3 3 301 DialogEnable The time to return has arrived.
4 4 301 The transport craft from Babylonia has brought the Expedition Team their scheduled supplies. Meanwhile, Bianca, you, and a few members whose frames require urgent repairs will return to Babylonia with the aircraft.
5 5 301 The Expedition Team even planned to host a small farewell party for the two of you. Bianca shut down the idea as soon as she heard it, obviously.
6 6 301 While the members of the Expedition Team bid you farewell tearfully, Bianca quietly leaves to help move the supplies, perhaps motivated by the same feeling.
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9 9 301 1 Expedition Member A Sob... I can't believe you're leaving so soon, 【kuroname】... 1
10 10 301 Expedition Member B We'll miss you... I still want to listen to more adventures of yours in the Task Force... 2
11 11 301 Several members who have interacted with you come up and give you a big hug. Their warmth and kindness have not cooled down despite the years they have stayed in Antarctica.
15 15 301 Expedition Captain Although it was brief, we've had a good time with you, 【kuroname】. You and Bianca have helped us tremendously. 1
16 16 301 Expedition Captain I hope we'll see you again after you defeat the Punishing Virus! 1
17 17 302 You guys take care too. 18 We'll not let you down. 18
18 18 301 You have heard that the Expedition Captain was once a renowned human scientist too. He only became a Construct to be able to stay in Antarctica for an extended period of time.
19 19 301 Your respect for the Expedition Team has only grown after your days with them.
20 20 301 They may not be the active soldiers on the frontline or the researchers from the Science Council designing weapons against the Punishing Virus day and night...
21 21 301 But they are also working tirelessly for the future you are all fighting for.
22 22 301 Expedition Captain By the way, the photos you've taken need to be uploaded to the database of this research station. 1
23 23 301 Expedition Captain But you're free to make a copy if you want. 1
24 24 301 Expedition Captain Take care, Gray Raven Commandant! 1
25 25 301 With that, the quiet and collected captain also pulls you in for a hug.
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27 27 301 After saying goodbye to the Constructs of the Expedition Team, you take your camera to a small terminal inside the station, ready to upload the photos.
28 28 301 Looking at the photos scrolling past the monitor one by one, you begin to connect the different memories into a complete narrative.
29 29 301 ...Until you scroll to the photo you showed Bianca.
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31 31 301 You took the photo after applying for an additional expedition and tracked down the migrating penguins alone.
32 32 301 You did not understand what your obsession with them was even when you pressed the shutter and immortalized the scene.
33 33 301 That reason was something you could not figure out on your own.
34 34 301 Not to mention that you would never know if the lone penguin Bianca and you saw that day did end up back with her flock—even your photo could not guarantee it.
35 35 301 Your interpretation might not actually be what happened.
36 36 301 Perhaps that was a scouting penguin returning to inform her companions of a safe route.
37 37 301 Perhaps that was a penguin who walked too fast, and now she was trying to slow down and rejoin her flock.
38 38 301 Perhaps that lone penguin was a stranger, barging into a group she did not belong.
39 39 301 Bianca probably also noticed it, except she did not expose your shaky argument.
40 40 301 But so what?
41 41 301 Interpreting animal behaviors through a human lens is just wishful thinking.
42 42 301 What you wish it represented reveals your own perspectives and concerns.
43 43 301 What really matters is if you will act according to your answer, whatever it takes.
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45 45 301 1 Bianca Still not done, Commandant? 1
46 46 301 Bianca pushes open the door and enters right then.
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48 48 301 Bianca Doublechecking the photos, are you? Let me help. The transport craft is waiting for us. 1
49 49 302 It's alright. I'm done. 50
50 50 302 Let's go. 51
51 51 302 We're going home. 52
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53 53 301 Bianca Of course. 1
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55 55 301 Smiling, she salutes you before spinning around smoothly, leading the way out.
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57 57 301 Unplugging the cable, you place the small memory drive inside the pocket on your chest.
58 58 301 Then you place the camera on the desk, leaving it behind for the Expedition Team.
59 59 301 Standing tall, you hurry and chase after Bianca.
60 60 301 It is as if the figure ahead of you can sense what you are thinking...
61 61 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin And she slows down.
