(Fiona) |
Sister! |
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In a schedule of test subjects for a Sublimation experiment at Neucom, your name is.... |
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(Cynthia) |
Oh, that? |
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I volunteered. What do you think I’ve been at Neucom for all this time? |
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(Fiona) |
—you’re the same as always, sis. |
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If you wanna dream, keep it to when you’re sleeping, will ya! |
(Cynthia) |
A dream? You would treat it as a mere dream!? |
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What are you trying to make of me? |
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—I won’t let anyone interfere. |
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Not even an only sister, for instance. |
(Fiona) |
Sister, wouldn’t you be trying to throw away even so much as your body and mind? |
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Sublimation, which hasn’t succeeded in an experiment yet... it’s reckless! |
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What in blazes would you want to know? |
(Cynthia) |
—the next world that everyone should advance. |
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Yes, I want to know the universe that no-one has yet experienced, that is composed of entirely new and unknown perceptions and senses. |
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The flesh which living things must have limits us to an existence that suppresses the unknown possibilities of the mind and spirit, you know. |
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(Fiona) |
However true that may be, what you hope for, sister, |
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transcends the human power allotted by nature. |
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And that... is a dangerous power. |
(Cynthia) |
Yes, exactly that! What I want is |
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the power to wrench open the door to a new world that chosen ones can attain! |
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(Fiona) |
—humans... will never become gods! |
Fii |
I up and got into another argument. |
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Kinda pointless.... |
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It’s just, the stories my sister puts into words like she will change this world through the power of science |
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...I can’t believe ’em, right? |
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But still, if someone said that my being here was because my sister cared, |
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I’d be really pissed. |
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Like, I’ll do what I want myself. |
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But to me, having seen the silhouette of my older sister, who had always been brought up freely.... |
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—hey, you, uh... |
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what are you fighting for? |
Cynthia |
This is a private message. |
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It will end up being deleted once reception is completed. |
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—The fact is, I... |
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I registered for a personality-copying experiment that Neucom would carry out, thinking I would be participating as a test subject, you see, but... |
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...it was halted by the company. |
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Because things like “standpoint-wise problems,” and “think carefully about the human relations parts” were what the higher-ups said, but |
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to me... aren’t those expressions so very General-esque, eh? |
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Even though to transcend things like standpoints and human relations and understand each other, there must be human Sublimation. |
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The meaning of it, |
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that Neucom, might not be there yet, either, |
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that gave me quite the shock, but.... |
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Still, I am not giving up, see. |
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I make my own opportunities! |
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Despite those sorts of plans, I am called. |
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And when the time comes for it, I will take care to tell you, too. |
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If... if you’d like, |
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I’m also thinking that you want to obtain the opportunity together with me. |
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But at that time, our only concern will be about Fii, so... |
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...I think I’ll inform you first. |
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Please forgive my awfully personal request, but |
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I beg it of you. |
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—well then. |
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Oh, right... don’t tell any of this to Fii yet. |
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NEU |
An emergency has arisen. |
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An unidentified airborne aircraft carrier appeared, and |
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a military coup has broken out! |
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Please return immediately. |
Cynthia |
They wouldn’t...!? Well, isn’t this so much sooner than expected! |
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What’s with this timing!? |
Fiona |
What’s wrong? |
Cynthia |
Sorry, Fii. |
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I’m going on the road I trust after all. |
Fiona |
...what does that mean? What!? |
Cynthia |
Sorry... there was no time to explain it, but |
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I am joining the coup. |
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If you want to oppose me, then go back to Neucom! |
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But if you feel like believing me, |
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then I’d like you to come along, just as you are. |
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I will explain the situation later! |
Fiona |
Don’t screw with me, sis! |
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And we must not go along with her! |
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Come back, you... come back! |