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xs04120100_MSG0001 |
Hm? Either you picked up another xeno[ST:n ]or someone's been holding their breath too long.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0002 |
This is L. We met in Noctilum.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0003 |
We are L'cirufe, if it please you.[ST:n ]This planet has been our home since days of yore.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0004 |
Oh? A longtime resident?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0005 |
That's why we brought him back.[ST:n ]His knowledge could prove invaluable.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0006 |
I'd like to request permission for him to stay in New LA.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0007 |
We can't allow just anyone to waltz into our city on a whim.[ST:n ]How much do we know about him?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0008 |
I know enough. Enough to say that we can trust him.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0009 |
All Miran natives are good, honest folk![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0010 |
Yes, Tatsu, yes.[ST:n ]Anyway, Elma, you do seem quite sure of yourself.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0011 |
All right, I'll share the responsibility. He can stay.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0011_2 |
If...that's acceptable, Mr. Director General?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0012 |
If you're both certain—so be it.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0013 |
Many thanks, good sirs![ST:n ]Truly, we are walking on the ninth cloud of seventh heaven![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0014 |
Please, call us L. The rest is far too formal.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0015 |
And honestly, we prefer L anyway.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0016 |
More importantly, Colonel—[ST:n ]what happened with the Lifehold unit?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0017 |
I see... So it wasn't the Core after all.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0018 |
No. We confirmed it was one of the Archive units.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0019 |
Unit Number 07.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0020 |
07? ...That would that be the LC repository, wouldn't it?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0021 |
One of three, but yes.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0022 |
The entirety of the Library of Congress archives.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0023 |
As I recall, the data was stored on units 07 through 09.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0024 |
Well, thank God it wasn't the Core.[ST:n ]This situation coulda been a lot worse.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0025 |
I wonder.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0026 |
Hm?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0027 |
The LC archives contained nearly every[ST:n ]published work in mankind's history.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0028 |
It's not like it's just a bunch of[ST:n ]random books and manuscripts, you know?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0029 |
It's a history of human thought.[ST:n ]A record of opinions and emotions.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0030 |
I mean, yeah, sure, but—[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0031 |
So if you stop and consider what it means[ST:n ]to lose even a third of that data?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0032 |
It's a cultural and historical loss of catastrophic proportions.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0033 |
[ST:wait ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0034 |
We do have parity data for the archives here.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0035 |
We know which unit was lost,[ST:n ]so hopefully we can find some way to restore it.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0036 |
Let's hope so.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0037 |
Moving on—[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0038 |
These \"Ganglion\"—you're certain[ST:n ]they were involved in the destruction of Earth?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0039 |
Here. See for yourself.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0040 |
The left shot is from a battle over Beijing;[ST:n ]the right from our encounter.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0041 |
Son of a... Is it possible this is their native planet?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0042 |
Tatsu told us they aren't from here. And L confirmed it.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0043 |
They're recent arrivals. Very recent.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0044 |
So...either it's one hell of a coincidence, or they followed us.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0045 |
Considering they appear to be[ST:n ]systematically targeting the Lifehold,[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0046 |
I'd say that leaves no question they followed us here.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0047 |
Could they possibly know the purpose of the Lifehold?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0048 |
Maybe the whole reason we haven't found the Core yet[ST:n ]is 'cause those scumbags already trashed it?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0049 |
If so, none of us would be here[ST:n ]talking in the first place, would we?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0050 |
Ah, you got a point there...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0051 |
This information doesn't leave this room—[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0052 |
But we've had several recent Pathfinder reports[ST:n ]of xeno sightings and contact.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0053 |
They may or may not be Ganglion...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0054 |
But regardless, I propose we double down[ST:n ]on our defenses going forward.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0055 |
That'll be all, Elma.[ST:n ]Please continue hunting for any signs of the Lifehold.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0056 |
Yes, sir.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0057 |
Remember, the clock is always ticking.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG0058 |
We HAVE to find that unit before it's too late.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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xs04120100_MSG9000 |
—BLADE Command Center—[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |