Story Reader / Interlude / Escape to Somewhere / Story
Urgh...
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Sir, report! We found two little girls!
Pant... pant...
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Two kids? In this place?
Yes, sir. They were fighting with the Corrupted before we arrived here, sir.
They're slightly injured, but mostly they look unwell from malnutrition.
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Bring them back to base for medical care.
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How are you feeling?
The... bathwater... very comfortable... thank you...
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...What do you want from us?
According to our tests, the affinity of your bodies to Tantalum-193 is extremely high.
This means you two have the chance to become Constructs.
...Constructs?
Yes. Having a body made of entirely different materials, while still maintaining your human consciousness.
Both your body and consciousness will no longer be harmed by the Punishing Virus.
This is the last hope of humanity against the virus. And it's the... final chance we all have.
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We just want to live...
Ha, in a world like this?
We... can only live in this world...
No, there's still a place in this world that is untainted by the virus...
A place without the virus...
Yes, that place is—
Babylonia.
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Sir...
I know what you want to say...
Our mission, is to maximize the chances of victory for humanity—
She, will be an "ember" in the coming darkness.
But that's not enough...
Only an innumerable... infinite expanse of embers, may guide humanity through this darkness.
To win this war... We must bear this sin.
