8 8 301 AniZhuanchangEnd It sends out a large circle of rapidly expanding waves, with Atlantis as the center.
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11 11 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The monitoring system has quickly located the source of the explosion. It comes from an undersea level where the zero-point reactor is located.
15 15 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The logistics department is already cleaning up the reactor site.
16 16 301 There is debris everywhere, but no signs of burning near the reactor.
17 17 301 This is not surprising, considering that a zero-point reactor does not rely on the "primitive" combustion reaction to release its energy.
18 18 301 Lustrous immediately arrives at the scene. She seems to be totally untouched by the disaster and begins asking questions.
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21 21 301 1 Lustrous How's the situation? 1
22 22 301 Logistics Staff The disaster prevention system was activated in the first moment to cut off the power supply and isolate the radioactive beams. All facilities and personnel above the reactor level remain unharmed. 2
23 23 301 Lustrous How many casualties? 1
24 24 301 Logistics Staff Two deaths, one seriously injured, fifteen lightly injured. The medical department has taken over the injuries. 2
25 25 301 Lustrous Get the robotics department here to investigate, then upgrade the disaster prevention equipment. 1
26 26 301 Lustrous Who was in charge of the experiment? 1
27 27 301 Logistics Staff It's Lybia from the research department. 2
28 28 301 Lustrous Remove her from the position, then send her back to land in the next supply ship. 1
29 29 301 Logistics Staff Um... 2
30 30 301 Lustrous Is there a problem? 1
31 31 301 Logistics Staff She's the seriously injured one. I'm afraid she won't last long. 2
32 32 301 Lustrous ... 1
33 33 301 Logistics Staff Would you like to see her, ma'am? 2
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35 35 301 Lustrous closes her eyes.
36 36 301 Lustrous I have no interest in fools, but she doesn't deserve to die of stupidity. Make sure the medical department does all they can. 1
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38 38 301 The comms terminal suddenly lights up.
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40 40 301 Logistics Staff Hello? Yes... She's here. I will let her know. 2
41 41 301 Logistics Staff Ma'am, it's from the medical department. Lybia has passed. 2
42 42 301 Lustrous Why bother me with such news? The admin team will handle the compensation and the funeral. 1
43 43 301 Logistics Staff Lybia was pregnant. The medical team couldn't save her, but managed to keep her baby alive. They want to know what they should do with the baby. We have never had a newborn here... 2
44 44 301 Lustrous Why is there a pregnant staff on the island? 1
45 45 301 Logistics Staff Lybia was supposed to return to the land with the last supply ship, but she couldn't leave her ongoing research until her due date was close... As far as I can recall, you approved her stay. 2
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47 47 301 Lustrous ... 1
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50 50 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Lustrous Tell me where the baby is. 1
55 55 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The light in the corridor of the medical department is extremely pale and bright. It seems even the shadows have faded a bit.
56 56 301 The ward is divided by a green curtain. On the bed in front of Lustrous lies a small, curled-up infant. Another bed is barely visible behind the curtain with a lifeless figure lying on top of it.
57 57 301 Lustrous frowns.
58 58 301 Lustrous What is this, a monkey? Where's Lybia's child?
59 59 301 Medical Director Ma'am, this is her child. It's a girl.
60 60 301 Lustrous ...
61 61 301 Lustrous I'm not familiar with physiology. Is this what a normal baby should look like?
62 62 301 Medical Director No. The lower half of her body was crushed in the accident, possibly due to the explosion. We gave her basic first-aid treatment, but...
63 63 301 Lustrous How can we cure her?
64 64 301 Medical Director I'm afraid we can't, ma'am. We did everything we could to save a premature newborn from death.
65 65 301 Medical Director Honestly, I think it is a miracle that she is still alive.
66 66 301 Lustrous lifts her eyes to glance at Lybia's body under the green cloth. She frowns.
67 67 301 Lustrous Is it a common thing that the mother has died but the baby is still alive?
68 68 301 Medical Director It happened a lot in the old days. Back then, women could possibly die from excessive bleeding during obstructed labor. But modern medical science can save almost all the mothers nowadays.
69 69 301 Lustrous What's with this child then?
70 70 301 Medical Director It was pretty incredible. Lybia had a contraction on the brink of death. She was almost passing out, but she seemed to be determined to have the baby born... And she sort of succeeded. Well, it was us who took the baby out of her broken abdomen eventually.
71 71 301 Lustrous ...Is this a result of the so-called "maternal bond"?
72 72 301 Medical Director I don't know. But I remember a story I once read. A pregnant woman had her head cut off in a car accident, but her body managed to give birth to a healthy baby on the spot.
73 73 301 Lustrous ...
74 74 301 Lustrous When are the supply ships arriving? Send her back to the land with the next shipment.
75 75 301 Medical Director I'm afraid we can't do it anytime soon. The "Submergence Day" is just around the corner...
76 76 301 Lustrous frowns again.
77 77 301 Lustrous Just keep her for now.
78 78 301 Medical Director Would you like to give her a name?
79 79 301 Lustrous Whatever, just give her a code. Don't waste my time with such trivial matters. Names are but an identifier.
80 80 301 Medical Director ...
81 81 301 Lustrous ...
82 82 301 Lustrous lets out a sigh after a long time, as if she is making a compromise.
83 83 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Lustrous Her mother's name is Lybia. Let's just call her Lamia then.
