Story/Singularity/E1-1 (Part1)/Script

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AK-12:: How unsightly. The Griffin forces have all withdrawn. She won't survive if we leave her here. ...What do you think?

Familiar voice of a T-Doll: Angelia didn't ask us to take her in. You said yourself that our job this time is to observe. We can't get involved until new orders come.

AK-12:: Even if she dies...? Are you really okay with that?

Familiar voice of a T-Doll: Orders are orders. T-Dolls can't disobey.

AK-12:: I know you can, and so do you.

Familiar voice of a T-Doll:

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Are you abetting me in breaking the rules?

AK-12:: I remember you're quite famous for disobeying orders. Well, do indulge my curiosity.

Familiar voice of a T-Doll: You're right. I suppose no one would bat an eye no matter what I do on a team with such a name.

Familiar voice of a T-Doll Then here's a question, AK-12... Is Task Force DEFY hiring? ...

AK-12: In that case, DEFY will welcome its second temporary member. Don't let her drag us down, because this team... Well, it's made up of brand new, elite Doll models.

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...35 minutes ago. Current time is 1600 hours.

AK-12: It's no different from an actual battlefield at this point... I honestly couldn't imagine that a PMC could cause such a huge disturbance, just going by the data we received.

But this ought to be a good thing, right? At the very least, it'll be easier for us to take action.

Ah, it's time. Now then... Guess it's time for us to make our entrance.

AK-12: Ange, this is about the situation just now. We've confirmed that a team of human soldiers attacked the safe house where our target M4A1 was located. The exact casualty status of Griffin is unknown, but we can be sure that M4A1 herself was left in place. This is very strange, do you know why they would do that?

Ange: There's nothing strange about that. They must have their own agenda. What about the disconnection procedure I had you execute?

AK-12: I've verified its completion, though it's a bit...flawed. The Doll M4A1 seems to be the center of attention for both sides. Is it alright to not recover her?

Ange: Let AR-15 decide. She knows what to do.

AK-12: You do know your old subordinates well.

Ange: You sound jealous.

AK-12: Don't say I didn't warn you. Excessive self-confidence is an undesirable trait in commanders.

Ange: Oh, I know that better than anyone else.

...The transmission ends.

AK-12: Yet another troublesome day, and I can't help but worry... Laws, systems, orders...why do humans have to live like Dolls?

Have you thought about that question before... ...AR-15?

ST AR-15: ...I'm prepping my gear. Leave me alone.

AK-12: Oh? And where are you going all by yourself?

ST AR-15: Do you have to ask about everything I do? Ange authorized me to act independently, didn't she?

AK-12: Are you sure you want to go at it alone? You've still got Parapluie in you now, right? While it hasn't completely spread throughout your neural cloud, all your external connection functions have been locked down to avoid further contagion.

ST AR-15: So?

AK-12: Which means, you can't control dummies and you can't sync information on battlefield conditions with us. I trust I don't need to explain the implications of that.

ST AR-15: Indeed, I can't access the Zener Network, but I can still use the radio to establish basic comms. That's good enough for me. I'm best suited to working alone.

AK-12: I'm simply worried that you'll regret working alone afterwards.

ST AR-15: ...I never regret anything.

AK-12: There's often a price to be paid for speaking in absolutes. Don't you want to hear about the new mission that Ange handed down?

ST AR-15:

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I'll hear you out for now.

AK-12: Ange wants us to rescue M4A1.

ST AR-15:

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Are...are you doing this on purpose?

AK-12: On purpose? Whatever could you mean?

ST AR-15: Tsk... I don't believe you. This contradicts the initial plan.

AK-12: Plans change. Just like your destiny.

ST AR-15:

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Then let's head out.

AK-12: Not planning to go alone anymore?

ST AR-15: Do you enjoy mocking others so much?

AK-12: Haha, not under most circumstances, but your reactions are just too amusing.

ST AR-15: There's still some distance from here to M4A1. What do you intend to do?

AK-12: I'll hail a drone cab, and then we'll have a nice comfy ride to our stop. Sounds good? Give me a break, of course we're going on foot.

ST AR-15: Just the two of us, fighting our way there?

AK-12: There are a lot of surviving Griffin T-Dolls along the way. All we have to do is recover them and temporarily overwrite their directives. That ought to be enough. Well? Surely you'd want to help out your old war buddies, right?

ST AR-15: I don't care. But there's no denying that it's the best shot we've got, so let's head out.