(After the cutscene)

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): It's getting late, let's head back to the tent and get some rest...

(Approach Seed and Trigger)

Seed: Proxy!

Trigger: Proxy~

Seed: It's not time to sleep yet~!

Trigger: I came all this way with squad member Seed to invite you to our special nighttime operation!

A special night op?

Where's the enemy?!

Seed: Follow us and you'll see, Proxy!

(They sneak up behind Orphie)

Trigger: Shh — move quietly and stay low, just like a sniper!

"Special Night Operation"

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 "Special Night Operation"

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Video Summary: She's had a rough past.

Story Description: With Seed and Trigger, (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍) engages in the Special Night Operation: ambush Orphie who's sneaking lemon-flavored potato chips.

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Seed and Trigger quietly creep up behind Orphie
and suddenly launch a surprise attack!

Seed: Soldier Orphie!

Trigger: Soldier Orphie~

Orphie: Wha—aaahhh!

Orphie: ...

Orphie: You two again?! Ugh, and now you have the Proxy as an accomplice too?!

Accomplice?

I'm not a part of this!

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍It's not what it looks like, Orphie.It's not what it looks like, Orphie.Text for Wise / You've got it all wrong, Orphie.You've got it all wrong, Orphie.Text for Belle‍) I had no idea those two were planning to scare you!

Orphie: Uh... Captain Magus is asleep! Don't wake her up... We should let her rest!

Trigger: Is it time for the captain's self-diagnostics?

Seed: Hehe~ Is Orphie more worried about waking the captain or about the captain catching you secretly enjoying some "prohibited items"?

Orphie: Excuse me! First of all, my concern for the captain is absolutely genuine!

Orphie: Second! The Field Manual doesn't list lemon-flavored chips under "prohibited foods during deployment"! I have every right to protest Captain Magus's executive decision to declare all snacks as "prohibited"!

Seed: Oh~ Then why doesn't Orphie protest when the captain's actually awake?

Trigger: I'm sure Orphie has her own reasons.

Seed: Anyway, if Orphie doesn't want us to tell the captain...

Trigger: How about sharing some of those lemon chips with us?

Orphie: Ahh! Seed and Trigger are robbing me again!

Seed: Isn't this just a regular part of our "night ops briefing"?

Trigger: The law doesn't punish the majority, Orphie.

Orphie: Hmph... Then the Proxy should also share the responsibility!

I'll take care of those lemon-flavor chips.

I can take the blame for the snacks.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): A special mission to get rid of lemon-flavor chips? Count me in!

In the sea breeze of Waifei Peninsula, you team up with Obol squad to finish off the lemon-flavored chips.

As night deepens, Seed and Trigger, who ambushed Orphie, return to the squad's camp...
Just as you're about to leave, Orphie calls out to you.

Orphie: Proxy! There's something I need to talk to you about! It's... about the captain.

About Magus?

Go ahead, I'm listening.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Let me guess, it's something that you can only say when Captain Magus is asleep?

Orphie: That's right... Proxy, I want to apologize on behalf of the captain for her bad attitude toward you during the mission...

Orphie: But there's a reason why the captain acted that way.

I trust you, Orphie.

Just like how you trust Magus.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍I trust you, Orphie, just like you trust Captain Magus!I trust you, Orphie, just like you trust Captain Magus!Text for Wise / I trust that you know the Captain, Orphie. Otherwise, why would you trust her such much?I trust that you know the Captain, Orphie. Otherwise, why would you trust her such much?Text for Belle‍)

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Come to think of it, you and Magus make (‍quite thequite theText for Wise / a prettya prettyText for Belle‍) unique team — a soldier paired with an intelligent weapon construct.

Orphie: An intelligent construct...? No, the captain is more than that...

Orphie: ...

Orphie: Can I trust you, Proxy?

You can.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍You can trust me just like how you trust Captain Magus.You can trust me just like how you trust Captain Magus.Text for Wise / Like I said, just like you trust Captain Magus.Like I said, just like you trust Captain Magus.Text for Belle‍)

My Origins

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 "My Origins"

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Video Summary: She's had a rough past.

Story Description: As the night deepens, Orphie tells (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍) about the past stories of her and Magus...

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Orphie: I'm just a gunner... A soldier here to support Captain Magus.

Orphie: "Orphie, you're being too hard on yourself again. You're special. You're one of a kind..."

Orphie: That's how they would comfort me... If Captain Magus and the others were here.

Orphie: But, no... I know that I'm not someone special. From the moment I was born, being a gunner has been my sole purpose and mission.

Orphie: In the disaster eleven years ago, New Eridu lost so much... It lost so many of its soldiers.

Orphie: The Defense Force's last remaining gemstone — Obsidian Division — also suffered heavy losses.

Orphie: At the time, the military had launched various research projects... Enhanced soldiers, cybernetic soldiers, even... cloned soldiers.

Orphie: It sounds brutal, doesn't it? But if it weren't for these cruel projects, Obsidian Division might never have lasted this long.

Orphie: I was also born at that time, cloned from a legendary soldier... And designed to aid that legendary soldier as an assistant.

Orphie: That legendary soldier's military code name was... Magus.

Orphie: The soldier's original body has long been destroyed. All that remains now is a backup of her consciousness, or what you could call her "soul," stored within the weapon.

Orphie: Even in death, she's still wielded as a weapon by the Defense Force. Though Captain Magus always says it's what she wanted, is it really a blessing? Or a curse...?

Orphie: All things considered, I'm quite lucky... selfish even. I stole her body, her name... You could even say I stole her life.

Orphie: But Captain Magus has never cared about that. She'd just say to me...

Orphie: "Orphie, my life was far too boring... You should live your own life."

Orphie: I know the looks in my comrades' eyes often carry sympathy or pity... mockery or even disgust...

Orphie: Still, I can't help but feel that I'm lucky.

Orphie: I met Captain Magus, I met Obol Squad... and even crossed paths with someone as strong and interesting as you, Proxy!

Orphie: I know there's nothing special about the way I was born, but they... but you all keep telling me, "Orphie, you're being too hard on yourself again. You're special. You're one of a kind!"

Orphie: Yet, the cold glass tanks, the tasteless nutrient fluids, those eyes filled with sympathy, pity, mockery, or disgust... they all proved one thing: I'm nothing special. They all told me I'm just a pathetic, tragic person.

Orphie: But you all keep telling me over and over again, "You're one of a kind, Orphie!"

Orphie: I can leave those glass tanks in the past. I just don't want to let your expectations down!

Orphie: Rather than those cold, lifeless glass tanks, I want the warmth of Captain Magus! I'd rather have my noisy Obol squad and you, the cool Proxy!

Orphie: Our pasts, whether it's mine or Captain Magus', are not what define us.

Orphie: Although Captain Magus often jokingly calls you the villain, that's all just talk!

Orphie: "Our pasts are not what define us." Instead, it's up to us to determine our destinations!

Orphie: As a Proxy, you'll lead us to the right place.

Orphie: I believe in you, Proxy!