Liu Association Section 2 — Episode 1 (Stage: 50001)Location: Liu Association - Southern BranchLowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)The most recent case of the Distortion, ‘The Crying Children’… It’s not quite comparable to ‘The Pianist’, but the damage it’s caused is still rather severe.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_1"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Since The Crying Children appeared in V Corp’s Nest, not the Backstreets, multiple Associations are troubled.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_1"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Director, could you remind us about how many casualties it has caused?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_1"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)It amounts to 80,000 as of now.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_2-01"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)That’s still better than the Pianist, which took 300,000 lives in one fell swoop.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_2"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Not quite. This is in fact more severe than the Pianist.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_1"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)While the Pianist only annihilated the residential area of the Backstreets of District 9, the Crying Children struck the Nest, which makes this case especially critical.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_2"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)Yeah, the Nest is supposed to be the safest place of all.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_3-01"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)Oh, hey there, Xiao… When did you come here?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_4"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Section 1 is on high alert, you see. I’m here to ask what Section 2 thinks of this matter.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_3"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)C’mon, be honest, Director Xiao.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_2"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)Cecil!Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_5"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Hmhmm…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_4"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)…Anyway, the president of our association must be looking daggers at our backs.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_6"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)Mei, give a briefing on the information we’ve gathered about the Crying Children so far.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_7"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Yessir. Philip, the man who is suspected to be the origin of the Crying Children, was a Fixer working at Dawn Office.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_3"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Dawn Office was a Grade 4 Office located in Nest V.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_4"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)It was an associate Office affiliated with the Liu, and showed decent performance with a fair lineup.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_5"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)That reminds me, isn’t that where Salvador was?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_5"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)That is correct.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_6"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)He used to be a hotshot in his prime, though he’s only a washed up old man now.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_3"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)…Going back to the briefing, the Dawn Office has closed business after all of its Fixers died in the Library.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_7"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Except for one: Philip.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_8"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Philip was a Grade 5 Fixer. Being the only survivor, Philip paid a visit to Wedge Office, a partner of Dawn Office…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_9"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)Then the Wedge Office fell victim to the Library.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_8"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)There’s too little we can deduce from the story so far… Isn’t it too speculative to assume that Philip is the Crying Children?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_6"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Actually, there’s some evidence to back this up…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_10"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)A Fixer allegedly witnessed a marble statue crying near the Library.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_11"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)According to them, the sound of wailing could be heard from afar, so I suspect it spent quite some time crying loudly.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_12"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Then the statue’s shape began shifting…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_13"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)…Don’t tell me, it turned into Philip?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_7"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)…Apparently, yes. Although the transformation was imperfect, the eyewitness account had striking similarities to Philip’s appearance as listed in official documents.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_14"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)However, the entity’s skin, clothes, and everything… It was all composed of wax, according to what they saw.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_4"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)…That thing wasn’t human.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_9"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Afterwards, “Philip” returned to where the Dawn Office was, and another wail could be heard from that location for quite a while.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_5"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Not long after that, it started destroying everything around it, except for the Dawn Office.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_6-01"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)I couldn’t see a single feature that resembles Philip from the reports describing its appearance there, though.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_10"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Some cases of the Distortion can change their forms, so perhaps this was one such case.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_7"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)…This is a tricky one. What do you think, Xiao?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_11"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Even though it’s not crystal clear… It is plausible.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_8"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)I can’t help but suspect the Library. We know nothing about the reason it distorted the way it did…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_9"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)I guess, yeah.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_12-02"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)V Corp. has hired Liu Association as a whole regarding this matter.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_10"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)They requested us to acquire any and everything that appears to be related to the Distortion, or dispose of it if the situation does not allow it.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_11"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Many of our workforce will be allocated for tasks regarding the Library for a while.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_12"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)The president and branch leaders must’ve lapped up this request since a Wing made it.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_13-01"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Every street in the City’s gonna be in a violent mess for some time.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_8-02"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Where is Section 2 going to begin?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_13"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)We’re starting out by investigating the Library first, naturally. Of course, that won’t be the only thing we’ll be working on with our manpower.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_14"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)What about Section 1?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_15"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)Section 1 will start with eliminating the Crying Children as the president directed.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_14"Xiao(Liu S. Section 1 Director)It’s the most urgent matter that needs to be taken care of right now.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Xiao_15"Lowell(Liu S. Section 2 Director)You’re taking tough work right from the get-go. I’m sure you won’t have trouble handling it, Xiao. But still, be careful.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Lowell_15-02"Mei(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)You’re such a lovebird, Director Lowell! There’s quite a few associate Offices to help them out, so it should be fine.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Mei_16"Cecil(Liu S. Section 2 Fixer)Besides, we’re talking about the Maiden of Iron herself. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Cecil_9-01"Location: Inside the LibraryRoland(Servant)Is he still keeping the memories he had as a human even after turning into that?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Roland_1"Angela(Library Director)There were several Abnormalities that would talk about their own pasts, too. It’s not entirely impossible for it to happen.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Angela_1"Roland(Servant)Yeah, fair. The others I’ve seen in here could talk to an extent.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Roland_2"Roland(Servant)Hmm… Rewatching this scene doesn’t feel any better.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Roland_3"Roland(Servant)I didn’t expect him to break down so badly. Thought he did an okay job overcoming his flaws.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Roland_4"Angela(Library Director)Maybe he could’ve succeeded.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Angela_2"Angela(Library Director)However, no matter how capable you may be, you will still fall if you don’t hold on to your way with an upright mindset.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Angela_3"Angela(Library Director)He should’ve been especially extra cautious not to succumb to the unstable side he always had.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Angela_4"Roland(Servant)…That’s how it is, huh.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec2_ep1_Roland_5-01"
