Main Scenario/The Brutal Truth

Northern St. Iris Episode
32-1	Traces of Light
32-2	Unsearchable Objects
32-3	The Army of Machine Soldiers
32-4	Second Defeat
32-5	Distance To Target
32-6	Wreckage
32-7	The Brutal Truth
32-8	For the Sake of Peace
32-9	Hero of the North
32-10	Man-Made

The sun was setting and a cold night fell on the northern village of St. Iris.
It was frighteningly quiet inside the factory. There was no sign of anything, as if it were a trap.
But just now, Pittsburgh heard someone's voice. We can never let our guard down.
Vivienne	"I can't believe we searched so hard and couldn't find it."
Putra	"I'm curious about the fact that no one heard it except Pittsburgh... Fayette and Yoshino didn't hear it either, so how could Pittsburgh have heard it?"
Vivienne	"......"
Putra	"Vivienne?"
Vivienne	"If it was a survivor's voice, we would have heard it. At that time I was preparing not only for traps and ambushes, but also for a surprise attack from behind. It was right after we talked about being careful about 'sounds', and Fayette and I were listening right there at the very least."
Putra	"I see. Vivienne and I were on watch at the time."
Putra	"But if it's not the voice of a survivor, then...".
Vivienne	"From my experience so far, it's a Mist Monster or something similar."
Putra	"Or the voice of someone who is no longer of this world...?"
Vivienne	"Let's not... It's not good to think too negatively. You never know when Phantom Mist will be able to trick your mind."
Putra	"Yes, that's true. So long as we are searching, we have to believe in possibilities."
Queensway	"Miss Putra, Miss Vivienne, could you come over here for a minute? I need you to help me move some of the debris out of the way."
Vivienne	"Oui, I'm coming."
Vivienne	"Putra, don't tell Queensway what we have just said."
Putra	"Eh, why not?"
Vivienne	"Because we don't have to talk about it. At least not yet, okay."
Vivienne	"We are looking for survivors. Let's focus on this for now."
Putra	"Yeah, you're right. It's true."
Yakutsk	"Yoshino, I've started a fire."
Yoshino	"......"
Yakutsk	"Yoshino?"
Yoshino	"......"
Yakutsk	"Yoshino. Can't you hear me?"
Yoshino	"No, can hear you."
Yakutsk	"Then don't ignore me! I thought ya were sleeping with your eyes open!"
Yoshino	"Sorry, sorry. Was just thinking about something."
Yakutsk	"Thinking? That's unusual. Yoshino's thinking about something."
Yoshino	"That's pretty rude. Yoshino is always thinking about things."
Yakutsk	"If you're not sleeping, that's fine, but don't just stand there with a knife in your hand. It's not funny if you got injured while preparing for a night camp."
Yoshino	"Yeah, you're right. It's not safe to zone out with a wife in your hand, dangerous."
Yakutsk	"......"
Yakutsk	"Are you worried about Queensway?"
Yoshino	"Eh?"
Yakutsk	"You wanted to join the search for survivors. So why don't you leave this to me and go and help Queensway and the others?"
Yoshino	"Yes, does worry about Queensway. But doesn't want to help with the search."
Yakutsk	"Huh? I don't understand what you mean."
Yoshino	"Let's leave that to Queensway, Yoshino's job is to prepare the food. Cooking is also a great job."
Yakutsk	"You're not moving your hands enough for that. If you have something on your mind, speak up."
Yoshino	"What's on Yoshino's mind..."
Yakutsk	"Yes. It's what I was thinking about when you were just spacing out. Is there something you want to eat? If so, I can change the menu. If that would motivate you..."
Yoshino	"That iron doll."
Yakutsk	"...Huh?"
Yoshino	"Yoshino has been thinking about that iron doll for a long time. Not thinking about what to eat or anything like that, so don't worry."
Yakutsk	"I, I see..."
Yoshino	"Yakky-tan, what do you think that doll was made for?"
Yakutsk	"I don't know that yet. I think you're right, though, that they're completely different from the Machine Soldiers that attacked us."
Yoshino	"To Yoshino, it looked like they were protecting this factory."
Yakutsk	"Protecting, that iron doll? Isn't it just leaning against a machine and rust away by chance?"
Yoshino	"Maybe it is. But to Yoshino, it looked that way."
Fayette	"The machines are protecting the factory equipment?"
Pittsburgh	"As expected from someone who grew up inside a factory. That's an interesting thing to say."
Yakutsk	"Fayette, Pittsburgh, you two are early. Secured the perimeters?"
Fayette	"Yeah. We've set traps where the guards can't see us. We've checked the escape routes and now it's just a matter of getting the sentinels out in order and we'll be able to catch our breath. No new Phantom Mist has been detected so far."
Fayette	"By the way Yoshino, you said something funny earlier."
Yoshino	"Don't remember saying anything that funny, that's Putra's job."
Fayette	"By funny I meant interesting. You say that robot-looking thing looks like it's guarding the factory?"
Yoshino	"Yes. That's what it looks like."
Fayette	"Do you have any evidence for this?"
Yoshino	"Didn't consult Shashou because there's none yet. Just had a feeling that the dolls had the same smell as this factory."
Pittsburgh	"Surprising. Can Nishikese beastkin smell the different types of oil?"
Fayette	"Pittsburgh, don't be ridiculous, listen to what Yoshino said."
Pittsburgh	"I'm sorry, Yoshino, that was just a lame joke of mine. Don't listen to it."
Yoshino	"No, it's fine. Sometimes can actually sniff out the type of oil."
Pittsburgh	"Geez, you're actually serious?"
Fayette	"But not this time, it wasn't the type of machine oil that Yoshino sniffed out. Ain't that true?"
Yoshino	"Yeah, can't really explain it, but can feel like that child grew up in this factory."
Yakutsk	"You mean the humanoid machines that were made in this factory?"
Yoshino	"Thought about that too. But don't think the equipment in this factory would be able to make something that complicated."
Fayette	"So that robot was in the factory from the very beginning?"
Yoshino	"Yes. That's the closest answer possible, but Yoshino can't help wondering about the position they're in. Sorry for not being able to explain it better, Fayette."
Fayette	"No, you said it well. I should respect that kind of uneasiness on the battlefield."
Fayette	"Pittsburgh, one more job. Go and locate any rusty mechanical dolls in the factory. I want you to take a careful look at their damaged condition and their stance."
Pittsburgh	"Roger that. I'll take care of it."
Yoshino	"Thank you Fayette, As for Pittsburgh, will have to thank her later."
Fayette	"What are you talking about? The scent Yoshino sensed could be an important clue in solving the case."
Yakutsk	"A clue to solving the case...?"
Fayette	"If the mechanical dolls were an enemy force and they were guarding the factory, don't you think it's strange that they were just lying there?"
Yakutsk	"Come to think of it, the mechanical doll that Queensway and his team are trying to move now is also in a secluded place, far from the entrance. If they were guarding the place seriously, they should be in a place where they would be a bit more vigilant about the entrance and the windows."
Fayette	"What if they were all rusting away by the machinery and equipment of the factory, as Yoshino said?"
Fayette	"This factory was a major industry, a lifeline for the village. The village could not sustain itself without it. It would have been that important."
Fayette	"After all, it's a village that doesn't even appear on maps. It would not be able to receive support from the Order. This factory is everything in the village. The villagers lived for this factory."
Yoshino	"......"
Fayette	"Yakutsk, what would you think if I said, 'Those mechanical dolls worked here'?"
Yakutsk	"That's not true, given the make and performance of the mechanical dolls. They would be made to stand up against mere pests, at best."
Fayette	"Yes, if St. Iris had such technology, it would have been used in more important facilities. It would be powered by mist stones, just like those Machine Soldiers."
Yoshino	"Those machines are not powered by a power source."
Fayette	"But they may have thought of 'protecting the factory'."
Yakutsk	"Fayette, Yoshino, what the Hell are ya two trying to say...?"
Conductor	--That mechanical doll's true identity, was a human being from this factory.
Conductor	That's what you two are trying to say, correct? Fayette and Yoshino.
Fayette	"Excellent deduction there, Conductor. Perhaps we were even thinking the same thing?"
Yakutsk	"Are you saying that all the mechanical dolls here were human?"
Fayette	"It's just a possibility. But it's not impossible. Something happened because of that light that fired from the Steel Tree."
Fayette	"It wiped out the villagers from the settlement and sent the most extraordinarily strong Machine Soldiers into this village, that even the Out-Siders had never seen before."
Fayette	"And they turned all the people in this factory... into machines."
Yakutsk	"I don't want to believe it, but it makes sense."
Yoshino	"We can't blame everything unfortunate on the Mist. Not everything is the fault of the Mist."
Yakutsk	"Wait. If what you just said is true, the voice Pittsburgh heard is..."
Queensway	"Miss Putra, Miss Vivienne, we're almost ready to move the mechanical doll! Please hold on!"
Queensway	"There are definitely survivors! Let's not be discouraged!"
Fayette	"If it was the voice of that mechanical doll, can we take it as that of a 'survivor'?"
Yoshino	"Should be fine as long as it's working well. But we don't have any dolls like that."
Pittsburgh	"I've seen it, Fayette, and you're right, all the rusty mechanical dolls were lying by the factory equipment."
Fayette	"I see. Thanks for your help Pittsburgh, you can take the rest of the day off now."
Pittsburgh	"Where are you going?"
Fayette	"...I'm interested on some sightseeing."
Pittsburgh's report caused Fayette to leave her seat with a stern look on her face.

Northern St. Iris Episode
32-1	Traces of Light
32-2	Unsearchable Objects
32-3	The Army of Machine Soldiers
32-4	Second Defeat
32-5	Distance To Target
32-6	Wreckage
32-7	The Brutal Truth
32-8	For the Sake of Peace
32-9	Hero of the North
32-10	Man-Made