Blaze-4, Amiya-1, come in. I'm in the slums. 4th Street, building number 10. There's a child survivor, Infected.
Child
Waaahhh...
GreyThroat
...Hello.
Child
Wh- who are you?
Child
Are you a Lungmenite?
GreyThroat
I will not hurt you. I don't speak Ursine well. I am not an enemy.
Child
What did you say?
GreyThroat
Come with me. It is dangerous here.
Child
I can't... Uncle said to stay here.
GreyThroat
But I will take you to find your dad.
Child
You can do that?
GreyThroat
I can do that.
GreyThroat
You, hiding behind me, come out.
Reunion Member
You're...
Reunion Member
You're not with them.
Reunion Member
You're... from Rhodes Island?
GreyThroat
Child, stay back. Don't come closer.
GreyThroat
Drop your weapon and come out with your hands up.
Reunion Member
What?
Reunion Member
You're not here to save us?
Reunion Member
Don't you Rhodes Islanders know what's hidden here?
Reunion Member
We worked hard to set up this ambush... If we can't lure them in, if we can't take them out, they'll kill all of us!
GreyThroat
You're using children as bait. You deserve to be killed.
Reunion Member
You think this will end when we're dead?
Reunion Member
Even if they kill us, they won't let the children go. They won't let anyone go!
Reunion Member
If that's all it took, we'd gladly die to save the kids!
Reunion Member
We didn't even attack you!
GreyThroat
Who's killing children...? The people in the black raincoats?
Reunion Member
You've seen them, you understand! They're slaughtering everyone!
GreyThroat
That's no excuse. After I take you in, I will apply to have you protected.
Reunion Member
And we're supposed to just trust you? That crossbow of yours is a killing tool, what are you protecting?
GreyThroat
For now, I'm protecting your lives.
Reunion Member
Save it. We'll deal with you, then reset our trap!
Reunion Member
We've already got the order to form up and retreat. If we die here, it would dishonor those comrades who died to save their children!
GreyThroat
...Child, take cover!
GreyThroat
Hm...
GreyThroat
I'm still alive?
???
You think you'd be better off dead?
GreyThroat
Operator Blaze?
Blaze
It's not like you dying would solve anything. Better keep on ticking.
GreyThroat
What about... the Reunion men? And the children?
Blaze
......
Blaze
Operator GreyThroat, I got you all wrong. And I'm sorry.
GreyThroat
The children!
Blaze
I took care of the Reunion guys! I hid the kids! Just listen to me already!
GreyThroat
No need... as long as the children are safe.
Blaze
Can you not be obnoxious for like five minutes?
GreyThroat
What did you get wrong about me?
Blaze
I watched you stand up to fight for Infected kids. It was hella leng noi.
GreyThroat
Your Lungmen dialect sucks.
Blaze
Hey, that's off the top of my head! But really, I thought you were just some heartless uninfected girl, joining Rhodes Island to spy on us or whatever. I got you all wrong.
GreyThroat
If I were a spy, this is how I'd get you to trust me. As long as you weren't stupid enough to let me bleed out...
GreyThroat
You bandaged me?
Blaze
I'm still an elite operator. It's my job.
Blaze
Anyway, you're right.
Blaze
But even if you were a spy, you still did the right thing. So I'll save this spy's life and then pack her off to Legal.
GreyThroat
I could just run.
Blaze
Let's not be stupid here. How are you gonna outrun me?
Blaze
Trust doesn't mean letting your guard down. Trust means knowing what you'll do and what you won't.
Blaze
If you do the right thing, I'll back you up. If you do the wrong thing, I'll correct it, or stop it, if I have to. That's trust.
Blaze
Thanks, GreyThroat. You trusted me, and you corrected my wrong thoughts with your right actions.
Blaze
And I'm sorry.
GreyThroat
......
Blaze
But you really need to work on your people skills. They didn't want to be difficult, that was a show for survival.
Blaze
If you screw up, you still need to go to Legal.
GreyThroat
Whatever.
Well done!......Seems they're getting along better?
Amiya
I think so... at least Blaze is trying. Leave it to her to drop her prejudices so quickly.
Amiya
Rhodes Island's elite operators have more than just their incredible combat skills. Blaze is also gifted with a gregarious personality and savoir faire. As well as her own opinions.
Amiya
If you want to lead her, if you want her support, you'll have to gain her trust. And first, you have to learn how.
Amiya
I've fought alongside Blaze for a long time. And I think... I think you can too, Doctor.
I'm doing okay.
Amiya
But okay... isn't good enough, is it?
Amiya
She puts up a carefree front, but Blaze has a complicated personality.
Amiya
Give it time, keep your eyes open, and I know you can do it, Dr. {@nickname}.
Amiya
But you need to put in more work!
......
Amiya
Learning to trust each other isn't easy, but it needs to be done.
Amiya
We need your power, Doctor, and you need to win over the operators to turn those tactics of yours into reality.
Amiya
That's a lengthy process, but it's one you need to experience.
She has to cooperate.
Amiya
Blaze is an elite operator who excels in assault operations. She doesn't have much to offer in the way of strategic thinking.
Amiya
She really needs your support. Or you could think of it like she'll turn your strategies into reality on the battlefield. She's a professional.
Amiya
I'd say she's already cooperating.
Amiya
Like, look where we are now...
Amiya
Our operators follow our orders out of a sense of duty, not trust.
Amiya
Real trust is built on understanding. The kind Blaze is working on with GreyThroat.
Amiya
Oh...
Amiya
Looks like we've got company. More Reunion.
Amiya
Let's give Blaze a little more room to apologize. She still needs to stick her foot in her mouth a few more times.
Then let's buy them some time!......She's the foot-in-mouth type, huh?
Amiya
Yep.
Amiya
She's a good conversationalist, but not so great at expressing her feelings.
Amiya
What's really going on here is her confronting her deep-seated prejudices more than just an apology to GreyThroat.
Amiya
Normal folks' prejudices against the Infected aren't a one way street... we have our own issues with the uninfected.
Amiya
The enemy within is just as much an enemy as the enemy without.
We'll defeat them both.
Amiya
...We will.
Amiya
Listen up.
Amiya
Those Reunion guys were scared out of their wits.
Amiya
Neither we nor the L. G. D. can put that kind of fear into someone. They were ready to go against everything they stood for.
Amiya
They met something else... But what was it out there that could do that to them?
