4 4 301 1 Rosetta The field survey mission is divided into several stages. We will need to make several trips, and even need to stay overnight in the wilds. 1
5 5 301 After the mission began, Rosetta took you to a snowfield some distance from the ARU. Here, you see a vast expanse of snow adorned with several lonely-looking trees.
6 6 301 Rosetta So I was thinking, you should familiarize yourself with life in the Arctic. 1
7 7 302 I have to survive out here? 8 I've read about it before in the files. 9
8 8 10 301 Rosetta Quick on the draw as always, Commandant. 1
9 9 301 Rosetta That's not the same. True knowledge is acquired by applying them in the field. 1
10 10 301 Rosetta So, to better complete our mission... Our first step is to build a fire. 1
11 11 301 Rosetta Out in the wild, one's ability to start a fire is the difference between life and death. I'm sure you get the gist, Commandant. 1
12 12 302 Yeah. 13 Starting a fire isn't that hard. 14
13 13 15 301 Rosetta Do you really? I'm talking about the primitive way of building a fire. 1
14 14 301 Rosetta Obviously, with the help of tools. But Forest Guards prefer to do it the natural way. 1
15 15 301 Rosetta Generally speaking, other than the basic materials, the Forest Guards gather tinder and firewood from the surrounding area. 1
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17 17 301 At which point, Rosetta begins collecting branches and arranging them into a pile.
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19 19 301 1 Rosetta Which reminds me, us Forest Guards have a custom for building a fire to welcome newcomers. You aren't exactly wet behind the ears, but let's not pass up the opportunity. 1
20 20 301 Rosetta Think you can help me collect firewood, Commandant? 1
21 21 302 I have to help in my own welcome party? 22 Sure. I'm interested in this welcoming. 24
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23 23 25 301 Rosetta The Forest Guards aren't exactly some easygoing organization. A lot of things you still need to do yourself. 1
24 24 301 Rosetta Thanks. It's just another custom of ours. I'm not sure if it'll live up to your expectations, Commandant. 1
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29 29 301 After searching the area, you find enough firewood to build a fire.
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31 31 301 1 Rosetta These branches aren't exactly ideal for firewood, but they should still get the job done. 1
32 32 301 Ensuring the firewood is sufficiently dry, Rosetta clears away a patch of snow. To your puzzlement, Rosetta lets out a sigh of relief at the sight of dirt beneath.
33 33 301 Rosetta Thankfully, it's not ice underneath... 1
34 34 302 You weren't expecting ice, were you? 35 Is there normally a lot of ice? 36
35 35 37 301 Rosetta No, but that would've been just my luck. Just in case. 1
36 36 301 Rosetta No, but it always seems to be the case for me. 1
37 37 301 Rosetta Looks like you might be my lucky charm, Commandant. Had I known this, I would've teamed up with you during the card game. 1
38 38 302 Why were you playing card games with them? 39 I don't really know how to play. 40
39 39 41 301 Rosetta Because it's fun and I like the artwork, of course. But with my luck, I always end up drawing the wrong cards. 1
40 40 301 Rosetta The rules of the game are fairly simple. You'll learn them soon enough. 1
41 41 301 Rosetta Anyway, let's get this fire started first. 1
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43 43 301 Rosetta fishes out a flint rock and strikes it a few times to light up the lower layer of the firewood.
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45 45 301 The embers slowly grow into a flame as they eat up the firewood, converging into a warm bonfire shortly thereafter.
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47 47 301 1 Rosetta Now it's time for your welcoming. 1
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49 49 301 Once the bonfire is burning at a steady pace, Rosetta gestures you to sit by the fire and slowly leans over. 1
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51 51 302 Wha?! 52 Is this... the welcoming? 53
52 52 54 301 1 Rosetta Careful, you don't want to kick the bonfire. 1
53 53 301 Rosetta Yeah, I've never done this for an outsider. Guess I need some more practice. 1
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55 55 301 Rosetta takes you by surprise as she approaches, but she does not seem to pay any mind.
56 56 301 Rosetta continues, inching closer and closer, her breath almost palpable...
57 57 301 But just then...
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62 61 301 1 Rosetta An earthquake!? 1
63 62 301 The sudden tremors stop Rosetta in her tracks. Following the direction of the rumbling, you see a giant ten-meter tall snowball rolling your way.
64 63 302 What's that?! 64 Run, Rosetta! 65
65 64 66 301 Rosetta I don't know, but let's get out of here! 1
66 65 301 Rosetta Roger. Let's over to the trees! 1
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70 69 301 Thanks to your quick reaction, you and Rosetta avoid disaster. However, the same cannot be said about your hard-earned bonfire which is swept away by the snowball, leaving not so much as a trace.
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74 73 301 Rosetta is taken aback by the strange happening. Shortly after, you hear familiar footsteps—hoofsteps—coming from the direction of the snowball.
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76 75 301 1 Diana Oh? Rosetta and 【kuroname】? What are you two doing here? 1
77 76 302 We were just starting a fire. 77 What are you guys up to? 81
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79 78 301 1 Rosetta Well, I was going to give Commandant a small welcome before the mission began, but I wasn't expecting a snowball to come flying out of nowhere. 1
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81 80 84 301 1 Diana That was probably a snowball we made for building a snowman. It didn't destroy your bonfire... Did it? 1
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83 82 301 1 Diana The ARU is on holiday today, so I asked some members to build a snowman with me. But I didn't think the snowball would get so big that it'd roll away. 1
84 83 301 Diana Which is why I'm here, looking for it. Did you see it go by? 1
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88 87 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Rosetta It really isn't my lucky day... 1
