Story Reader / Affection / Rosetta: Rigor / Story
With these units installed, the mission is basically over.
Commandant, come here if your survey equipment is all set up.
Rosetta activates the module in her hand and begins to sync up the equipment.
Running at full capacity. Switching to automatic mode... Looks good.
Okay. Now, let's learn how to pitch a tent.
Because the last part of the mission requires us to keep watch here overnight. So, now's a good time to learn.
Yeah, our last mission is to keep watch here all night.
The equipment from Babylonia can help us set up camp quickly, but I still prefer doing things the old-fashioned way.
With that being said, Commandant, do you know that tents are divided into freestanding and non-freestanding ones?
Ah, of course. You are a military personnel. I'll skip the basics then.
Simply put, freestanding tents have a support structure that makes it ideal for learners. Most of the fishermen in the ARU use these tents.
Non-freestanding tents require an added support structure, making them more difficult to assemble.
But, this allows them to be set up anywhere, which makes it more portable once you're familiar with it.
So, Commandant... Let's pitch a non-freestanding tent today.
(Mumbles) ...And that's not because I lost the support rods or anything.
On the vast and empty snowfield, even a quiet mumble can be heard crystal-clear.
Non-freestanding tents typically use trees for support. So we need to find two trees roughly three meters apart.
...Well, bad news is that most of the nearby trees were cut down while developing the ARU. I don't think we'll be able to find a suitable camping site.
Scanning around, not even a single tree can be seen among the vast snowfield.
...Yep.
We used to be able to find firewood here... Sigh, just my luck...
As if all hope was lost, Rosetta picks up a pebble and hurls it after a long exasperated sigh.
Oh. This time, it skipped twelve times. A vast improvement.
Flabby Arctic rolls... Who's throwing rocks into the water?!
An angry wave surges up, revealing a familiar figure.
So, you ARE doing it on purpose!
I live on shore, obviously. This is just my favorite spot to sunbathe!
Look at the ARU technology. Their bionic bears are so realistically made that they even sunbathe.
Try living in me shoes, aye? Try getting a rock to your noggin every time you clock off from the climate station!
And what is it with you two?! Do you humans and Constructs have nothing better to do?
We told you last time. We're on a mission.
...Oh yeah, you did, aye, didn't you? So what's with the rocks again? Lost another module?
A tent...? You camping here or something?
Whatever, it's all the same. Why do you have this pile of fabric on the ground anyway? Are you trying to camp or something?
I just wanted to teach Commandant how to pitch tents in the Arctic for the final mission.
But this ended up not going as planned. The tent is going nowhere.
You two are a bunch of brain wranglers... But if you just need a shelter, I have an idea.
Don't call me Master Bear, makes me sound like some weirdo... Whatever, if you need help then let's build an igloo.
What kind of numbskull idea is that? I'm saying you can build an igloo.
Right... An igloo also works. Not to mention it can be built anywhere... I completely forgot about it.
Aight, quit dozing and get cracking. Construct, you'll do the shaping. [player name], you pile up the snow.
About waist-high, but don't make them too big. Last time, a ten-meter tall snowball came rolling onto shore and just about scared me half to death.
...
Just mush it all into a ball. The Construct can handle the finer details later.
You both follow the bionic bear's safety-first instructions and quickly build an igloo. Rosetta uses her spear to carve a perfect sphere out of the snowball.
And finally—
Good work. You make Master Bear proud.
An immaculate igloo with a streamlined arc stands before you. The pristine snow is even glistering under the sunlight.
Rosetta covers the entrance of the igloo with the tent canvas to block the freezing wind.
Work's done, fellas. Let's go in and see if this igloo's a warmer!
The three of you crawl into the igloo. Without any light, you cannot get a feel of your surroundings.
Well. Feels pretty warm in here.
Like what the bear says, you feel an immediate temperature difference upon entering the igloo, but—
It's a bit cramped in here...
Though equipped with the knowledge of the how-to, no one has ever built an igloo before, causing this size miscalculation.
In the end, you have created an... S-sized snow hut.
Oi, Construct, can't you put your weapon outside? Your pokey bits are stabbing at me...
Sorry, but you'll have to get over it. You never know when we might be attacked. Only soldiers that can endure can seize the final victory.
I'm not here to make war, girl!
Ah!
The bear props up involuntarily in an almost slapstick retort, causing the small igloo to collapse and bury everyone in snow.
Ugh... Just my lucky day.
