(Do as she says)照做。

Antonina holds my hand and slowly helps me off the bed.安冬妮娜拉起我的手，慢慢地将我带离床铺。

AntoninaHow does it feel?感觉怎么样？

ProfessorI've always had faith in your skills.你的技术我向来放心。

Antonina nods and then looks back at her monitor.安冬妮娜点了点头，目光再次回到屏幕之上。

ProfessorWas that all you wanted to ask? I thought...你就想问这个吗？我还以为……

Antonina...But the parameters were all correct...……参数明明都是对的。

Good.感觉很好。

Not good.感觉不太好。

AntoninaWhere do you feel uncomfortable? Are you dizzy? Does it hurt anywhere?你是哪里感觉不舒服？头晕？还是哪里痛？

ProfessorAnd here I thought you'd be nicer to me.我还以为你会更热情一点。

Antonina...Were you expecting me to tie you to a rack and torture you?……你难道期待被我绑在床上拷问吗？

AntoninaLike say, interrogating you about where you went and why you didn't come back for so long, or whether you felt that the Oasis was too much of a pain so you didn't want to bother about it any more?拷问你这段时间都去哪了，为什么这么久不回来，是不是觉得绿洲这档事儿太麻烦了不想管了？

AntoninaThat's not in keeping with my personality. Only Persicaria would ask those questions.那不符合我的性格设定，只有帕斯卡才问得出这种问题。

AntoninaI know.我知道。

Antonina glares at me, and then she looks away.安冬妮娜瞪了我一眼，又别开了视线。

Antonina...It must have been tiring, wasn't it?……很累对吧？

AntoninaThere must have been a lot of things besides the Oasis...除了绿洲之外，还有其他各种各样的事……

AntoninaI'm not talking about the Oasis, I meant this stretch of time.我不是在说绿洲，我指的是这段时间。

That's not what I meant.我不是那个意思。

Actually, it would be kind of nice if you did all that.能被你这么做也挺好的。

AntoninaThere must have been a lot of other things that kept you busy, weren't there?应该有其他的事情，让你觉得很辛苦吧？

Antonina...Don't get me wrong, I'm just asking this out of the minimum expected concern that a subordinate should show a superior.……别误会，我只是基于上下级之间最低限度的人文关怀发问而已。

AntoninaI know, saving Dolls has never been an easy thing.我知道，拯救人形从来都不是一件轻松的事情。

AntoninaA lot of Dolls thought you'd given up after leaving for so long. But Persicaria and Sol, those two dorks, they always believed you'd come back.你这次离开了这么久，很多人形都觉得你已经放弃了。不过帕斯卡和苏尔那几个傻瓜倒是一直相信你会回来就是了。

Yeah.是啊。

Well, not really...其实也没有……

AntoninaI didn't know if I should or should not believe, or rather, if I should or should not hope that you'd come back.我不知道我该不该相信，或者说，该不该希望你回来。

AntoninaWhile you always look so smug and self-assured, like you've got everything under control... You're still a human after all, and if we, who have mechanical bodies, can get tired, then so can you.虽然你总是一副尽在掌握，看起来很欠揍的样子。但你是人类，由机械构成躯壳的我们都会疲倦，你自然也会。

Professor...Thank you for being so understanding, Antonina.……谢谢你的理解，安冬妮娜。

AntoninaI was just doing the job that the system assigned me. Right, you can go now.我只是完成系统分配的任务而已。好了，你可以出去了。

AntoninaThe calibration work is complete, so don't waste any more time here. A lot of people are waiting for you, so you'd best save your energy in order to explain the situation to them.调校工作已完成，别在这里浪费时间。还有很多人在等你，解释的精力还是留给他们吧。

Antonina pushes me out of the room.安冬妮娜将我推出了房间。

Professor(...Is she mad at me?)（……她这是生气了吗？）

What about you?那你呢？

As I face the tightly-shut door, I begin thinking about what I should do next.面对紧闭的房门，我开始思考接下来的行动目标。

ProfessorShould I look for Persicaria for a chat? Or...先去找帕斯卡聊聊吗？还是……

Just as I'm putting my plan together, an ear-piercing alarm fills the Oasis' sky.脑海中的决策还未完全成型，刺耳的警报便响彻了绿洲上空。

AntoninaThis is Antonina, I am performing an emergency PA broadcast due to special circumstances.这里是安冬妮娜，基于特殊情况进行全域广播。

AntoninaProfessor has arrived at the Oasis. Coordinates have already been sent.教授到达绿洲，坐标已同步。

AntoninaAll Department Heads, please check in at your leisure. Antonina out.请各部门主管自行与其对接，广播完毕。

Several seconds after the broadcast ends, I can feel the ground below me shaking.随着广播结束，在数秒后，脚下的地板开始出现细微的震动。

Before I can even react to it, I hear something heavy slamming down from behind me.还未等我做出进一步的反应，我就听见身后传来了重物落地的声音。

??Professor, where are you going?教授，您这是要上哪儿去呢。

??Squeak-吱吱——

Simo...Hearing you say that makes me feel like my hard work for so long has been worthwhile.……听到您这么说，我这么久的努力也算值得了吧。

SimoHowever, I'm not the only one who wants to see you.只是，想见您的人可不止我一个哦。

SimoI've been waiting a long time for you, and so has everyone else.我等您很久了，大家都是。

SimoSo don't think of running away this time.所以，这次可别想逃走了。

SimoDon't run away again this time.这次可别想再逃走了哦。

Simo smiles as he takes my hand and Sako jumps onto my shoulder before tenderly nuzzling my face.席摩微笑着按住了我的手，而萨可跳到了我的肩上，亲昵地蹭了蹭我的脸。

萨可Squeak!吱吱！

Simo pins me in place, and soon, the other Dolls show up one after the other.我被席摩困在原地。而很快，接到通知的人形们一个接一个地出现。

I was just about to look for you, Simo.我正打算去找你呢，席摩。

It's been a while, Simo.好久不见，席摩。

...……

SolProf!教授！

FresnelProfessor-教授——

ChelseaProfessor!!教授！！

GinProfessor.教授。

MaiProfessor... (sob)教授呜呜……

EvelynProfessor.教授。

Some hug me, some hold my hand, but they all surround me, and as they do, the hazy memories slowly return with each voice that calls out to me.或拥抱，或牵手，他们簇拥着我，略显生涩的记忆在一声声呼唤下逐一复苏。

Until the clamor dies down suddenly, and the group parts, exposing a familiar figure to me once more.直到某一刻，喧嚣忽地静止，人群缓缓退开，熟悉的身影再度出现在跟前。

PersicariaProfessor.教授。

Professor...Persicaria.……帕斯卡。

As I look at the smiling faces of her and everyone else, the simple words I want to say stick in my throat over and over again, until I finally spit them out.看着她还有周围面带微笑的人群，简单的字句在咽喉中酝酿再三，终于还是吐露了出来。

ProfessorEveryone...大家……

ProfessorI'm back.我回来了。

所有人重叠的声音Welcome back, Professor.欢迎回家，教授。

Returner's Event Persicaria 回归剧情帕斯卡

A foreign, yet familiar sensation swirls in my mind.陌生而又熟悉的触感在意识中盘旋。

The white noise in my ear slowly dies away, and the hubbub of people slowly resolves into clarity.耳边的空白噪音缓缓平息，嘈杂的人声逐渐清晰。

智能体APersicaria, Team E05 has sent word back. They've run into a bit of trouble on the road back to the Oasis.帕斯卡，E05小队传回消息，她们在返回绿洲的路上遇到了点麻烦。

PersicariaHave the team leader verify the severity of the issue. If they need backup, put them through to the Pro... to me.让队长确认一下麻烦的等级，需要增援的话转接教……直接转接给我就行。

智能体BPersicaria, the Security Department has submitted their disaster drill plan. Please give us an estimated timeframe for execution.帕斯卡，安全局的灾情演练方案已收到，请给个预估处理时长。

PersicariaI'll give a reply within 48 hours.48小时内我会给出反馈。

智能体APersicaria, the Engineering...帕斯卡，工程局……

智能体BPersicaria, the Medical...帕斯卡，医疗局……

The Oasis Ops Room is as noisy as ever, just as I remember it.绿洲中枢的指挥室一如往常的喧哗，与记忆里的场景一般无二。

Persicaria stands on the central platform with her back to me. Her hands are writing nonstop, as she answers questions, one after another.帕斯卡站在高台上，背对着我，手中的笔写划不停，一一应答着其他人的询问。

ProfessorHi, Persicaria.嗨，帕斯卡。

(Greet her)打个招呼。

(Surprise her)给她一个惊喜。

I sneak up behind her.我蹑手蹑脚地走到她身后。

ProfessorActually, you could have just routed the dispatch call to me.外勤的问题其实可以转接给我。

Crash—啪——

The cup in Persicaria's hand falls to the ground and shatters to pieces, splashing coffee everywhere.帕斯卡手中的杯子瞬间落地，摔得四分五裂，咖啡倾洒一地。

She turns around and stares blankly at me.她转过身来，愣愣地看着我。

Professor...Uh, hi?……嗨？

Thump—咚——

Before I can react, Persicaria has already thrown herself at me and scooped me into a tight embrace.还不待我有所反应，帕斯卡便扑了上来，紧紧地抱住了我。

PersicariaProfessor...教授……

PersicariaIs it really you? Professor... I'm not dreaming, am I?真的是你吗？教授……我不是在做梦吧……

Professor...Yes, it's me. I'm sorry, Persicaria. I'm back.……是我，抱歉，帕斯卡，我回来了。

PersicariaProfessor, I...教授，我……

Though I can't see her face, I can feel her body trembling.尽管看不见帕斯卡的表情，我却能感受到她的身体微微地颤抖着。

Persicaria...I missed you so, so much...……我真的，非常想念您……

The entire Ops Room goes silent. The agents exchange glances and then silently file out.整个指挥室都陷入了寂静。智能体们互相递了个眼神，默默地退出房间。

A moment later, Persicaria lets go. She stares at me and has to take several breaths before she can finally calm herself.半晌，帕斯卡才松开了手。她凝视着我，深吸了好几口气才稳住表情。

PersicariaI'm sorry, Professor. You must be very tired, right? And I still forced myself on...对不起，教授。您应该很累了吧？我还勉强您……

ProfessorOr rather, seeing you like this puts me at ease.不如说，看到帕斯卡的这个反应，我才觉得安心呢。

PersicariaProfessor...教授……

It's fine.没关系的。

Well, it was a little bit forced.确实有点勉强了。

Persicaria...If only I could take everything in stride like you.……要是我也能像您这样从容不迫就好了。

PersicariaI, I apologize for my unseemly behavior and not keeping my emotions in check...是、是我失态了，没有控制好自己的情绪……

Persicaria's face flushes bright red as she invites me to sit down in front of a table. The layout is just as I remembered, and it's plain to see that it's been very well cared-for.帕斯卡红着脸，拉着我坐在桌前。桌上的布置一切如常，可以看出被收拾得很好。

PersicariaGet some rest, I'll go pour you a coffee.您先好好休息一下吧，我去给您倒杯咖啡。

Persicaria...Don't worry, I won't put too much sugar into it this time.……放心，这次不会加很多糖的。

Soon, Persicaria returns to my side with a cup of coffee.很快，帕斯卡便端着咖啡再度回到了我的身边。

She urges me to sit down, and I can't help but look away from the intensity of her gaze.她紧挨着我坐下。在她的目光下，我不由得有些局促地别开了视线。

Persicaria...Professor.……教授。

I suddenly feel a weight on my shoulder. Looking back, I see Persicaria leaning on me.突然感到肩头一沉。我转过头，看见帕斯卡靠在了我的肩上。

PersicariaEveryone should have gotten the news about your return. They'll all be here to welcome you back soon.大家应该都知道您回来的消息了吧。过一会儿，大家都会来欢迎您的。

PersicariaSo please, let me stay like this, just for a while.所以，就这样，一会儿就好。

ProfessorIt must have been hard for you during this time.这段时间，辛苦你了。

Persicaria...Hearing that makes all the hardship worthwhile.……能听见您这么说，一切努力也就值得了。

The silence in the Ops Room is so rare that I can't bear to break it.指挥室里难得的安静让人不忍打破。

(Pat Persicaria's head)摸摸帕斯卡的头。

(Go with the flow)顺其自然。

PersicariaProfessor, if... if you decide to leave again, please let me know.教授，下次要是……要是再想离开的话，告诉我一声吧。

ProfessorI will.好。

PersicariaProfessor...教授……

ProfessorI'm here.我在。

PersicariaI'm so glad that you're back.你回来了，真好。

I'm just about to say something when the door to the Ops Room suddenly flies open.我正想说些什么，指挥室的大门忽然被撞开。

ProfessorUwah!呜哇！

A figure darts in through it and pounces on me.一个身影自门后窜出，径直朝我扑来。

??Prof, it's been so long!好久不见！教授！

I see what looks like a golden tail wagging in front of me.我仿佛看见一条金色的尾巴在眼前晃动。

ProfessorSol?苏尔？

SolYup! I can't believe you didn't come look me up after you came back, I'm pretty hurt, you know.没错哦！回来居然也不来看我一下，我可是会伤心的啊。

CroqueYeah, you said you'd watch Metal Suit with me, don't think you can get out of it.对啊，说好要和我一起看武装机兵的，可别想赖账。

SimoSako missed you too, Professor.萨可也很想念您呢，教授。

Sol smiles and lets go of me in order to clear a path for the crowd behind her.苏尔笑着放开了我，为身后的人群让出了一条通道。

AntoninaProfessor...教授……

ChelseaProfessor!!教授！！

GinProfessor.教授。

MaiProfessor... (sob)教授呜呜……

EvelynProfessor.教授。

Some hug me, some hold my hand, but they all surround me, and as they do, the hazy memories slowly return with each voice that calls out to me.他们一个接一个地走上前来，或拥抱，或牵手。在一声声呼唤下，那些模糊的回忆逐渐清晰。

It's as though nothing has changed. It feels like I never left this place, like I had only put on my coat and gone down to a bistro somewhere in the Oasis for a cup of afternoon tea.仿佛一切都没有改变。我从未离开过这里，先前的我不过是披上了大衣，前往绿洲某个街角喝了杯下午茶罢了。

PersicariaWon't you say something?不说点什么吗？

As I look at the smiling faces of her and everyone else, the simple words I want to say stick in my throat over and over again, until I finally spit them out.看着她还有周围面带微笑的人群，简单的字句在咽喉中酝酿再三，终于还是吐露了出来。

ProfessorEveryone...大家……

所有人重叠的声音Welcome back, Professor.欢迎回家，教授。

Returner's Event Sol 回归剧情苏尔

A foreign, yet familiar sensation swirls in my mind.陌生而又熟悉的触感在意识中盘旋。

The white noise in my ear slowly dies away, and a rhythmic, striking sound gradually becomes deeper and clearer.耳边的空白噪音缓缓平息，富有节奏感的击打声愈渐沉闷。

Thud—咚——

Thud—咚——

Sol is the only one in the vast practice hall. She is punching a sandbag, and the room echoes with the dull thud of impact after impact.偌大的训练场，苏尔一个人对着沙袋挥拳，整个空间里回荡着一声接一声的闷响，

It's been a little too long. Today seems to be a rest day for the Oasis, because there's nobody here besides Sol and my freshly-reconnected self.时间有点久远。今天似乎是绿洲的休息日，除了苏尔和刚重连的我之外，看不到其他人。

Thud-!咚——！

Perhaps she didn't control her strength well enough, but Sol slips and falls to the ground in a moment of weakness.或许是没有控制好用力的方向，苏尔一时脱力，倒在了地上。

SolHaha... As I thought, my goal of 10000 is a bit too much for me.哈哈……果然，要到一万的目标还是有点勉强了吗。

Sol"How about just leaving things at this for today? Don't push yourself too hard."“不然今天就这样吧，不要勉强自己。”

How about just leaving things at this for today? Don't push yourself too hard.不然今天就这样吧，不要勉强自己。

Hang in there, Sol.一定要坚持住啊，苏尔。

SolI'm sure the Prof would say something like that.如果是教授的话，一定会这么说的吧。

SolAfter all, the Prof is nice and always puts us first.毕竟教授这么温柔，总是把我们放在第一位。

SolStill - I can't use the Prof's kindness as an excuse!但是啊——我可不能把教授的温柔当做借口！

Sol springs back up to her feet and continues landing punch after punch on the sandbag.苏尔从地上一跃而起，再度重重地砸向沙袋。

SolI need to get stronger! I can't disappoint the Prof!我要再强大一点，决不能让教授的期望落空！

SolI need to protect Persicaria, Anna and the others.我要保护好帕斯卡、安娜，保护好大家。

Sol"Hang in there, Sol."“一定要坚持住啊，苏尔。”

SolI'm sure the Prof would say something like that.如果是教授的话，一定会这么说的吧。

SolAfter all, the Prof always stands behind us and cheers us on, no matter when or where.毕竟教授一直都是这样，站在背后鼓励我们，不论何时何地。

SolI need to get stronger and do what I ought to be doing well. Otherwise, all the effort the Prof put in for everyone will have gone to waste.我要再强大一点，做好我该做的事情。不然，教授为大家付出的心血可就都白费了。

Still muttering to herself, Sol springs up from the ground and begins to limber up again.苏尔自言自语地念叨着，从地上一跃而起，重新开始活动筋骨。

SolProf, I'm going to protect Persicaria, Anna and the others until you come back.教授，在你回来之前，我要保护好帕斯卡、安娜，保护好大家。

SolI've already practiced all the lessons you gave me, Prof. Not just that, I completed lots more beyond those. I bet you'll be surprised when you return.教授，你之前预设给我的项目我都练习好了。不仅如此，我还超额完成了很多项目，等你回来，肯定会被吓一大跳。

Saying so, Sol squares up against the punching bag again.说着，苏尔对着沙袋重新摆开架势。

SolSo you've got to come back soon, Prof!所以，教授你一定要快点回来啊！

SolCome back and look in on Persicaria, she leaves—回来看看帕斯卡，她每天都有——

Thud—咚——

SolA cup of coffee out for you every day.为你预留咖啡。

SolCome back and see Antonina, because even though she keeps saying you're no good—回来看看安娜，她虽然嘴上总是说，教授不在很好。但是啊——

Thud—咚——

SolShe always checks the Oasis' entry logs, and tries to pass it off by saying—每天都会检查一遍绿洲的登入记录，还嘴硬说只是——

Thud—咚——

SolShe wants to see if you secretly snuck back in.想看你有没有偷偷溜回来。

SolAnd...还有……

Thud...咚……

SolPlease come back to see me too, Prof. I worked really hard.可不可以回来看看我，我很努力了，教授。

SolBut I'm not as amazing as you, and everyone really needs you.但我不像你那么厉害，大家真的很需要你。

Sol's clenched fists tremble, and then they slowly open again.苏尔紧握的双拳颤抖着，缓缓松开。

SolProf, where did you go...教授，你到底去哪里了呢？

She collapses against the sandbag, sounding thoroughly exhausted.她整个人伏趴在沙袋上，语调疲惫。

ProfessorI'm here.我在这里。

ProfessorI'm back.我回来了。

(Call out to her)出声应答。

(Pat her shoulder)拍拍她的肩。

Sol turns around slowly, and a fire seems to blaze up in her eyes.苏尔一点一点地转过身来，瞳孔如同燃起了明亮的火焰。

SolProf! It IS you!教授！真的是你！

She pounces on me without a second word and pushes me to the ground.她不由分说地扑了过来，将我压倒在地上。

Then she vigorously nuzzles my chin with her head.一个劲地用脑袋来回蹭我的下巴。

ProfessorUwah—!呜哇——！

It's as though I'm looking at a tail wagging in mid-air.我仿佛看到了一条并不存在的尾巴，在半空中晃来晃去。

Just then, a broadcast fills the training hall, and the entire Oasis.而就在此刻，一阵广播突然响彻训练馆，乃至整个绿洲。

AntoninaThis is Antonina, I am performing an emergency PA broadcast due to special circumstances.这里是安冬妮娜，基于特殊情况进行全域广播。

AntoninaProfessor has arrived at the Oasis. Coordinates have already been sent.教授到达绿洲，坐标已同步。

ProfessorHm?嗯？

SolAh! It's Antonina, she must have found out you came back!啊！是安娜，她发现你回来了！

ProfessorWait a minute, how was she so fast...等等，她怎么会这么快……

SolBecause she's always been keeping an eye out for your Signature!因为她一直有在关注你的特征码呀！

Just as she finishes speaking, the ground beneath our feet begins trembling.话音刚落，脚下的地板开始出现细微的震动。

Bam—砰——

The door to the training hall flies open, and the agents that have heard the news begin streaming in.训练场馆的大门被撞开，接到消息的智能体们接二连三地出现。

CroqueProfessor!教授！

SimoProfessor.教授。

FresnelProfessor—教授——

ChelseaProfessor!!教授！！

GinProfessor.教授。

MaiProfessor... (sob)教授呜呜……

EvelynProfessor.教授。

The crowd rushes me all at once without giving me a chance to get a word in edgewise.人群一拥而上，不由分说地朝我压来。

I am submerged in the noise and shouts for a long while before they finally back off.喧闹的呼喊声将我淹没，直到好一会后，人群才缓缓散开。

A hand reaches over and helps my worn-out self back up.一只手伸了过来，将略显狼狈的我拉起。

PersicariaProfessor...教授……

I look up and see Persicaria's cloudy eyes.抬起头，迎接我的是帕斯卡朦胧的双眼。

ProfessorI...我……

Once again, I am given no opportunity to answer as Persicaria embraces me. She squeezes with all her might, as though terrified that I might vanish again in the next moment.没有给我回应的机会，帕斯卡便抱了上来。那是一个很用力的拥抱，就像害怕下一秒我会突然消失那样。

PersicariaWelcome back, Professor.欢迎回来，教授。

Persicaria's voice is hoarse, with a hint of sobbing that I've never heard before.帕斯卡的嗓音沙哑，带着从未听过的哭腔。

Her voice is like a signal for all the others, different yet united in a chorus that expresses the same sentiment.她的声音就像一个信号。我听见此起彼伏的、不同的声音，都指向同一份情感。

所有人重叠的声音Welcome back, Professor.欢迎回家，教授。

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