Speaker
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Dialogue
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Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
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Sinner #8 ISHMAEL
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There appear to be no more signs of the ex-soldiers from this point onward.
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Sinner #11 SINCLAIR
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The commander did warn us not to go further…
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As we proceeded, we discovered bodies that seemed to have been there for quite some time.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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These are our… no, L Corp’s employees…
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Sinner #1 YI SANG
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I see traces of blunt instruments. All the bodies share them, in fact.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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A management report… This document contains instructions for keeping Abnormalities in check.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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Normally, employees tasked with catering to Abnormalities memorize the instructions to the point of reciting them flawlessly… They don’t usually carry notes like these.
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Sinner #1 YI SANG
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I dare suspect that no remaining employees had the necessary information when an Abnormality breached…
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Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF
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…Hmh.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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If the eggs weren’t moved into containment yet… that could be the case.
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Manager DANTE
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<There are way too many corpses here.>
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Sinner #8 ISHMAEL
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What kind of Abnormality could have massacred all these employees―
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Sinner #8 ISHMAEL
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Wait… What’s this smell?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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…You see, our Office purchased an expensive device the other day.
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Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF
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What’re you on about?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Sources suggested that toxin levels started to rise after a certain floor.
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Sinner #9 RODION
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Uh, I’ve been bleeding from my ears a bit~ Is this okay?
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Sinner #3 DON QUIXOTE
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No battle is without adversi― Pfehgh, gahf! Khoff!
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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I was told that continued exposure to it may cause bleeding, like that.
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Sinner #9 RODION
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Nhg… How are you so fine, though?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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This is… It’s the anti-Abnormality gas grenade supplied to employees.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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One must’ve… Cough… Gone off… Somewhere between the bodies here…
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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True, the toxicity levels do appear to be intense around this area.
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Hopkins had put on a gas mask before we noticed.
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Sinner #9 RODION
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Hey now, what about us?
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Sinner #2 FAUST
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We weren’t granted any additional supplies.
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Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF
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You slippery rat, you knew all this time? You’re not getting away with… Ngh…
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Heathcliff stopped mid-sentence and fell to one knee.
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Sinner #2 FAUST
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Your blood flow will quicken if you’re agitated. In other words, the toxin will spread faster.
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Sinner #2 FAUST
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Try to remain calm, minimize movement, and breathe at regular intervals.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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Hopkins… Why… Cough. Why didn’t you tell me about this?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Oh, I’ve got a question for you too, Yuri.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Why would I make our Office waste our precious funds on expensive gadgets for dead weight like you to use?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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……
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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If we’re being real, it’s a miracle that you managed to join us in the first place.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Maybe Aya took pity and gave you special treatment… but she’s gone now, so who cares?
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Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF
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Sneaky blighter… Is that how you want to live…
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Don’t be silly, everything’s fair game for a Fixer.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Hearing that the Red Gaze had company tickled my curiosity, but as it turns out…
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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You were just a bunch of ragtag lunatics who thought it’d be a good idea to walk straight into these facilities with zero prep.
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Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF
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What a sick joke… Can’t do anything but watch…
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Feeling the ire towards him, Hopkins backed away and scurried to the exit.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Well, at least I managed to grab an armful of Enkephalin thanks to you.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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I’ll write in my report that you all went missing, ‘cause “suffocated to death” is just too embarrassing.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Hopkins
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Ta-ta.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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……
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Yuri slumped to the floor, watching blood pour from her nose to her hands.
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And she’s not the only one. Rodya, Heathcliff, and the other Sinners are suffering from blood loss too.
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Manager DANTE
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<Gregor?>
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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Tsk, I took this with me so you could have something to remember her by…
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He was holding the same type of gas mask as the one Hopkins wore.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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But why…
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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Heard Aya—cough—gave you special treatment, didn’t she…? This is as good as yours then.
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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As for our unprepared band of lunatics… we do have a way out. Don’t worry about us.
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Coughing up blood, Yuri put on the mask.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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…I know he’s right.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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I know earning recognition from an Office of strangers is a hard thing to do, even if I take on all kinds of errands day and night.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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There were only 3 minutes left until the branch was locked down…
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L Corp.
Announcement
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[INITIATING SITE BURIAL.]
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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The doors were about to close on me.
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L Corp.
Announcement
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[ENERGY TRANSFER IS 85% COMPLETE.]
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L Corp. Employee
Alex
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Yuri, don’t leave me behind! Yuri!
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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So what else am I supposed to do?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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Is it so wrong that I survived?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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Should I have been buried alive alongside my coworkers?
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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When the whole building was going under, all so the Abnormalities won’t escape?
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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Khoff… It is a sin. At least down here.
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Sinner #8 ISHMAEL
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Kahoff, kahf. That stings a little, Gregor…
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Standing astounded, I snapped back to reality and checked on the Sinners.
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Half of them had already passed away on the floor, and Ishmael’s head drooped just after she said her last words.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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A sin…
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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But, pah… So what, buddy…
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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You’ve got to live on like it’s nobody’s business.
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Sinner #13 GREGOR
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Cough. Laying guilt on yourself over spilt milk… will wear your heart out…
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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……
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With Gregor drawing his last breath, Yuri and I became the only surviving members standing in the area.
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Manager DANTE
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<Uhm… D-Don’t worry too much about us. I can take them back there and revive them.>
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I knew mechanical ticking was all Yuri could hear, but I did my best to communicate my message to her nonetheless.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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…I know.
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Yuri ended the conversation with not a word after.
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After a long period of awkward gloom, the toxic gas finally dispersed.
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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…Looks like it’s okay now.
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Manager DANTE
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<Hmm? Oh, yeah.>
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Grade 8 Fixer
Yuri
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I’ll give you a hand. Let’s go bring your people back to life.
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Saying that, Yuri took the gas mask off and calmly carried the Sinners on her shoulders, one by one.
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Unsure what to say for her, I remained quiet.
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