Event | Intro |
Defence Protocols Intro
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NOTE: This interlude is played when the player enters the Defence Protocols menu for the first time and cannot be replayed once completed.
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“ | Closure brings two Rhodes Island operators along to conduct a rather strange equipment test. The application is clearly fudged, the test equipment seems completely unreliable, and quintuple pay gets haphazardly tossed on the table... But Closure must have something going for her, considering Kal'tsit hasn't fired her yet. | ” |
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Snowsant | I... I'm here. |
Jessica | Good day. |
Closure | Hey there, girl! You made it! Looks like everyone's here then. The Engineering Department's got a special commission this time around. You should've already heard what happened in Sargon back there. |
Jessica | The thing about our safehouse getting attacked? |
Closure | Righto! The silver lining there is that none of our operators got hurt. But I still think we need to install more defensive equipment in our safehouses to prevent something like that from ever happening again! In short, the Engineering Department purchased a brand-new batch of non-lethal defensive weapons, and all of you are here to conduct an equipment test! |
Snowsant | ......Eh? They purchased what...? I don't recall ever having received an itemized bill of the materials to be inspected... |
Closure | Umm, err... The transaction was finished on-site! In any case, Snowsant, I need to register your work qualification certificates. |
Snowsant | Pressure vessel operation certification, Originium equipment usage certification, qualified safety personnel certification, high-altitude operation qualification certification, power equipment usage certification... Everything's here. |
Closure | Excellent! I knew you'd come prepared, girl! Let me get that all registered. |
Snowsant | Uhh, umm... Are all of those certificates required... for just an engineering operations post? |
Closure | Yeah, of course! This'll make your credentials look even more reliable! |
Snowsant | Alright then. |
Closure | Very good, that takes care of things. I'll come back tomorrow to bug you two~ |
Jessica | Okay. |
Snowsant | I'm not too sure about this. |
<Background 2> | |
Closure | Great, you're both here... |
[Snowsant stands up.] | |
Snowsant | So this is a Rhodes Island aircraft... I'm getting a bit dizzy... |
[Jessica, now sporting a hazardous environment gear, stands up after checking her weapons.] | |
Jessica | Why do we have to go so far out just to test some equipment? |
Closure | We need a place where you can really cut loose and test your hearts out! Oh, and what's with that getup? |
Jessica | Safety first... |
Snowsant | Is this... an abandoned nomadic city? |
Closure | This little plate here was a part of a mining platform, but there's nothing left up top except for some ruins. The abandoned two-story building there is perfectly suitable for testing. I've been getting it ready for a long time. |
Snowsant | So, um... where are the others? |
Closure | What do you mean? |
Jessica | Were there supposed to be other people? |
Snowsant | ...... Jessica, we're supposed to be equipment testers, right? |
Jessica | Right. |
Snowsant | So where's the site supervisor? The Originium equipment operator? And the safety reviewer? And the project manager? And... |
Closure | They're here, they're all here! Don't worry about that for now~ |
Snowsant | Of course I'm worried! Closure! Please show me the application for this equipment test! |
Closure | Ahaha... Come on now, is that really necessary? |
Snowsant | Please. Show. Me. The. Application. |
Closure | Fine, fine... |
Snowsant | ...... What is this... Why's my name filled in all these blanks?! This is against the rules! Closuuuure! And this isn't even an equipment testing application at all... It says "geological prospecting application" right here! |
Jessica | Dr. Kal'tsit's going to be mad. |
Closure | Calm down and let me explain. You see, girl, the reason your name is written in all these spaces is because... You're making five times the money! Five times! |
Snowsant | Five... times... |
Jessica | Are these devices really reliable? They look ready to fall apart at any moment... |
Closure | They're all good. Look at the logo over here. D'you think Raythean makes shoddy products? In any case, go ahead and set up the equipment first, and I'll head downstairs to have a look around. |
[Closure rushes off to the aircraft's lower bay.] | |
Jessica | ...... Why does this Raythean logo look all wonky? And is this... glue? Oh, it fell off... Ugh... I knew it. |
[Closure returns.] | |
Closure | I'm back! How's the progress? |
Jessica | Closure... |
Closure | Huh? |
Jessica | Are you sure these devices were made by Raythean? I've never seen anything like them before... Where'd you buy them anyway...? |
Closure | I got them from a merchant called Cannot. He's a very reputable guy though, so don't worry too much about that. |
Jessica | As the equipment tester... I am extremely worried. |
Closure | There's nothing to be afraid of. This is a simple safety test, and the enemy is just a projected hologram, nothing dangerous at all. Besides, my Snowsant here can always bail you out with her emergency rescue equipment if anything goes wrong. |
Snowsant | ...Five times... the pay... I... I'll do my best! |
Closure | Good, I'll leave you girls to it then! |
Jessica | Are we really going to be fine...? |
<Background 3> | |
Closure | All righty, are you both in place? |
Snowsant | In position. |
Jessica | No problems here. |
Closure | Very good. I'l give you the details. All the defensive equipment is located on the first floor of the building, and the terminals that control them are located on the second floor. Jessica, you're going to play the part of an operator trying to hold off the enemy assault. Snowsant, you'll operate the auxiliary defense equipment to help her. Nice and easy! Of course, all the enemies you'll see are just holographic drones. There are no real baddies, so don't be scared! Unless you have any questions, I'll start the first series of tests. |
Snowsant | I... I'm good to go. |
Jessica | I'm ready. |
Closure | All right, let's get this test started! |
Jessica | Woah, the enemies are coming... They look so realistic... |
[Jessica fires at the "enemies", which vanishes upon being hit.] | |
Jessica | Ah, they disappeared. I guess they really are holograms. |
Closure | Be ready to fight off a whole bunch of enemies. |
Jessica | O-Okay. |
[Jessica engages the holographic hostiles, who came in large numbers.] | |
Jessica | There's too many of them! Snowsant, please activate the defensive equipment! |
Snowsant | G-Got it! |
[With aid from Snowsant, Jessica managed to clear the area.] | |
Jessica | Woah, amazing... ...... |
[Jessica notices some of the enemies are real, as they do not vanish upon being hit.] | |
Jessica | Um, Closure... Why are some of the enemies not disappearing? And there's blood on the ground... Are holographic projections this realistic these days? |
Closure | Huh? That doesn't sound right... |
Snowsant | Look at that! That one's not a hologram! It's a real enemy! Closure! Someone's trying to attack this building! |
Closure | Huh?! How could this... Ahh, forget it! Battle stations! I still have high hopes for the defensive equipment! Holograms or not, all we have to do is beat 'em all down! |
Snowsant | ...How did this happen...? |