I get oil on me real easy, so I don't clean my apron often... There's some on my face too? Uhh, I'll go get it off.

Doctor, I don't know if this is offensive to ask, but... say you start things out with a mindset that gets people to live in peace with the Infected. Do you ever feel like your effort is in vain? What do you do, in times like that?

I consulted with my profs and sent a lot of resumes out close to graduation, but got no reply. I was told later how a lot of spots and big companies are fixed in advance, and not for students with no background like me. So the day I got Rhodes Island's hiring invitation, I thought it was some employment scam.

Doctor! I ever tell you about my club at college? We used the funds from the school to buy new machines on the market, tear 'em down and reassemble 'em. Learnt a lot of new stuff that way. Is Rhodes Island about that too? Check this one out! It's smoking right now, sure, but it's got new functionality.

I helped out at my parents' factory when I was a kid. Lots of stuff you've just gotta count on pure manual labor for. I've gone over all the notes the vets at Engineering lent me. If we can pass all this new tech down to my parents, we can save 'em a lot of effort.

My parents saved hard for a good school when I was a kid. I had classmates clowning on us for being poor, so I was dead set on learning something, showing them who's boss. They might still be living a cushier life than me, but nowadays, I just focus on myself.

Doctor, Rhodes Island is all real passionate folks. Saying they wanna make me clothes, they wanna gimme a haircut, and then they drag me off to show me around their own stalls. What do I do...? H—Hug 'em? Got it. I'll go try right now.

Doctor, I've never had a boss like you before. Ones I met before were all money-grubbing owner types, so... y'know hugs have really worked out. Can I hug you? C'mon, here we go!

I used to feel like this world was unfair, no matter where you went, and no one could do a thing to change it. But here, poverty or infection, none of that discrimination exists, and everyone gets rewarded equal to what they put in. Doctor, pulling this whole thing off...it's incredible.

You out? Real quiet... Woof! —Ooh, awake now, Doctor?

Nice meeting you, Doctor, I'm Windflit, new Operator at Engineering. You said you saw ability in me? Real thankful for that.

Effort is the root of progress. Regular review lets me realize a lotta issues I overlooked before.

I really love Rhodes Island's standards for promotion. No unfairness about 'em.

Getting to this level of endorsement makes all my previous effort really kinda pay off. Doctor, Rhodes Island truly is a company worth sticking with for a long time.

I've got no combat experience, but I'll give it my best shot.

I'm not circling you all because I wanna. You're all too scattered apart. It'll be dangerous.

Can't let 'em bully us. Let's go!

I wonder if these guys have their own problems too...

All ready.

When do we get going?

No need to worry.

I can do this.

Woof!!

Device set!

What is it you guys fight for?

Still coming closer?

Phew... Each new battle teaches me a lotta new things. Maybe one day, I can finally get my own issues figured out.

Doctor, how was my equipment this time? Real useful, right?!

Let's forget chasing 'em, maybe they've got their own problems. They chose to run, so no need to corner 'em now.

Ugh... how did this happen...

Real spacious room. And real clean.

Huh? Was that my ears?

I welded together this little metal doll kinda thing to look like you, hahaha...

Arknights.

Never got to really celebrate when I was a kid. Have the right conditions now, but it's not with my family. Just need to make a bit more cash, and then I can ask for a couple days off and go see 'em again without worrying about my salary. That's my New Year's resolution.

Doctor, wanna play Ultimate?

This really sells Rhodes Island as a loaded place. Is everyone gonna be able to finish all this food off? Not gonna be nice to waste it. Ooh—is that Kay over there? Not—Not gonna hold her back?