4 4 301 DialogEnable The mechanical arm on the workstation swings back and forth as the sphere bot hands various tools to Arnold.
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7 7 301 1 Wanshi Three centimeters to the left. Cut the artificial skin, then open the upper mechanical cover. 1
8 8 301 Arnold Is this it? 2
9 9 301 Wanshi Yup. 1
10 10 301 Arnold This sure is some mighty fine craftsmanship. 2
11 11 301 Wanshi Well... It came at the cost of a lot of research and sacrifice. 1
12 12 301 Arnold I see. Guess it ain't easy being a Construct. 2
13 13 301 Arnold I had no idea technology in the outside world had come this far. 2
14 14 301 Wanshi Huh...? You don't know what's going on in the outside world? 1
15 15 301 Arnold Don't know, don't care. 2
16 16 301 Arnold I dunno how long it's been since I left society and started livin' by myself out here in no man's land. 2
17 17 301 Arnold All I remember is openin' my hatch one day, and the whole world had changed. 2
18 18 301 Arnold See this hand? I amputated it when it got infected and started to fester. That's why it's modified the way it is now. 2
19 19 301 Arnold Luckily, this pile of protective gear only came at the cost of a hand. 2
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21 21 301 Wanshi Wow... Impressive. 1
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23 22 301 Arnold Of course! Who the hell do you think I am?! Who hadn't heard of Arnold back then... 2
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25 24 301 PanelActor2Shake 1 Listening to Arnold speak, the sphere bot handing him tools suddenly kicks him in the face.
26 25 301 Sphere Bot Bzzrt! BzzZZzzrrt!
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28 27 301 Arnold ****! I completely forgot. Thanks for remindin' me, bud. 2
29 28 301 Wanshi ? 1
30 29 301 Arnold It's all right. Enough 'bout the past. I've long abandoned everything I once had. 2
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32 31 301 Arnold As for the protective equipment, it ain't as powerful as you, little buddy. 2
33 32 301 Arnold I built this little guy out of scrap metal I picked up from the dump. There's just enough to keep me goin'. 2
34 33 301 Arnold Me and my partner are like on an island cut off from the outside world. 2
35 34 301 Wanshi I see... 1
36 35 301 Wanshi Think I can borrow that buddy of yours, Arnold? 1
37 36 301 Arnold Sure. What for? 2
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39 38 301 Arnold stops his work and grabs a water bottle from the cabinet off to the side. He squeezes it into his mouth, but only a few drops dribble out.
40 39 301 After that, Arnold throws the water bottle aside, then grabs the sphere bot off his shoulder and tosses it next to Wanshi.
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43 42 301 1 Wanshi Try connecting it to my temple. 1
44 43 301 Arnold Like this? 2
45 44 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Arnold pulls a connector from the back of the sphere bot and attaches it to Wanshi's head.
51 50 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The surrounding environment suddenly changes. The dingy underground room becomes a spacious white city. The bricks and stones that built the city pour out from the ocean above, pass through Arnold and Wanshi, then splice into various buildings within the city.
52 51 301 The architecture changes styles continuously. In an instant, the city goes from magnificent European halls, to mottled urban ruins, then to a blood-red Dead Zone.
53 52 301 Light and shadows alternate rapidly in the city. The boundary between day and night begins to blur.
54 53 301 The white city continuously alters its shape. Refracted sunlight shines from above, unveiling a blue ocean of data behind it.
55 54 301 Various buildings and images reflect in the ocean, waiting for the two divers to give instructions.
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58 57 301 1 Arnold ??! 2
59 58 301 Wanshi Well... I think this will give you a glimpse of the outside world. 1
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61 60 301 Arnold What's this? Is this what the city looks like now...? Is that the ocean up there? 2
62 61 301 Wanshi Well... That's the data stream up there. It just looks like the ocean is all. 1
63 62 301 Arnold is stunned for a moment as he scans the changing scenery around him.
64 63 301 Wanshi Survey work... Is tedious. So I asked someone to modify the projection recording function. 1
65 64 301 Wanshi I can basically reproduce what I've seen from the data stream overhead. 1
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67 66 301 Arnold That sure is convenient. You can even see... 2
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69 68 301 Arnold shakes his head, aware of what he was about to ask.
70 69 301 Arnold Forget it... 2
71 70 301 Arnold I stopped carin' about the past ages ago. 2
72 71 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Arnold Show me where people live now. 2
75 74 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The surrounding city folds in on itself, revealing Babylonia.
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78 77 301 1 Wanshi Well... The old cities were mostly destroyed by the war. 1
79 78 301 Wanshi So everyone basically lives in Babylonia. 1
80 79 301 Arnold Babylonia... I thought it was only under development. Not that it was already finished. 2
81 80 301 Wanshi Good thing you know about Babylonia. Saves me from having to explain it... 1
82 81 301 Arnold That's amazing. Humans have ascended to the heavens. 2
83 82 301 Wanshi The heavens...? I guess you could say so. 1
84 83 301 Wanshi In short, human beings live, develop and proliferate in preparation to recapture Earth at every moment. 1
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86 85 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The scene of Babylonia gradually transitions to display the flow of people and Construct soldiers being sworn into action.
89 87 301 AniZhuanchangEnd On the other side, cities have devolved into battlefields. Constructs continue to charge Corrupted fighting and dying in battle.
90 88 301 Scenes of devastation appear around Arnold and Wanshi. Survivors and Constructs fight bravely against the Corrupted unleashing destruction on the surface.
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93 91 301 1 Arnold Is this really the world we live in? 2
94 92 301 Arnold Why are we tryin' to recapture Earth? 2
95 93 301 Wanshi Why...? I still don't know the answer to that question. 1
96 94 301 Arnold You've thrown yourself into this war, and you ain't got an answer? Is it because you're lookin' for one? 2
97 95 301 DialogDisable Wanshi No, I don't think so. 1
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100 98 301 DialogEnable Without the help of the sphere bot, Arnold has to get the repair tools himself. As he looks for tools, he says—
101 99 301 Arnold Then why recapture this sick planet? 2
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103 100 301 Wanshi Sick? You mean the Punishing Virus? 1
104 101 301 Arnold No, the planet was sick long before that. 2
105 102 301 Arnold The cities and societies of the past were all sick. 2
106 103 301 Arnold Maybe the virus and monsters that are now spreading outside are punishment for the diseased society of the Golden Age. 2
107 104 301 Arnold While mankind enjoys a prosperous life, it breeds a source of disease known as corruption and degeneration. 2
108 105 301 Arnold Does humanity really need to return to this planet? 2
109 106 301 Arnold Maybe we should focus on tomorrow instead of the hopeless things of the past. 2
110 107 301 Arnold What's the point of sacrificin' so much to recover Earth? 2
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112 108 301 Wanshi I think it's so mankind can return to Earth one day. 1
113 109 301 DialogDisable Arnold Do you want to return to Earth? Do you really want mankind to have another "Golden Age"? 2
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116 112 301 DialogEnable Finally finding the right tool, Arnold returns to Wanshi and continues work on the next section of repairs.
117 113 301 Wanshi Honestly... I've had my doubts on the collective goals of mankind for some time now... 1
118 114 301 Wanshi Humanity's path to achieving their goals is paved in whitewashed lies. Yet we continue to work toward this goal. 1
119 115 301 Arnold Hmph... Just like before, huh? 2
120 116 301 Wanshi ...I've never been determined to win at all costs like those around me. 1
121 117 301 Wanshi In the long war, a ray of hope shines above every Construct. In order to win a menial victory, they use their own flesh and blood to pave the dark road to humanity's ultimate goal. 1
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123 118 301 Wanshi I've had countless dreams that humanity ended in tragic defeat. The flame had grown so weak, that darkness finally came. After a brief struggle, the mote was finally extinguished. 1
124 119 301 Wanshi I have thought and tried. But now, I realize that personal efforts pale in significance when faced with our current reality. 1
125 120 301 Wanshi I'm too exhausted to think about answers now... 1
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127 121 301 Arnold Isn't that perfect then? Use this time to abandon this rotten Earth? 2
128 122 301 Arnold Throw away all the troubles and thoughts, all the travesties of human history. 2
129 123 301 Arnold Travel to the stars and begin a new era. 2
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131 124 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Wanshi ...I can't do that. 1
135 126 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Wanshi Because I've had many dreams about another potential future. Eventually, the surviving humans will bathe in the first light of dawn. 1
136 127 301 Wanshi In this dream, there stands my comrades who have maintained conviction—as am I. 1
137 128 301 Wanshi My comrades look to each other with smiles of satisfaction. The civilization that humanity only spoke of once again becomes a reality. 1
138 129 301 Wanshi We finally return to Earth and save ourselves. 1
139 130 301 Wanshi Once confused, cowardly and wavering, I feel an unprecedented emotion standing before such a world... I feel an overwhelming sense of triumph and elation... 1
140 131 301 Arnold But that was just a dream. 2
141 132 301 Arnold I also imagined that humans of the Golden Age would regain their faith that was once so close at heart. 2
142 133 301 Arnold But dreams will eventually be broken. Humanity is doomed to repeat past mistakes time and time again. Disease will only be followed by new disease. 2
143 134 301 Wanshi You're right. We must all wake up from our dreams eventually. But in making our dreams come true, there is always something within my power. 1
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145 136 301 Wanshi quickly switches the projection around Arnold. Countless bricks and stones form a war-torn battlefield.
146 137 301 The projection of the battlefield gradually enlarges, showing Wanshi rushing to the aid of those wounded in an attempt to save them from the throes of death.
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149 140 301 1 Wanshi And if we stop here, are we not betraying our comrades? The same comrades we have fought with to achieve this dream? The same dream in which we share in each other's smiles? 1
150 141 301 Arnold ... 2
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152 143 301 Arnold Bahaha! Looks like you've got more moxie than I thought. 2
153 144 301 Arnold Find something you can do yourself, eh? 2
154 145 301 Arnold Nothing great or noble, but a way of life that you can live in your own right. 2
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156 146 301 Wanshi Yeah... This way of life might be a little selfish... 1
157 147 301 Wanshi But I hurt a lot of people and Constructs in the past because of what I've done. 1
158 148 301 Arnold So what? Who cares. 2
159 149 301 Arnold Everyone has their own way of living. You and me both. 2
160 150 301 Arnold I was a loner during the Golden Age. 2
161 151 301 Arnold When I came here to get far away from society, I knew the outside world would criticize me. 2
162 152 301 Arnold But had I not left, I probably wouldn't even be here speakin' with you. 2
163 153 301 Arnold Ain't no one got the right to talk **** about a life of selfishness. In the end, it just depends on your... Cough. 2
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165 155 301 PanelActor2Shake 1 Smiling only just a moment ago, Arnold erupts into a violent coughing fit. He covers his mouth, but Wanshi sees blood dripping between his fingers.
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167 156 301 Wanshi Arnold, you're... 1
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169 158 301 Arnold smiles, wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth, and continues using the tool in his other hand to connect the exposed mechanical circuits.
170 159 301 Arnold Ain't nothin' to worry 'bout. I'm used to it. Looks like one of my organs is on the fritz again. 2
171 160 301 Wanshi Once you're finished fixing me up, why don't I return the favor and see what's wrong? 1
172 161 301 Arnold You know what the hell you're doin'? 2
173 162 301 Wanshi I've had some training in first aid. 1
174 163 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Arnold Baha! Let me fix ya first, and we'll go from there. 2
