29 29 301 1 Vesalius Right. Are you the Gray Raven Commandant? 1
30 30 301 The pale female figure turns her gaze toward you while she waits for the data transfer to complete.
31 31 302 I am. 32
32 32 301 Vesalius I heard you directly connected your Mind Beacon to a Corrupted in a previous mission. 1
33 33 302 That's right. 34
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35 35 301 Vesalius Hah. No wonder they were so confident and didn't even bother to arrange a recovering plan for you. 1
36 36 301 Vesalius You're certainly much more capable than the last Gray Raven Commandant. 1
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38 38 301 Vesalius How did the Deep M.I.N.D. connection with Stigmata feel? Is there any difference to repairing Empyrea's—it's Eclipse now, isn't it—M.I.N.D.? 1
39 39 302 Their names are Bianca and Liv. 40
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41 41 301 Vesalius ? 1
42 42 301 For some reason, Vesalius seems inclined to call Constructs by the codenames of their frames instead of their actual names.
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44 44 301 She grins mockingly, seemingly having thought of something.
45 45 301 Vesalius Singing the same tune, are we? 1
46 46 301 Vesalius "A familiar appearance would help stabilize the M.I.N.D..." 1
47 47 301 Vesalius "Recognizing your own face will keep the M.I.N.D. from deviating..." 1
48 48 301 Vesalius' smile grows ever more sarcastic.
49 49 301 Vesalius I thought someone who spent every day and night with Constructs would stop fooling themselves at some point. 1
50 50 301 Vesalius Should I commend you for being the "hero" the Parliament meticulously "adorned"? Have those pretty "ribbons" ensnare your critical thinking? 1
51 51 301 Vesalius If it's foolish to think that "Constructs are mere tools," it's equally foolish to think that "Constructs are just humans." 1
52 52 301 Vesalius A perfect body, a controlled path of evolution, and an independent mind... 1
53 53 301 Vesalius Constructs are a new life form. They are the next step of the evolution. 1
60 60 301 1 Vesalius Perhaps your name meant a lot to your past as a human, but your frame's codename is what anchors you in this new form of life. It's unwise to avoid it. 1
61 61 301 Vesalius You keep telling yourself you're human, but you wield powers a human can only dream of. This discrepancy can't be swept away with a few pretty words. 1
62 62 301 Vesalius The main reason for M.I.N.D. deviation is the disconnection between your self and reality. How do you remain yourself if you won't confront your distinctions? 1
84 84 301 Vesalius' projection goes silent as if reading something. She soon furrows her brows.
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86 86 301 Vesalius The shorter-than-benchmark runtime wasn't unexpected. You weren't our first choice, after all. 1
87 87 301 She reads a few more pages and gets growingly displeased.
88 88 301 Vesalius The hallucinations appeared immediately afterward... That data doesn't seem to be completely useless. 1
89 89 301 Vesalius It's surprising and fascinating, but it also proves that your M.I.N.D. was deviating before your hallucinations appeared. 1
90 90 301 Vesalius You should heed my warning, Stigmata. 1
91 91 301 Vesalius Eliminating the Punishing Virus isn't the only way forward. The Phantom Tracer was made to decipher the data within the Punishing Virus. 1
92 92 301 Vesalius To utilize a weapon of the Punishing Virus half-heartedly in your half-hearted form will only create a greater disconnection within yourself. 1
100 100 301 Vesalius You'll still run into these hallucinations later, anyway. 1
101 101 301 Vesalius I look forward to the data these unanticipated phenomena provide. 1
102 102 301 Vesalius Remember to stabilize her M.I.N.D. with a Deep M.I.N.D. connection in time. I don't want my work to become something one-and-done. 1
103 103 301 Vesalius Not that we have more tissues from the Hetero-Hive Mother to make another Phantom Tracer. 1
107 107 301 Vesalius disappears from the projection after she ends the call.
108 108 302 Who is she? 109
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110 110 301 1 Bianca She's the lead researcher from Kurono I mentioned before, Commandant. 1
111 111 301 Bianca She was also one of the lead creators of Stigmata. 1
112 112 302 What is that "warning" she mentioned? 113
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114 114 301 Bianca This coating wasn't what the Stigmata frame looked like. The original form... leans more toward the stereotypes of the Purifying Force and witches... 1
115 115 301 Bianca But considering that a familiar appearance can help stabilize the M.I.N.D., we made this coating in response to the short production time of the frame. 1
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117 117 301 Bianca This wasn't part of the plan... 1
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119 119 301 Bianca seems to think of something right as she says that. A rare hint of hesitation flashes across her eyes, but it quickly disappears, replaced by her usual determination.
120 120 301 Bianca We took too long to upload that data, Commandant. We should proceed with our mission. 1
121 121 302 ... 122
122 122 301 A hastily made frame, a temporary coating, a replacement for the top candidate... you have more or less understood what happened from their conversation.
123 123 301 But if Bianca is not willing to talk about it, you should just let it be for now.
124 124 302 Alright.
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128 128 301 You start hearing the echoes of muddled footsteps within the aquarium.
