Story/Photo Studio Mystery/E1-3 (Part1)/Script

[An hour later.]

[A lone MDR checks the time and starts making her way back to the church.]

[Right then, it starts raining heavily outside the mansion, and her investigation comes to a halt.]

MDR: That was close. Damn, it's really pouring. Thank goodness it was still dry when we arrived.

Though I bet we'll still be dripping wet by the time we finish.

Detective game or not, it really feels like I'm in one.

A mysterious mansion on lockdown due to heavy rain...All we're missing is a murderer and a victim.

The more I find out about this place, the more fascinating it becomes. To be honest, this sense of intrigue is pretty irresistible.

The mansion shows no sign of being inhabited, but every single room is clean and well-cared for.

Come to think of it, it's such a waste! Maybe I should just move in myself.

I wonder how it's going for the others. If they can't find any residents either...this could actually be a haunted house.

Jokes aside, I gotta admit the existence of ghosts is pretty scary.

But that church really is something. If I could say my vows there...

Oh, I was just thinking if I'd be the first to come back here. Didn't expect you to beat me to it, Cap!

Lee Enfield: Hush.

MDR: ...Is something wrong?

Lee Enfield: I'm glad you made it back in time, MDR. We've been waiting for you.

MDR: "We"?

...Damn, I didn't notice you two were here as well.

Turns out I'm the last, eh?

Type 56-1: ...

Gr G36c: ...

MDR: Why are y'all looking so serious? And why are you standing so far away...

...in that formation? Is something not right with the church?

Lee Enfield: Type 56-1 heard an unnatural noise on her way back here.

We seem to have discovered some unwelcome guests while we were spread out doing our own investigation.

There are around four of them. We're not certain whether they're armed.

MDR: Could you identify them?

Lee Enfield: We didn't have time. We've only just regrouped ourselves.

It's unwise to initiate contact before figuring out the situation.

MDR: So what are we gonna do now? Do we ambush them?

Lee Enfield: No...we can't be absolutely sure that they're hostile.

They could just be civilians seeking shelter from the rain.

MDR: Then why don't I just walk in there and say hello?

I know it's not a bad thing to be cautious, but we'll never get the job done if we keep dragging our feet.

Lee Enfield: True, it won't do to let this drag on.

Watch out for cover and your own safety. If you run into any trouble, retreat at once.

MDR: Alright, alright.

How strange. Most people would be really excited when they see such things. Their silence is honestly rather unsettli-

[Click...]

Lee Enfield: Watch out!

Type 56-1: Get down!

[BOOM!]

Lee Enfield: That's a grenade... Gr G36c!

Gr G36c: Enemy units detected.

Type 56-1: They're exploiting our blind spot and have us surrounded... Smart, but not smart enough!

We've trained for this!

[With lightning-quick reflexes, Type 56-1 aims at the crack at the door, flares flashing from the muzzle of her gun.]

[The ones on the other side of the door return fire immediately, but are suppressed by Gr G36c's hail of bullets coming from the side.]

MDR: Wait, wait, wait!

The hell are you doing? The mansion was in such good shape! Now you're trashing it!

Lee Enfield: Cease firing.

Gr G36c, Type 56-1, lower your weapons.

Type 56-1: Huh?

Gr G36c: ...

Lee Enfield: You're Tokarev, aren't you?

???: That sounds like...

[The attack from behind the door also stops.]

Tokarev: ...Miss Lee Enfield?

[...]

Tokarev: I didn't know the Commander sent another team to investigate.

Lee Enfield: Same here. The Commander didn't say a word about you.

But if you're sent as reinforcements, it makes no sense to not mention us at all.

Tokarev: We were carrying out a mission in the area and only made our way here on short notice about an hour ago.

Thanks to that, we managed to stay out of the rain.

Lee Enfield: What 56-1 said is correct. We have undergone this training before, so I deduce that the enemy is friendly.

Your anti-encirclement tactics are a fine example, as this kind of tactical formation is unique to Griffin & Kryuger. Furthermore, only you are able to perform it this magnificently among all the Griffin T-dolls.

Tokarev: Is that so.

MDR: Still, why would you throw a grenade? Are you outta your freakin' mind? We're indoors!

Dammit, I'm gonna roast you on the anonymous forum when this is over!

STEN MKII: What's the point of making it anonymous when you've already said it out loud in person...

And it's all because you guys were trying to hack the door with your sneaky electronic signals! You gave Papasha a real scare, of course she would think you were enemies!

PPSh-41: Wha...?! I did NOT!

MDR: So they ARE telling the truth when they say you're hot-headed!

PK: Enough... It was our fault.

You see how Miss Lee Enfield kept her cool and held back the attack?

It was not nice of you to just lob a grenade over, Sten.

STEN MkII: I guess this spooky place is getting to me...

Lee Enfield: Gr G36c?

Gr G36c: There's no signal connection here, I can't contact the commander.

Tokarev: Same here. We've lost all communication ever since we got here.

We can't even ask for our next directive.

Lee Enfield: We noticed it started raining outside when we were scouting around. It's coming down hard and there's even thunder.

That could be the cause of the signal interference.

(Crash!)

PPSh-41: AAAACK!

Type 56-1: Calm down, comrade!

[Snap...]

MDR: Whoa! We're having a blackout!

Lee Enfield: Don't panic.

The lightning probably caused an electrical outage.

Tokarev, take someone with you and we'll check the power distribution together. The rest of you, be on the lookout.

MDR, you're the most adept at electronic warfare. Try to figure out the situation while waiting for us to get in touch.

MDR: Okie-doke!