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YoRHa No.9 Type S (9S) ([personal profile] dressedtothe) wrote2018-02-12 09:01 pm

08-01_1: 2B Searches for 9S

[After the fight with Grün, 2B slowly wakes up.]

2B: Nnngh... 2B to Bunker, come in. Over.

6O: Operator to... 2B!? 2B, are you all right!?

2B: Running system diagnostics... Core functionality appears intact.

6O: Thank goodness!

2B: Never mind that— I need a status report.

6O: Roger that. In regards to the giant machine that attacked the shore, it ceased its resistance eight hours ago following your missile strike.

2B: Eight... hours?

6O: However, its EMP strikes knocked out comms all across the region. We’re having trouble getting them back online. Which means data uploading is currently unavailable in some areas.

2B: Where’s 9S?

6O: Um... yeah. About that. We picked up a faint black box reading, but it wasn’t strong enough to lock down his position.

2B: If you found something, that means he must be alive. Put in a request to the Commander for immediate approval to begin a search.

6O: Actually, the Commander has already ordered us to prioritize tracking down surviving YoRHa members. If you find 9S... let me know. Okay?

2B: Will do. 2B out.

[6O disconnects from the transmission.]

2B: Pod, I need you to scan for any nearby black-box signals.

Pod 042: ... ...... Scanning complete. No signals detected. However, a dynamic scanner is required for detection of weaker signals.

2B: Never heard of it.

Pod 042: Said dynamic scanner may be located in the Resistance camp. Proposal: Further information should be obtained from the Resistance leader.

2B: Let’s go.

[As 2B makes her way towards the Resistance Camp, she comes across fellow injured YoRHa soldiers in the Flooded City.]

YoRHa Soldier: ...

2B: No response.

Pod 042: Limited functionality detected in black box.

2B: So she’s still alive. Contact the Bunker.

Pod 042: Affirmative.

[Another one is found.]

YoRHa Soldier: Ungh... Angh...

Pod 042: No anomalies detected in black box signal. However, her language core seems to have been damaged.

2B: Poor thing... You’re going to be fine, don’t worry.

YoRHa Soldier: Ah...

2B: Pod, send a rescue signal to the Bunker.

Pod 042: Affirmative.

YoRHa Soldier: Eh... Oh...

[Unfortunately upon reaching the nearby Access Point, it appears that several terminals are down. When 2B emerges from the sewer pipe into the City Ruins, she receives a transmission from 6O.]

2B: 2B here.

6O: We’ve got a number of broken-down access points on the field. The cause appears to be an EMP attack from a gigantic machine lifeform. If you encounter any offline access points, please repair them for us.

2B: Understood.

[6O disconnects. When 2B arrives at the Resistance Camp, her attempt to access the nearby terminal is met with...]

Resistance Member: Sorry, this terminal is out-of-order right now.

[2B approaches Anemone.]

Anemone: Hm? What's up?

2B: I’m looking for something called a dynamic scanner that can detect black-box signals.
A dynamic...? Oh, you must mean the one the twins built. I think they’re just back from an expedition, actually. You should see some red-haired androids over there. Try talking to them. ...... 2B. Those twins, they...

2B: Yes?

Anemone: Actually, never mind.

[2B approaches the red-haired twins.]

Devola: What do you want?

Popola: Easy, Devola. There’s no need to be so confrontational.

Devola: And you don’t have to trust every idiot that wanders by!

Popola: *sigh* ...I’m sorry about that. Can we help you?

2B: I need a scanner that can detect faint black box signals.

Devola: Ah. Yeah, I was tinkering with something like that a little while back. Here. If you want it, it’s all yours.

Popola: That chip should help with your search, once you install it. It can detect black-box signals, quest objects... all manner of things. You’ll hear a sound whenever it finds something.

Devola: And if it ever bugs you too much, you can always pop it back out.

Popola: Let us know if there’s anything else you need from us, okay?

Devola: And don’t think this makes us friends.

Popola: Oh, Devola...

- Items Obtained -
You obtained a Pod program.
A170: Scanner

[Speaking to the twins again.]

Popola: Welcome. Is there anything you need?

[Popola and Devola's shop.]

[2B leaves the Resistance Camp to make her way back to the Flooded City to look for 9S. Using the scanner...]

2B: I've picked up a response on the scanner.

[When she finds something and picks it up...]

2B: Huh. This might be useful.

[Pod 042 pipes up with advice later.]

Pod 042: Search target 9S was caught in a large explosion over the water. Proposal: The search for 9S should commence in the flooded region.

2B: Got it. ...... It’s funny. You’re oddly chatty today.

Pod 042: Affirmative. As a support unit, I am capable of engaging in conversation as necessary. Proposal: 2B should initiate conversation more frequently.

2B: ...Proposal denied.

[Returning to the Flooded City with the scanner, 2B finds other soldiers in a bad state.]

YoRHa Soldier: W-what happened?

2B: You got hit by an EMP blast.

YoRHa Soldier: I... I don’t remember anything...

2B: Don’t worry. I sent out a rescue signal to the Bunker.

Pod 042: We are currently searching for a missing YoRHa unit, designation 9S. Should you possess any information on the subject, please disclose it at once.

YoRHa Soldier: I’m sorry... I... I don’t know anything.

2B: That’s okay. Just stay here and rest.

YoRHa Soldier: W-who am I...?

[Coming upon yet another injured soldier.]

YoRHa Soldier: Eek! Who are you!?

2B: Don’t worry, I’m—

YoRHa Soldier: N-no... Get away from me! I don’t like the look of you!

Por 042: Proposal: remove fear functionality.

YoRHa Soldier: No! Stay away! I hate you! I... hate...

2B: Sorry to startle you. Just stay here and wait for help.

YoRHa Soldier: Urrrgh...

2B: ......

YoRHa Soldier: So... scared...

[Ducking around to the elevator, 2B happens upon a strange machine.]

Apologetic Machine: Whoa there! This place is still closed, kind sir and/or madam! Bur fret not! There is absolutely NOTHING of value here! So don’t let it distract you and run along now! Hmmm... but I can’t just send you off empty-handed, now can I? I’d love to give you a souvenir of some kind, but I have nothing on me right now. What to do, what to do...? ...... I know! I shall self-destruction for your convenience! This will result in a rain of useful materials. They are yours to keep! Ah yes, fortune smiles upon you today! Once you’ve collected my gifts, please forget everything you saw here. That’s a promise, you hear? Goodbye!

[Approaching the solider by the disused bus.]

Pod 042: Black box signal detected. Life functions operational.

2B: Pod, employ a check module and a logic-virus vaccine.

YoRHa Soldier: Nnngh...

2B: Easy. I’ve contacted the Bunker. They should be here soon.

YoRHa Soldier: Th-thank you...

Pod 042: We are currently searching for a missing YoRHa unit, designation 9S. Should you possess any information on the subject, please disclose it at once.

2B: Please. Anything will help.

YoRHa Soldier: 9S... That’s that kid who was with you, right? I saw him, all right. That explosion sent him flying...

Pod 042: Which direction?

YoRHa Soldier: Hard to say... I’ll take my best guess at a landing spot and transfer the data to you.

2B: Thank you. You should stay here until the rescue team arrives.

Pod 042: Target location data obtained. Marking on map.

YoRHa Soldier: Nnngh...

[The location appears to be pointed to the sinkhole in the City Ruins. 2B makes her way back there. As she enters the sinkhole.]

2B: 9S should have landed around here...

Pod 042: Alert: Faint black box signal detected. The transmission seems to be coming from an underground cave network.

[As 2B enters the underground caverns, there are several android bodies strung up on crude metal crosses.]

2B: Why are there dead androids here?

Pod 042: No black box signals detected.

[If 2B heads towards the alien mothership.]

Pod 042: Alert: You are moving away from the last known position of unit 9S.

[Approaching the elevator that was previously locked.]

2B: Would 9S have made it this far inside?

Pod 042: Alert: Possible enemy ambush ahead.

2B: Don’t care.

[2B rides the elevator down.]