4 4 301 DialogEnable 1 Surrounded by the residents, Karenina does not look like she is going to back down. 12
5 5 301 Karenina I'm not kicking you out, but this building is no longer suitable to stay. Demolishing it now is our best option. 1
6 6 301 Karenina The Engineering Force will be in charge of rebuilding this afterward... 1
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9 9 301 1 Scavenger Stop joking! That's easy for you to say... Where are we going to live if you bring this place down? 1
10 10 301 Scavenger We've been living here since we retook this neighborhood, and there has never been anything dangerous about living here! Do you expect us to just take your word for it? 1
11 11 301 Scavenger Look outside... Do you think this conservation area has any place else for us? 1
12 12 301 A haggard Scavenger stands up from his makeshift bed.
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15 15 301 1 Karenina We'll coordinate with the supervisor here and arrange a place for you all. 1
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18 18 301 1 Resident We wouldn't be here... if there's somewhere else to stay... 1
19 19 301 Resident Babylonia said they'd save us, but their shuttles have come and gone, always taking other folks. When will it be our turn? 1
20 20 301 Resident Has Babylonia given up on us...? 1
21 21 301 As if casting a stone, that short line has caused a ripple, and voices of doubt and distrusts quickly echo throughout the room.
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24 24 301 1 Scavenger I heard the hospital has taken in a lot of wounded lately... but the supplies from Babylonia never arrived... 2
25 25 301 Scavenger Only one Construct arrived when they said they'd send a team from the Engineering Force. How would that work... 2
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28 28 301 1 Karenina grits her teeth, clenching her fists.
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30 30 301 RImgBg1Shake Karenina ******* ****! Were you listening at all?! 1
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32 32 301 Karenina I wouldn't be here if Babylonia gave up on you! 1
33 33 301 Karenina pushes through the crowd and walks to a corner. Looking at where she points, you can see a crack the width of a finger spreading from the exterior to the interior, blocked by a rack filled with household items.
34 34 301 Karenina This building was impacted in the fight with the Hetero-Creatures. Its structure was damaged. 1
35 35 301 Karenina And you guys still went and took down the load-bearing wall. 1
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38 38 301 1 Resident We were trying to take in as many people as we could... 1
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41 41 301 1 Karenina But it means that this ******* building is going to collapse any minute! You're going to be buried underneath all this concrete! 1
42 42 301 Karenina You're only still breathing because you're ******* lucky! Don't you see?! 1
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45 45 301 1 Resident ... 1
46 46 301 Resident Then... where should we go... 1
47 47 302 Babylonia won't give up on anyone. 48
48 48 301 Resident Who are you?
49 49 302 I'm a commandant from Babylonia. 50
50 50 301 You walk up, standing next to Karenina.
51 51 302 Don't worry. We'll arrange new quarters for you all. 52
52 52 302 We don't give up on people. 53
53 53 301 You have just confirmed with the supervisor that the other members of the Engineering Force are also on their way to this conservation area.
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55 55 301 The catastrophe has taken its toll in the past few months. Babylonia could not receive all affected citizens, and communication with the surface was heavily disrupted.
56 56 301 With the lack of supplies and the threat of losing their home at any given moment, it is no surprise that fear and doubt has taken root among the people.
57 57 301 Karenina must be working so hard because she realizes this as well.
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59 59 301 1 Karenina ...That's right. 1
60 60 301 She takes a deep breath and looks around, her gaze meeting everyone who is looking back.
61 61 301 Karenina The reconstruction team of the Engineering Force exists so that each of you has a home to return to. We won't give up, and we can't give up on our duty. 1
62 62 301 Karenina There's no reason to fix a building that could collapse at any point. It's much faster to demolish it and rebuild it. 1
63 63 301 Karenina In order to give everyone here a safe place to stay as fast as possible, I won't change my mind. 1
64 64 301 Everyone remains silent, no longer objecting. After a while, an old, trembling Scavenger stands up.
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67 67 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Old Scavenger Cough... We'll do as the young lady said. Start packing. 2
72 72 301 DialogEnable Aided by the staff from the conservation area, the residents do not take long before moving all their belongings out.
73 73 301 Most of the residents are Scavengers who are accustomed to moving around in the doomsday. They are used to packing on short notice and leaving a place that is no longer habitable.
74 74 301 Verifying the residents with the supervisor, you arrange temporary shelters for them in different parts of the conservation area. Patients that require secluded wards are moved to the military tent you brought with you.
75 75 301 A spotted corner of the room displays a mural of unknown flowers done with chalk in youthful strokes. Next to it are marks that tally the days, while a smudged prayer sits on top.
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77 77 301 1 Karenina What are you looking at? 1
78 78 302 Marks left behind by the lives that lived here. 79 Nothing. 79
79 79 301 Karenina ...Right. 1
80 80 301 Karenina dusts off her hands and walks toward you, looking at the same marks, her head tilted.
81 81 301 And so, the two of you just crouch by the wall next to each other quietly.
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83 83 301 Karenina ... 1
84 84 301 Karenina So. Why are you here? 1
85 85 302 Doing my mission. 86
86 86 301 Karenina You were barely alive on a bed just a while ago, and no one could wake you up... 1
87 87 302 It's been quite a while... 88 Did you visit? 89
88 88 91 301 Karenina Oh? Is that so? I guess it left quite an impression. I still remember it. 1
89 89 204 1 4
90 90 301 Karenina Not me! I was busy! It's just what I heard! 1
91 91 302 I'm standing here, aren't I? It means I'm fine. 92
92 92 204 1 4
93 93 301 Karenina Hmph... You better be. 1
94 94 204 1 13
95 95 301 Karenina By the way... thank you for speaking up earlier. 1
96 96 302 I didn't do anything. 97 It was all you. 97
97 97 204 1 14
98 98 301 Karenina Is that so...? 1
99 99 301 Karenina ...Did I do the right thing? 1
100 101 301 She is almost whispering. Before you can answer, she shakes her head and gently slaps herself in the face.
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102 103 301 Karenina Aargh! It's not like me to be so indecisive! 1
103 104 204 1 4
104 105 301 Karenina I'm leaving! I've got so much work to do! 1
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108 109 301 She gets up and heads toward the door, but she stops halfway as if remembering something.
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110 111 301 1 Karenina Hey. Didn't you give your tent to the other residents? 1
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112 113 204 1 8
113 114 301 Karenina Then where are you going to stay? 1
114 115 302 That branch looks sturdy. 116 I can sleep on the street. 116
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116 117 301 RImgBg1Shake Karenina How stupid are you?! 1
117 118 301 You are not surprised to hear her shouting at you.
118 119 302 I'm just kidding. 120
119 120 302 It's fine. I've stayed in worse. 121
120 121 302 Supplies from Babylonia will arrive in a few days. 122
125 126 301 DialogEnable You follow Karenina to a corner east of the conservation area and see a small military tent.
126 127 302 This is...? 128
127 128 301 Karenina ...My tent. You can stay here for now if you have nowhere else to go. 1
128 129 301 Karenina Don't overthink it. I just don't want anything to happen to you when I'm in charge. 1
129 130 302 Thanks, Karenina. 131
130 131 301 But then you remember that conservation areas usually have sleeping pods reserved for Constructs. You are not sure why there is only a tent before you.
131 132 302 Where's your sleeping pod? 133
132 133 204 1 12
133 134 301 Karenina I lent it to some sick kids. All the hospital beds are full right now. At least the sleeping pod is more comfortable. 1
134 135 302 ... 136
135 136 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Who was she calling stupid again?
