Emergency Situation

* Characters

Belle, Corin, Fairy, Nekomata, Wise

**Emergency Situation** is the seventh act in Chapter 001 of the *Zenless Zone Zero* storyline.

## Dialogue

 **Commission Description**

The right time at the right place
### Block the Train

**Belle/Wise:** (Come in, can you hear me? / Can you hear me?) We're at the other entrance to the Dead End Hollow. Normal access to the construction area is controlled by the Vision Corporation, we'll have to go in from here to find the train.
**Belle/Wise:** Time is short. We have to make sure we follow the right path inside the Hollow, we can't afford to get lost.
**Nekomata:** Amazing... You're the first Proxy I've met who acts as a guide in the actual Hollow. No wonder Nicole says you're the best in New Eridu.
**Nekomata:** Ah, and don't worry about me getting lost. The Carrot data I bought from another Proxy when working with Nicole and the others still works, so if something goes wrong I can save myself. We have to focus on finding the train!
 You're also an important client, I won't leave you stranded.
 We won't leave you behind no matter how serious things get.
**Nekomata:** ...Right... Thank you...
**Nekomata:** OK! Let's go over the plan!
**Belle/Wise:** We follow the tracks. When the Vision Corporation train slows down, we enter the driver's carriage and stop the train.
**Belle/Wise:** The explosives train should follow the safe route established by the Investigative Association. We just have to (avoid a few accompanying technicians and sneak into the driver's carriage to stop it. / get into the driver's carriage to stop it. We'll have to avoid a few accompanying technicians of course.)
**Nekomata:** —Then we'll use the opportunity to get out of the Hollow and meet up with Nicole! I'm gonna save Nicole again, while Anby can only watch~
**Belle/Wise:** I don't know what this has to do with Anby... But I have to warn you.
**Belle/Wise:** There's a very dangerous Ethereal active in the Dead End Hollow.
**Belle/Wise:** That's why the Hollow hasn't been cleared yet, despite covering the train tracks and messing with a lot of peoples' profits. No one has the confidence to go against that thing.
**Nekomata:** Ohhh... The hair on the back of my neck is standing up!
**Belle/Wise:** Don't worry. Our Fai... "Phaethon" database has all the Ethereals movements.
**Belle/Wise:** As long as we don't make too much noise, it shouldn't leave its usual paths— Hopefully...

### Superhuman Travel Companion

**The two have to suddenly stop as they rush along the tracks.**
**An abandoned train carriage juts out at a scarcely-believable angle, like an oversized toy that has been casually discarded.**
**Nekomata:** (Proxy), is this the right way?
**Belle/Wise:** (Fia...! Ahem, there's no problem with the route. / Hmm... There's been no deviation from my predicted route.)
**Nekomata:** Then it must be this train carriage that's gone the wrong way?
**W-well... about that...**
**Nekomata:** Meow!? It speaks? A train carriage that can speak — with a gorgeous lady voice, too.
**Huh?**
**Nekomata:** Excuse me, Ms. Train! We're in a rush here. Could you please shift aside and let us scooch past?
**I-I'm sorry, but I can't do that...**
**Belle/Wise:** (Stop playing around, Nekomata — it's just someone on the other side talking. / Enough joking around. There's someone blocking the other side.)
**Excuse me... are you Investigators from the Hollow Investigative Association?**
**Belle/Wise:** (Introduce yourself first before asking another's name. Isn't that how the pros do it? / Please report your name and department before asking someone else's identity.)
**Huh? I-is that right? Sorry, I didn't know the custom.**
**Um... My name's Corin, from Victoria Housekeeping Co. I'm 16, a Gemini; Rh-negative blood type; I like cleaning, my social number is...**
**Belle/Wise:** (Stop! That's enough info! / Hang on, that's enough!) Did you want something?
**Th-there was an Ethereal nearby. I got separated from my companions while hiding from it.**
**I don't have any Carrot data here... If you're Investigators, then you'll know the way out of here, right? C-can I go out together with you guys?**
**Nekomata:** So it's just an ordinary person, lost in the Hollow. But what the heck's a maid doing lost somewhere so dangerous? What do you think, (Proxy)? Should we help her? Meow!
**Belle/Wise:** (I would love to help her, but taking the time to escort her to safety is way outside my original plan. If only Nicole and the others... / I want to help, but it would take three times longer than planned to reach her and take her out. And Nicole and the others...)
**I-I'm sorry, but I couldn't help overhearing...!**
**Are you saying If I can get myself out... I can come with you?**
**Belle/Wise:** Huh? Can you make it through?
**A-almost. Hang on — I'm nearly there!**
**Nekomata:** She must be so nimble to squeeze through! Meow, even more than me!
**...**
**Nekomata:** Meow? Hang on, what's that sound?
**There's a screeching metallic whine as the center of the abandoned carriage slowly gives off a radiating heat.**
**Within seconds, a shockingly large chainsaw spins clean through the carriage as though it were tofu, sending sparks flying everywhere.**
**Corin:** Hey! Ah good, my apron is fine... Ahh...!
**Corin:** N-n-nice to meet you, Investigator! I drilled through!
 Are you really just a cleaning maid?
 You're not just some normal person!
**Corin:** Sorry... We work in many different fields, including the Hollow services...
**Corin:** Oh right! You're in a hurry too, right? I can help! As long as you take me out of this Hollow... please!
**Belle/Wise:** (Chainsaw maid — That's two words I never thought would go together. You make the call. / A maid who can cut through a train carriage with a chainsaw... You make the call, (Proxy).)
 You'll have to take care of any obstacles along the way, OK?
 Can I get a couple of VIP membership cards from your company after?
**Corin:** I can go with you? Awesome! Thank you! I promise I'll work hard!
**Belle/Wise:** (Hang on! I gotta be upfront, we're just helping each other save some time here. / Alright, we can travel together, but we've both got our own secrets, OK?) So no idle chit-chat along the way. We'll take you to the nearest exit, and you take care of any Ethereals or wreckage in the way. (Got it? / OK?)
**The petite maid nods, timidly but resolutely gripping her chainsaw.**
(Corin has joined the squad.)

### Farewell

**Warning. Hollow exit detected within 100 feet. The commission for Corin of Victoria Housekeeping Co. has been completed.**
**Nekomata:** Huh? Phaethon? What did you say?
 It's time to say goodbye, Corin.
 Nothing. I was just saying, our "guest" has reached their destination.
**Corin:** R-really? You found an exit? Great...!
**Corin:** Th-thank you... so much! Without your help, I'd be lost in this Hollow forever!
**The timid-looking girl bowed in gratitude, then swung her oversized chainsaw down on the ground as she bent over under the sheer weight, narrowly missing Nekomata's ear.**
**Belle/Wise:** (It's no big deal. We really saved a load of time there thanks to your chainsaw! / You did pretty good yourself. Thanks to your chainsaw, we really 'cut' through a lot of time there.)
**Corin:** I-it's my first time meeting a real-life Bangboo Hollow Investigator! Can you p-please tell me your names? I'll come back with my companions to thank you later!
**Belle/Wise:** (That's alright. We both had something to gain. Perhaps we'll meet again sometime. Good luck, Corin! / No need. In this line of work, the less detail you know about people, the better. May we meet again, Corin!)
**Nekomata:** So long, Corin!
**After a simple farewell, the demi-human and Bangboo soon disappeared at the end of the railway tracks.**
**Corin bowed solemnly toward the direction in which they left.**
**Corin:** Hmm... did I hear someone say "Phaethon"?
**Corin:** Did they mean... the famous Proxy?
**Corin:** Ah! Oh no, I have to go out and meet up with everyone!

## Explosive Last Train

### Objective

Find and stop the Vision Corporation explosives train

### Description

The "passengers" on this train are no easy pickings. They're enraged, and they'll blow the place to smithereens if they reach the blast area!
Plus, if Nekomata's correct, the Cunning Hares trapped inside too... Act now, and stop the train before it reaches its destination!

### Size

Main
Medium

### Rec. Level

 30
 Lv. 8

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### Full Complement

**(Proxy) and Nekomata bid farewell to Corin, before locating the train packed with controlled explosives.**

**Nekomata hurled the Bangboo onto the roof of the train to try and infiltrate the control room...**

**Fairy:** Careful, master. Your behind struck the carriage roof with considerable force.
**Bangboo (Wise/Belle):** This body's even more clumsy than I thought. Its hands are so short...
**Fairy:** Don't lose heart. Your sibling liked you like this. I believe it was "small and cute."
**Bangboo (Wise/Belle):** I'm sorry I'm not usually cute enough...
**Fairy:** This window is small even for Nekomata, and she's like liquid.
**Fairy:** But it's no problem for you. You should be called Master of the World.
**Fairy:** Shall I play a song to cheer you on? What kind of music do you like?
**Fairy:** Rock? Country? Metal? Shall I play on random until you shout stop?
**Bangboo (Wise/Belle):** Stop.
**Bangboo (Wise/Belle):** ...
**Bangboo (Wise/Belle):** Looks like this train was heavily loaded with more than just explosives... —The news didn't mention any of this!
**Mercenary:** Come in Commander Perlman: A talking Bangboo just fell in from on top of the train, should we... Yes. Eliminate immediately—
**Nekomata:** Hey!
**Mercenary A:** Ugh!
**Mercenary B:** What's going on here?!
**Mercenary B:** W-What? Argh!
**Nekomata:** Meow!
**Nekomata:** Here!
**Nekomata:** I know you have your own way out of the Hollow. Leave these guys to me!

## Post-Act Dialogue

### Mandatory Dialogue

(Chat with Belle/Wise)
**Belle/Wise:** ((Proxy)! Are you okay? Maintaining synchronization with the Bangboo all the way back to Sixth Street... Do you feel alright? / (Proxy)! How are you feeling? Are you okay after maintaining synchronization with the Bangboo all the way back to Sixth Street?)
 I'm okay, the Bangboo might not be.
 Don't worry about me, but what about Nekomata?
**Belle/Wise:** (Don't worry, our Eous has seen it all, he can handle this much. I'll run diagnostics on it later. / Don't worry, Eous' model 01 scarf isn't for nothing. I'll just run some diagnostics on it later.)
**Belle/Wise:** Nekomata is the one we have to worry about.
**Belle/Wise:** She had the extraction path data we gave her, so getting out shouldn't be a problem for her.
 I'll go back and look for her.
**Belle/Wise:** (No! Not now you can't! / You can't! At least not now!)
**Belle/Wise:** (The guys on the train were Public Security! That's not what our intel said. I don't even want to think about what would have happened if we'd been caught! / Those guys on the train were Public Security, which isn't what our intel said! I don't even want to think of the consequences had we been caught!)
**Belle/Wise:** Judging by Nekomata's quick reaction and attitude, she definitely knew something in advance, but didn't tell us. I can't let you take risks for nothing.
 What if she's trapped?
 But if something happened to her, what about the Cunning Hares?
**Belle/Wise:** (You're such a softy. But we have to be careful after what happened with that hacker. / You have a good heart, sis, but we have to be careful after what happened with that mystery hacker.)
**Belle/Wise:** (OK, / OK I promise,) I'll find another way to keep an eye on Nekomata's movements and make sure she gets out the Dead End Hollow safely.
**Belle/Wise:** (Let's avoid any commissions in the Dead End Hollow for now, to avoid attracting any attention from Public Security. / In the meantime (Proxy), you'd best stay away from any Dead End Hollow-related commissions, to avoid unwanted attention from Public Security, OK?)
 If you say so.
 OK, you got it.
**Belle/Wise:** (Right, leave it to me, I'll let you know what I hear from Nekomata. / You can trust me! I'll tell you as soon as I hear from Nekomata.)

## Change History

Released in **Version 0.13**[Create New History]