E5 - The Night of the Squad

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[00:29] break
    Damn.
[00:31] break
    I wish they'd quit pounding down on us already.
[00:34] break
    How's a man supposed to enjoy a meal?
[00:36] lily
    We're hardly in any position to complain,
[00:39] lily
    compared to the ones on the front lines...
[00:45] huey
    We're at a serious positional
    disadvantage here.
[00:48] pierce
    There's more to it than that.
[00:50] pierce
    Their firing range is incredible, too.
[00:53] stel
    Is it the new chrars, do you think?
[00:56] gail
    Likely.
[00:57] gail
    They're probably mounted on
    all the Order's theurgears.
[01:09] lily
    Is that the power of the new chrars?
[01:12] break
    You think they're installing one
    every new model they make?
[01:16] huey
    Just goes to show how desperate they are.
[01:19] huey
    This is a critical point for them, after all.
[01:22] gail
    It is for us, too.
[01:24] gail
    If we break through here,
    we'll be able to rush their capital.
[01:30] gail
    All right, get in position.
[01:32] gail
    Our turn's up.
[01:38] gail
    Roger that.
[01:39] gail
    I take it back.
[01:41] gail
    We'll be waiting a little longer.
[01:42] gail
    They've changed the plan, I'd wager.
[01:44] lily
    The plan?
[01:46] gail
    The stalemate's gone on too long.
[01:48] gail
    Someone's out of patience.
[01:52] gail
    Chief of Staff Fleet has arrived.
SIGN    The Price of Smiles
SIGN    The Price of Smiles
SIGN    The Night of the Squad
[03:29] eine
    In order to break out of
    our current deadlock,
[03:32] eine
    we'll run a flying column operation.
[03:35] eine
    We're sure that the enemy's encamped in
    a city on this tongue-shaped plateau,
[03:40] eine
    but from our position below,
    we can't confirm their precise location.
[03:45] eine
    However...
[03:47] eine
    A recon unit made it behind their camp
    through the forest to their south.
[03:52] eine
    They took this photograph.
[03:55] eine
    The bridge here hasn't been collapsed.
[03:58] eine
    The flying column will cross that bridge
    to strike their camp from the rear.
[04:01] eine
    It will consist of...
[04:04] com
    Hirsch Squad.
[04:06] lead
    Sir!
[04:07] com
    Schaff Squad.
[04:08] lead
    Sir!
[04:09] com
    And Buerger Squad.
[04:11] gail
    Sir!
[04:16] guy
    Huey!
[04:17] guy
    That you, Huey?
[04:19] guy
    Stella! And Lily!
[04:21] lil
    Hey! Long time no see!
[04:23] break
    Friends of yours?
[04:24] huey
    We were stationed together in
    our early days, that's all.
[04:28] eu
    Hey, don't be like that.
[04:30] eu
    We really looked out for you guys!
[04:32] huey
    Yeah, you taught us a few things,
    that's for sure!
[04:35] guy
    I see you've made yourselves
    a bit useful, at least.
[04:38] guy
    I was worried, at first,
    all you greenhorns together...
[04:43] guy
    I see you haven't changed a bit, though.
[04:45] guy
    You always were smiling like
    nothing could scare you.
[04:50] stel
    Are you here for our next mission?
[04:52] guy
    Yeah, we're in the Hirsch Squad right now.
[04:55] eu
    The fighting's about to get serious, they say.
[04:57] eu
    Even more than now, that is.
[04:58] eu
    Well, see you around. Try not to die.
[05:00] huey
    No worries about that.
[05:02] huey
    If there's one thing I've got,
    it's stupid good luck.
[05:04] eu
    You're still such a brat.
[05:11] break
    They really put you through
    the wringer back then, huh?
[05:13] lily
    They did a lot to show
    us the ropes, actually.
[05:16] lily
    They just like to talk nasty.
[05:17] huey
    Look nasty, too.
[05:20] gail
    Is everyone here?
[05:22] gail
    Get inside. I'll explain the plan.
[05:25] gail
    Under cover of night, we'll circle
    around this way, heading south.
[05:30] gail
    Once we pass the tributary on
    our right, we'll head west.
[05:32] gail
    The bridge will be just ahead.
[05:35] gail
    Our squad will be the vanguard.
[05:38] pierce
    What if we're sighted before
    we reach our target?
[05:41] gail
    That's already been taken into account.
[05:43] gail
    If we're seen, we can still be
    useful by creating a diversion.
[05:47] break
    "Play the good little decoy," eh?
[05:50] stel
    If you don't like the idea, do your
    best to make sure we aren't seen.
[05:53] gail
    What she said, more or less.
[05:56] gail
    From the bridge, we'll pass through the forest
    and confirm the enemy camp's location.
[06:00] gail
    If we succeed, we'll contact
    the main force with a flare.
[06:02] gail
    Once the shelling begins, we'll rush them
    from behind to throw them off balance
[06:05] gail
    while our main force pours into their camp.
[06:09] huey
    You really think it'll be that easy?
[06:12] huey
    They'll have sentries all over that forest.
[06:14] gail
    The concentration of forces on the front line
[06:17] gail
    suggests their rear guard
    will be undermanned.
[06:20] gail
    The plan's a lot of wishful thinking.
[06:24] gail
    We'll kick this off at 0100 hours.
[06:26] gail
    We'll be navigating a forest at night.
    Take care that you don't get separated.
[06:30] huey
    I'm sure we'll be fine.
[06:32] huey
    As long as no one decides
    to run off on his own...
[06:35] gail
    No need to worry about that.
[06:38] gail
    This isn't some cushy operation
    I can trust you to handle without me.
[06:43] gail
    Take those words to heart.
[06:49] huey
    Still can't stand that guy.
[06:51] break
    We still don't know why
    he joined our squad, either.
[06:55] pierce
    I think... it might have been for money.
[06:57] lily
    For money?
[06:59] pierce
    I saw him make a money
    transfer back at camp earlier.
[07:02] pierce
    I was right nearby.
[07:04] huey
    That's not so weird.
    He's probably got family.
[07:08] break
    Or a girlfriend.
[07:10] pierce
    But it was quite a significant amount.
[07:12] pierce
    Even the accountant ended up
    asking who it was for.
[07:16] lily
    What did he say in response?
[07:19] pierce
    He said...
[07:20] pierce
    "I have a battalion's worth of little
    birds waiting for their feed."
[07:26] break
    What the hell does that mean?
[07:27] huey
    It means he's got a lot of stamina,
    if you get what I'm saying.
[07:30] lily
    Yeah, yeah...
[07:30] break
    It must be really something, huh?
[07:33] huey
    What?
[07:33] break
    You know what.
[07:36] huey
    Hey, Lily, hey!
[07:38] huey
    You get what he meant?
[07:55] pierce
    The tributary's in view on the right.
[07:57] gail
    We'll go straight for two more klicks,
[08:00] gail
    then cross the river and start heading west.
[08:13] gail
    Once we're over this hill,
    the bridge should be in sight.
[08:19] pierce
    What is it?
[08:21] gail
    Signal the squads behind us to stop.
[08:24] gail
    You see that?
[08:26] pierce
    A... theurgear?
[08:29] break
    Looks like scrap to me.
[08:31] gail
    It's a makeshift pillbox.
[08:33] gail
    They're hidden inside, keeping watch.
[08:36] huey
    Should we blast 'em?
[08:37] gail
    Make it fast and thorough.
[08:38] gail
    Don't let them report back.
[08:40] gail
    Any other theurgears around?
[08:42] stel
    None.
[08:57] lily
    Right, 12 degrees.
[08:59] lily
    Range, 203.
[09:01] lily
    Angle of elevation, 17... no, 18 degrees.
[09:05] huey
    Okay, I'm on it. Come on back.
[09:29] huey
    Okay, let's head back.
[09:32] lily
    Roger that!
[09:40] huey
    Lily!
[09:56] lily
    Ow!
[10:00] gail
    Is it the leg?
[10:01] stel
    It doesn't appear to be broken, but...
[10:04] huey
    Well, count yourself lucky.
[10:06] huey
    It would've been worse if my
    theurgear hadn't soaked the blast.
[10:08] lily
    You call this lucky?!
[10:10] lily
    If you hadn't sprung their trap,
    this wouldn't haveー
[10:13] lily
    Ow, ow, ow!
[10:15] break
    Well, it's clear you're a
    lucky bastard, at least.
[10:18] break
    You'd have eaten a direct hit
    if you hadn't slipped first.
[10:20] ---
    That again?
[10:22] break
    But this looks pretty bad, doesn't it?
[10:25] lily
    I'm fine.
[10:27] lily
    I've trained for...
[10:29] stel
    Were either of the other
    squads assigned a medic?
[10:31] gail
    Neither of them.
[10:33] gail
    We're supposed to focus on moving forward.
[10:36] break
    There should be a support truck, at least.
[10:39] break
    They could pick her up...
[10:40] lily
    Wait!
[10:41] lily
    I can still fight.
[10:44] gail
    Don't push it.
[10:45] lily
    Really! I'll be fine!
[10:47] lily
    Right, Stella?
[10:49] stel
    The truck will be here soon.
[10:58] lily
    Stella?
[11:00] break
    Guess she doesn't want you holding us back.
[11:02] lily
    That's mean!
[11:04] lily
    I can still fight, really!
[11:06] huey
    Sounds fine to me.
[11:08] huey
    If she says she can do it...
[11:12] huey
    And we can always replace you if you die.
[11:14] lily
    Hey!
[11:15] lily
    You're such a jerk! Ow...
[11:15] huey
    Hey, now!
[11:18] gail
    All right.
[11:20] gail
    Go on, we'll catch up.
[11:33] lily
    Um... thank you.
[11:38] lily
    I'm sorry for the trouble.
[11:44] lily
    So... you know medical stuff, huh?
[11:47] gail
    I've looked after my share
    of injury-prone types.
[11:51] lily
    I guess you would.
    On battlefields and such...
[11:55] gail
    More or less.
[11:57] lily
    Um... why did you join our squad?
[12:01] gail
    How long has it been?
[12:03] gail
    Since you joined this squad.
[12:06] lily
    Two years now.
[12:09] lily
    Stella and I are the only ones
    who've been here from the start.
[12:12] lily
    Huey transferred from
    another squad soon after,
[12:16] lily
    but he was just as green as we were.
[12:19] lily
    We received a lot of mockery and ridicule.
[12:24] gail
    Did the others all die in battle?
[12:27] lily
    Yes...
[12:28] lily
    We went through a couple of replacements
[12:30] lily
    before Warrant Officers
    Break and Pierce joined.
[12:34] gail
    I see.
[12:36] lily
    But... I'm really surprised
    I've lasted this long.
[12:40] lily
    I owe it all to Stella.
[12:42] gail
    You seem to place a lot of trust in her.
[12:46] lily
    I do.
[12:48] lily
    She's saved me time and time again.
[12:51] lily
    Remember when that borderland
    unit started a coup d'etat?
[12:57] lily
    Putting them down was harder
    than anyone expected.
[13:01] lily
    They'd dug in deep with
    an all-out resistance.
[13:04] lily
    In the end, both sides ran out of ammo,
[13:07] lily
    and we had to fight hand-to-hand...
[13:16] lily
    By that point, I was losing
    my will to fight back...
[13:27] (Flashback) stel
    Lily!
[13:29] lil
    Stella had run out of ammo, too.
[13:31] lil
    She had just one option left...
[13:43] lil
    It really surprised me.
[13:46] lil
    That calm and cool Stella
    charged right into danger...
[13:50] lil
    All to save me.
[13:54] gail
    She's always been that way, then?
[13:57] lily
    What way?
[13:58] gail
    I just can't get a handle on her.
[14:00] gail
    She's always smiling that artificial smile...
[14:06] gail
    Have you ever seen one from her?
    A genuine, heartfelt smile?
[14:14] lily
    Good question...
[14:18] gail
    What is it?
[14:19] stel
    We've made it to the bridge.
[14:22] stel
    We'll wait here for the
    other squads to arrive.
[14:25] gail
    Understood. I'm on my way now.
[14:27] gail
    I'll leave it up to you.
[14:29] gail
    If you don't think you'll
    hold us back, come along.
[14:33] lily
    Yes, sir.
[14:34] lily
    W-Wait...
[14:37] lily
    Well... I feel like I said
    more than I meant to.
[14:42] lily
    You're a good listener, Commander.
[14:45] gail
    I'm used to dealing with kids, that's all.
[14:47] lily
    Kids?
[15:03] gail
    We'll push through the forest as a group,
    rushing our target from behind.
[15:08] lap
    I expect to find at least a
    few sentries in the forest.
[15:13] lap
    If we end up in a firefight,
    the priority is for at least one squad...
[15:17] lap
    at least one machine to reach the target.
[15:20] lap
    That's all.
[15:49] lav
    Petty Officer Fourier!
[15:51] gail
    Spread out!
[15:57] lav
    Our squad will draw fire.
[15:58] lav
    You keep going!
[16:00] gail
    Roger that! Thanks!
[16:01] lav
    I'll head for the Order model!
[16:03] lav
    Aja, Upton, follow me!
[16:04] lav
    Guy, Eugen, stay here!
[16:06] all
    Roger that!
[16:11] pier
    There's more ahead!
[16:13] gail
    We'll handle them! Come on!
[16:15] all
    Roger that!
[16:16] gail
    Keep going, Craighton!
[16:17] clay
    Roger!
[16:22] eu
    Got one!
[16:23] guy
    Same here! But...
[16:25] eu
    What's wrong?
[16:27] guy
    I've lost contact with our allies!
[16:28] eu
    What?
[16:30] eu
    That one again...
[16:45] huey
    Hurry it up, Pierce!
[16:50] huey
    Okay, that's two down!
[16:53] guy
    Buerger... Squad...
[16:55] guy
    Buerger Squad, do you read me?
[16:57] huey
    That you, Guy?
[16:59] guy
    Eugen's down.
[17:01] guy
    The rest of us were disabled...
[17:03] guy
    by this one damned machine!
[17:05] huey
    He's down?
[17:06] huey
    Wait, are you telling me Eugen's dead?!
[17:08] gail
    Keep going!
[17:09] gail
    Huey, Break, Pierce!
[17:11] gail
    Don't worry about me!
[17:18] break
    More reinforcements?!
[17:20] break
    Huey, go on ahead!
[17:21] huey
    Roger that!
[17:28] huey
    Guy!
[17:30] guy
    Huey...
[17:31] huey
    Is that the one?!
[17:32] guy
    Be... careful.
[17:34] guy
    That thing's... fast!
[17:47] huey
    D-Damn it!
[18:19] lily
    Stella!
[18:34] stel
    Lily!
[18:44] lily
    You won't hit me with wild fire like that!
[19:04] lily
    It's broken?!
[19:11] lily
    Take this!
[19:24] gail
    Don't move, Lily!
[19:34] gail
    Enough.
[19:35] gail
    Don't bother chasing it.
[19:41] stel
    Thank you, Lily.
[19:43] lily
    I didn't manage to take it out, though.
[19:46] lily
    The way you did back then...
[19:49] stel
    "Back then"?
[19:51] lily
    Never mind.
[19:54] huey
    Looks like you're totally grounded this time.
[19:57] lily
    You looked way worse than I did.
[19:59] huey
    Shut up!
[20:01] huey
    Any left?
[20:02] gail
    We cleared them up.
[20:04] gail
    But the Hirsch Squad took
    major damage all around.
[20:07] gail
    They lost a member, too.
[20:09] huey
    Figures.
[20:11] huey
    Stuck-up bastard, telling me not to die...
[20:17] huey
    But what can you do but laugh?
    It happens over and over...
[20:27] pierce
    The flare!
[20:29] gail
    Looks like the Schaff Squad found their base.
[20:34] break
    They'll begin the main
    assault soon. Let's go.
[20:37] gail
    Lily, you'll wait for the
    support truck this time, right?
[20:41] lily
    Yes, sir.
[20:44] gail
    Your boosters are out, too.
    Can you still fight?
[20:47] huey
    You bet.
[20:48] huey
    Walking or crawling, I'll be there.
[20:51] lily
    Hey, no worries.
[20:52] lily
    We can always replace you if you die!
[20:56] huey
    Telling someone that just improves
    their survival odds, y'know.
[21:01] gail
    Okay, we'll attack the enemy from
    behind to throw them off balance.
[21:05] gail
    Let's go!
[21:06] all
    Roger that!
[21:15] lily
    Back then...
[21:18] (Flashback) stel
    Lily!
[21:25] (Flashback) stel
    Lily!
[21:30] (Flashback) stel
    Lily!
[21:43] lily
    I think that I saw it.
[21:46] lily
    Stella's genuine, heartfelt smile...
SIGN    The Crossroads of Fate