The next day
Museum of Emerging Technologies - Main Gate Plaza

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Rui

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Please bring that large prop over here. Yes, next to this pole will do just fine.
2

Tsukasa

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Hey, Rui!
Is this spot about where we should be entering?

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Rui

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Mind showing me?
Maybe ten centimeters closer towards stage left...
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Tsukasa

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Got it!
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Rui

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By the way, Tsukasa, did you sleep well last night...?
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Tsukasa

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Yes! I stayed up to practice as much as I could, but managed to get in just enough sleep!
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Tsukasa

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All that's left is to do my best during the show.
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Rui

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Right.
I'll be looking forward to seeing a great performance from you.

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Rui

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How are you doing, Asahi...?
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Asahi

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Oh, the mats are all set!
They should be able to stay in place regardless of what's thrown at them!
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Passerby A

Hey, what are they doing over there?
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Passerby B

Oh, let's see what the poster says.
PXL and ArcLand are doing a show together...?!
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Passerby A

Whoa, really?!
And Asahi Genbu's gonna be in it! Wanna check it out?
14

Passerby B

Wait, Asahi's gonna be in it?
Yeah, definitely!
15

Nene

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...
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Emu

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Rui still seems kinda unhappy...
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Nene

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Yeah, but he seems a little better compared to yesterday...
18

ArcLand Cast Member B

Hm? Nene, Emu, what's wrong?
Are you feeling nervous?
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Nene

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*Gasp*
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Emu

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Urgh!
N-No, we feel fine! Better than fine!
21

ArcLand Cast Member B

Really? Then, I guess there's nothing to worry about... Please let us know if something is wrong. We'll do our best to help.
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Nene

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O-Okay.
We really appreciate it.

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Nene

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(He said he was fine when we made our way over here this morning...)
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Nene

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(But maybe the four of us should set aside some time after the show to talk...)
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Rui

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Alright, it's nearly showtime.
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Rui

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We'll be doing three performances over two days for this. I know this still feels a bit strange since it's the first show we're doing together.
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Rui

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However, I strongly believe we'll be able to really deliver.
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Rui

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So, let's all do our best.
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Tsukasa & Asahi

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Yeah!

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Rui

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Alright...
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Rui

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Let's give them the best show they've ever seen.

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Major

“The laboratory is ours!
However, we don't appear to be alone...”

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Audience

Wait, they're on top of the lamps! When did they get up there?!
34

Audience

Cool!
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Rui

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(Excellent. The audience is captivated, just as we planned.)
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Rui

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(The next moment's also one of the most important parts of the show since it's going to give them a nice jolt of excitement.)
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Rui

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(That aspect of the show is second nature to our guests, while...)
38

Sergeant Willis

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“Major! There's only one android!
Our intel said that there'd be two...”
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Major

“It must've been taken by those rats...! We'll pursue after them! Sergeant Willis, you are to secure the android that you've already found!”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Copy!”

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Bartlett

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“What happened? Where is the Professor? Please, explain to me what is going on...”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Explain...?
Well...”
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Sergeant Willis

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“You belong to us now.
So, you'll be taking orders from us.”
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Bartlett

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“But only the Professor can change who has administrator privileges over my systems. Where is he? Is he safe?”
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Sergeant Willis

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“He isn't here anymore...
Sorry, but we'll just have to change those by brute force.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Hmm... Apologizing to an android feels a bit strange.”
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Rui

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(Tsukasa and Nene have improved their acting quite a bit. They certainly seem to have absorbed as much as they could from ArcLand's cast members.)
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Rui

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I couldn't be more blessed to have them...

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Alfred

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“Wh-Where am I?
I require positioning data for this area.”
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Emma

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“Here? It's the farm my grandpa started out here on the frontier, Mr. Robot! We found you collapsed on the ground!”
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Alfred

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“I am not a robot. I am an android.
My name is Alfred Hawking.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Have you downloaded the map for where the next battle is going to take place?”
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Bartlett

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“Yes. I have also found the evacuation routes that the civilians will likely be using.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Were you ordered to do that...?”
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Bartlett

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“Yes. I was told that it would be absolutely necessary for this battle. Do you have any issues with that...?”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Not really...”
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Emma

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“Al, help!
What do I do?! One of the calves ran away!”
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Alfred

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“What?! No!
We must go after it at once!”
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Emma

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“Thanks, Al!
Wait, watch out for the manure pit...”
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Alfred

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“Wah!”

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Rui

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(The two androids who ended up being raised in two completely different environments...)
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Rui

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(However, as the front lines near the peaceful farmland, Alfred is forced to take up arms for the very first time in order to protect its residents.)
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Rui

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(And our two androids are reunited on the battlefield...)
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Rui

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(Now, here comes the show's climax.)
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Rui

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(Break a leg, everyone...)

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Alfred

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“...”
67

Bartlett

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“Why...?”
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Bartlett

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“My systems have been augmented specifically for the battlefield. How are you able to stand your ground against me?”
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Alfred

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“I... I do not know...
But I...”
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Alfred

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“I want to protect these people.
That may be the reason why I am able to summon more strength than I normally can.”
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Bartlett

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“I do not understand.”
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Alfred

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“Please, just try!!”
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Bartlett

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“No, I will not.
I cannot fathom your motives.”
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Alfred

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“I do not wish to kill you, Bartlett!!”
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Alfred

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“The only thing that separates us is the environments in which we were raised!”
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Alfred

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“We would not be doing this right now if you were not taught to kill!”
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Bartlett

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“But that is what I was taught. That is reality. So, I must defeat you.”
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Alfred

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“Bartlett!”

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Rui

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(Towards the end of the battle, Alfred somehow manages to damage Bartlett's power core...)

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Alfred

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“Ba-Ba-Bartlett...!!”

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Bartlett

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“Why are you crying...?
You are the victor.”
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Alfred

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“How can you call this victory?!
There are no winners here...!!”
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Bartlett

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“I still do not understand...”
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Bartlett

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“However...
It may have been nice to see...”
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Alfred

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“What?”
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Bartlett

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“To see where you grew up...
I wonder how I would have...”
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Alfred

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“Bartlett!!”

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Emma

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“Al! They just said on the news how our country beat that other country! That means you don't have to fight anymore...”
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Emma

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“Oh no...!”

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Sergeant Willis

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“Bartlett!!
No... Why did it have to be like this...?”
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Alfred

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“Why did I have to be the one to kill you...?”
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Sergeant Willis

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“No, he's still alive...!
There should be a backup battery within his power core! As long that you didn't damage that...”

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Sergeant Willis

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“I-It looks like it's gonna short...!
Do you have any tools I can borrow?!”
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Emma

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“Yeah, we have some in the barn!
I'll go get them now!”

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Alfred

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“I have no idea who you are, but please save him...! Please... I beg you...!!”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Hang on...
Are you the other android? Did you and Bartlett come from the same laboratory?”
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Alfred

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“Y-Yes, that is correct...
I was found on this farm and have been working here for ten years now.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“I see...”
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Sergeant Willis

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“If Bart hadn't ended up with us, he might've been given a chance to lead a better life... Like you...”
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Alfred

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“What...?”

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Emma

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“I found the tools!
I really hope they help.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“I'll try my best...!
But this is my first time doing this, so I can't guarantee anything...”

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Sergeant Willis

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“There...!
We should be able to reboot him now...!”
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Sergeant Willis

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“But I need to ask you something before I do...”
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Sergeant Willis

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“If we allow him to reboot normally, he'll probably go straight back to being a weapon of war.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“However, if we perform a full reset, we'd be able to erase all of his memories and give him another chance.”
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Emma

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“What...?!”
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Sergeant Willis

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“I want to erase all the horrible things we taught him. But as the one who was created alongside him, I need to know how you'd feel about that...”
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Alfred

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“I...”
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Alfred

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“No, please do not reset him...”

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Alfred

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“Turning him into a blank slate may be easier... But only he knows the value of everything that he experienced these past ten years.”
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Alfred

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“So, please leave his memories intact.”
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Alfred

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“Instead, would you mind installing this for me...?”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Are these memories...?”
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Alfred

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“They are mine. From these past ten years.”
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Alfred

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“I want Bartlett to see them.
I want him to see how beautiful this world is, and why I am able to feel.”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Okay...
I'll install this before rebooting him.”
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Rui

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(This is your moment, Tsukasa...)
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Tsukasa

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(Hold back as much as you can, and let just a little bit eke out...)
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Tsukasa

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(Show us the never-before-seen moment where an android develops real, human emotions!)

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Bartlett

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“Where am I...?
I am seeing readings that my power core was destroyed...”
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Alfred

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“Bartlett...!”
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Bartlett

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“Alfred...
Did you wake me...?”
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Sergeant Willis

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“Yes, he did.”
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Bartlett

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“I see...”
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Bartlett

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“Alfred...
It appears that there is a mission that I must accomplish right now.”
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Alfred

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“What?”
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Bartlett

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“Will you show me what I saw in these memories?”
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Bartlett

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“This beauty you saw over these past ten years?”
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Bartlett

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“Then... I may begin to understand who you are...”
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Asahi

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...!
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Alfred

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“Yes...
Yes, of course.”

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Alfred

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“And... We can keep creating new memories together... Bart...”
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Bartlett

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“I would like that very much... Al...”
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Rui

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(Ah...)
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Rui

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(I really do love these moments...)
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Rui

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(When everybody takes my direction on board and their hard work blooms into a wonderful spectacle. Also...)
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Rui

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(When I get to see that my direction has moved everyone's dreams along and made them smile...)
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Rui

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(I can't get enough of those moments...)
The next day

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Tsukasa

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Thank you all very much for coming to see us!!
141

Everyone

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Thank you very much!!

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Tsukasa

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Wow, we did it...!
We managed to make it through both days without incident!
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Emu

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Yeah!
And the audience looked super happy!!
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Nene

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They really did.
Also, in comparison to our first performance, I think around double the people came to watch us.
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Asahi

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If anything, Tsukasa, we have you to thank for showing such tremendous growth!
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Asahi

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The final scene was as incredible as it was because you put so much effort into it.
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Asahi

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And it was so cool to watch! I guess that's Miles for you!
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Tsukasa

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...!
Thank you very much!
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Tsukasa

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However, it's sad to think how this may be the last conversation we have together.
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Rui

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(The last one...?)
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Asahi

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I agree...
But this month was so much fun. So, thank you all very much.
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Tsukasa

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Thank you as well!
It was nice working with you!
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Asahi

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Anyway, let's start cleaning everything up.

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Rui

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Asahi...
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Rui

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After we finish cleaning up, can we talk?
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Asahi

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...!
Yes, of course.
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Rui

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Okay, until then...
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Nene

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Rui...?
By the Fountain

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Rui

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I apologize in advance for doing this right after our show. I'm sure you're very tired, Asahi...
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Asahi

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No, I'm okay.
I have triple the stamina of a normal person!
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Asahi

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Anyway...
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Asahi

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Have you reached a decision?
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Rui

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Yes...
Next Chapter: How I Feel