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1 xs01040150_MSG0001 Allow me to formally introduce myself:[ST:n ]My name is Kentaro Nagi.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
2 xs01040150_MSG0002 You may remember me as captain of the White Whale,[ST:n ]but now I serve as Secretary of Defense here for New LA. [ST:wait ][ST:n ]
3 xs01040150_MSG0003 The provisional government has charged me[ST:n ]with keeping the peace,[ST:page p1=90 ]so all military and police matters fall under my jurisdiction.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
4 xs01040150_MSG0004 He's also my superior officer.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
5 xs01040150_MSG0005 And he'd be an excellent person to talk to[ST:n ]when you're ready to start looking for work.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
6 xs01040150_MSG0006 xs01040150_MSG0006
7 xs01040150_MSG0006_m What about a job right here with BLADE?[ST:n ]He seems capable.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
8 xs01040150_MSG0006_f What about a job right here with BLADE?[ST:n ]She seems capable.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
9 xs01040150_MSG0007 xs01040150_MSG0007
10 xs01040150_MSG0007_m Let's give it a little more time—at least until he[ST:n ]knows enough to be able to make an informed decision.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
11 xs01040150_MSG0007_f Let's give it a little more time—at least until she[ST:n ]knows enough to be able to make an informed decision.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
12 xs01040150_MSG0008 xs01040150_MSG0008
13 xs01040150_MSG0008_m He seems to be suffering from some form of memory loss.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
14 xs01040150_MSG0008_f She seems to be suffering from some form of memory loss.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
15 xs01040150_MSG0009 Memory loss...? From the stasis?[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
16 xs01040150_MSG0010 xs01040150_MSG0010
17 xs01040150_MSG0010_m He could barely remember his name—and nothing at all[ST:n ]about what happened to Earth or the White Whale.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
18 xs01040150_MSG0010_f She could barely remember her name—and nothing at all[ST:n ]about what happened to Earth or the White Whale.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
19 xs01040150_MSG0011 I see...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
20 xs01040150_MSG0012 Though, come to think of it, the entire lot of us[ST:n ]have only been on this planet for what, two months?[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
21 xs01040150_MSG0013 It shouldn't take very long to get caught up.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
22 xs01040150_MSG0014 My thoughts exactly.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
23 xs01040150_MSG0015 Well then...where should we begin?[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
24 xs01040150_JNK0010 Inquire
25 xs01040150_SEL0011 Ask how we ended up on Mira.
26 xs01040150_JNK0020 Clarify
27 xs01040150_SEL0021 Ask for more information about BLADE.
28 xs01040150_JNK0030 Question
29 xs01040150_SEL0031 Ask about registration.
30 xs01040150_MSG0016 It started at the end, two years ago.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
31 xs01040150_MSG0017 The end of Earth—the casualty of a battle[ST:n ]between two hyper-advanced alien civilizations.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
32 xs01040150_MSG0018 Their technology and weapons were...beyond our[ST:n ]comprehension. We were like infants... Naked, powerless.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
33 xs01040150_MSG0019 The Earth was reduced to ash—and blown away.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
34 xs01040150_MSG0020 I still wonder if I hadn't been there...if maybe[ST:n ]all of this could have somehow been avoided...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
35 xs01040150_MSG0021 No one can know that, Elma.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
36 xs01040150_MSG0022 What we DO know is, without you, there'd have been[ST:n ]no Project Exodus, and no escape, for any of us.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
37 xs01040150_MSG0023 Did it go perfectly? No.[ST:n ]But we are here, and we are alive. We survived.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
38 xs01040150_MSG0024
39 xs01040150_MSG0025 So yes, Project Exodus.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
40 xs01040150_MSG0026 Once we learned the Earth might be threatened,[ST:n ]we needed a plan to preserve all her various lifeforms.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
41 xs01040150_MSG0027 That plan was the Earthlife Colonization Project.[ST:n ]Otherwise known as Project Exodus.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
42 xs01040150_MSG0028 Those of us who escaped on the White Whale[ST:n ]spent over two years wandering in space.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
43 xs01040150_MSG0028_2 Two hard years.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
44 xs01040150_MSG0029 But we clung to our mission:[ST:n ]find a habitable planet, and settle there.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
45 xs01040150_MSG0030 We had no idea how long it would take...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
46 xs01040150_MSG0031 Or...that the decision would eventually be made for us.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
47 xs01040150_MSG0032 The xenoforms found us again, and...[ST:n ]well, it wasn't a happy reunion.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
48 xs01040150_MSG0033 Earth wasn't enough.[ST:n ]They wanted humanity destroyed.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
49 xs01040150_MSG0034 For better and for worse, we were close to[ST:n ]planet Mira when we lost control of the White Whale.[ST:page p1=180 ]Inertia and gravity took it from there.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
50 xs01040150_MSG0035 The ship had taken way too much damage[ST:n ]to survive entering the atmosphere intact.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
51 xs01040150_MSG0036 We had no choice: we channeled all the power[ST:n ]we had left to soft-land the Habitat.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
52 xs01040150_MSG0037 Once the dust cleared, we set to work[ST:n ]transforming it into its current state...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
53 xs01040150_MSG0038 Searching for survivors, establishing BLADE,[ST:n ]installing the provisional government...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
54 xs01040150_MSG0039 Basically making it a sustainable city.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
55 xs01040150_MSG0040 BLADE is an acronym.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
56 xs01040150_MSG0041 \"Builders of a Legacy After the Destruction of Earth.\"[ST:n ]Quite fitting, I think.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
57 xs01040150_MSG0042 It's a relatively new organization.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
58 xs01040150_MSG0043 Up there in space, we had plenty of provisions,[ST:page p1=90 ]and a crew trained to handle the limited amount[ST:n ]of situations we might encounter in our travels...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
59 xs01040150_MSG0044 But, of course, all that changed after we lost[ST:n ]most of our ship and came crashing down here on Mira.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
60 xs01040150_MSG0045 We needed food. Water.[ST:n ]Search and rescue teams. Surveyors. Police...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
61 xs01040150_MSG0046 The list goes on and on. It was too much for the provisional[ST:n ]government to manage on its own. So BLADE was born.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
62 xs01040150_MSG0047 The idea was to have one central organization[ST:n ]with different disciplines to fill these various roles.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
63 xs01040150_MSG0048 Its core was pulled from the Coalition military,[ST:n ]so it's mostly former soldiers.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
64 xs01040150_MSG0049 But...fighting isn't our most important duty.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
65 xs01040150_MSG0050 Right now, we have a single, top priority[ST:n ]that supersedes all others:[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
66 xs01040150_MSG0051 The search for—and recovery of—the Lifehold.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
67 xs01040150_MSG0052 Take a look at this.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
68 xs01040150_MSG0053 The White Whale was designed to carry an exceedingly[ST:n ]large number of passengers, all of them held in stasis...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
69 xs01040150_MSG0054 All housed in a structure called the Lifehold.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
70 xs01040150_MSG0055 This is a complete schematic of that facility.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
71 xs01040150_MSG0056 Only essential personnel were conscious and active for the[ST:n ]journey from Earth. The flight crew, maintenance engineers...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
72 xs01040150_MSG0057 And of course, some military,[ST:n ]so we could defend ourselves if necessary.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
73 xs01040150_MSG0058 But the vast majority were in the Lifehold—[ST:n ]ARE in the Lifehold.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
74 xs01040150_MSG0059 With any luck, they're all still there, in stasis,[ST:n ]waiting to be rescued.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
75 xs01040150_MSG0060 But, there's a problem...[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
76 xs01040150_MSG0061 We know now the Lifehold broke apart along with[ST:n ]the rest of the ship when we came down on Mira.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
77 xs01040150_MSG0062 What we don't know is exactly where all the pieces landed.[ST:n ]Not very comforting, I know.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
78 xs01040150_MSG0063 BLADE's top priority now is locating the missing units.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
79 xs01040150_MSG0066 Ah, yes—all citizens of NLA are required[ST:n ]to register their name, age, and occupation.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
80 xs01040150_MSG0067 We also ask you report any personal assets, and take[ST:n ]a short survey regarding your current state of health.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
81 xs01040150_MSG0068 All purely as a precaution—I'm sure you understand.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
82 xs01040150_MSG0069 As the caretakers of humanity's survival,[ST:n ]we all have certain responsibilities.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
83 xs01040150_MSG0070 And hey—it's not all bad.[ST:n ]Registering gets you access to all kinds of public services.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
84 xs01040150_MSG0071 In any case, I'm sure this is all a lot to digest.[ST:n ]You'll be wanting some time.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
85 xs01040150_MSG0072 Ms. Koo—[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
86 xs01040150_MSG0073 Even I'M tired of hearing myself speak.[ST:n ]Why don't you take our guest out for some air?[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
87 xs01040150_MSG0074 Perhaps a tour of the administrative district.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]
88 xs01040150_MSG0076 Yes, sir![ST:wait ][ST:n ]
89 xs01040150_MSG0076_02 C'mon. We'll keep this briefing brief.[ST:wait ][ST:n ]