Story/Emergency 8-2 (Part2)/Script

[An hour later. M16 approaches the signal source.]

M16A1：The signal should be coming from here.
It's a factory. Abandoned, of course.

Persica: Head inside, M16.
Find the signal and confirm it.

M16A1：You sure you want me to go in there alone?
I gave the factory a quick scan and the internal structure seems incredibly complex. I’m not sure how long it’s gonna take to find it.

Persica: Don’t forget, M16, you now have access to the Sangvis mainframe.
Scan the terrain features and see if they match the data in your neural cloud.

[M16 walks toward the entrance and starts scanning and matching.]

M16A1：Huh? This record...
I seem to possess parts of this factory’s blueprint in my neural cloud?
When was it...saved in here...?

Persica: So it’s true...
M16, you’ve been here before. Your neural cloud has the authorization to download the blueprint.
Once you connect to the factory’s network, it should start downloading again.

M16A1：I’ve..been here before?
But I...don’t remember it at all...

Persica: Neural clouds can be modified. Some records in yours have been completely wiped.
You know, of course...that your neural cloud can’t be duplicated?

M16A1：Indeed...

Persica: Which means, all your memories are singular. No back-up.
If they’re wiped...those memories will really cease to exist...

...!

M16A1：What. Isn’t that just stating the obvious?

Persica: So that’s what it is...! So...they’ve exploited this...! Dammit!
This operation really is a crazy gamble...
I’ve been pretty lucky so far judging from things.

[...M16 lets out a heavy sigh.]

M16A1：Persica...what the hell are you talking about?

Persica: M16A1, do you know...about the Butterfly Incident?

M16A1：Hmm. The accident that Lyco died in?

Persica: That’s right... A riot took place in a Sangvis factory within a single night. Reason unknown. A complete mystery.
Lyco also died in this accident, and Sangvis Ferri has been the enemy of mankind ever since.

M16A1：So this factory...is where all this trouble started?

Persica: By the look of things...that’s the only possible thought.

M16A1：Still, that's not a particularly useful piece of information to have now. I've taken over the factory's authorization and opened the door.
I'm now moving inside the factory. It's full of bullet holes, blood stains and broken parts.
Nothing important though. Somebody must've cleaned up.

Persica: Which is why we need to investigate the signal.
M16, ignore these trivial things and head deeper. You're running out of time.

M16A1：Ha, I honestly don't give a damn about what happened here, or how my neural cloud has been tampered with.
But I must remind you again of the reason I accepted this order even though it meant not telling my friends and the Commander the truth. You know why...

Persica: This is the one and only order I’m giving you. It’s of the highest priority, and it’s absolute.
Don’t worry, M16. We’re on the same page about this.