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[The weekly Shuffle doesn't happen quite as it should. No new passengers appear on the ships, and no message is sent in from the hosts. The usual day comes and goes without a stir.

And then, on the second day, another one of those surges of static comes in over the speakers, breaking apart for a voice in the background. It's Diamond, and she sounds too far away from the receiver. She also doesn't sound quite like herself-- her tone flat and cold. Disappointed.]

--I know. I can't. [A pause of empty air, before a short, decisive sigh.] ...Yes. Bring them in.

[A blip of lost time passes right after those words, before every passenger mysteriously wakes alone in their own unfamiliar room. They have never seen this room before, but those familiar with the Hospitality Deck of the Marsiva might recognize the style of decor. It sounds and smells the same as the host ship as well--clean and chrome--but this set of rooms have never been ventured into before.

Welcome back to the Marsiva, dear passengers.]

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There's similarities to Paradisa too, I'll admit.

But we don't know for sure if it'll be like that. [Just like he told Ino] I don't want to panic just yet.

Yeah. No need to panic yet. Let's figure out the game, first.

... How are you holding up?

[The game....yeah. That doesn't sound good in the slightest]

Mostly I'm just cold. But at least I'm hearing in from lots of people.

[It definitely wasn't meant to sound good, either.]

I'm doing some looking around, and it looks like everyone's here... Which is a different kind of worrying.

Do you want to meet in person? Safety in numbers.

[ A pause as he considers ]

Alright. It should be easy to find you.

[For once the curse actually pays off what do you know]

Pretty easy, yeah. I'll be waiting by my room. See you soon.

[Hanging up! And true to her word, she's standing in front of...well, a room. Whose it is may be hard to say, as the nameplate has been replaced with a large scorch mark.]

[And he won't be long at all! She's like the only person in this place that is easy for him to track so he won't be long at all]

[Though uh, sure will be slowing when he sees the large scorch mark]

Ah- what happened to your door?

[Small blessings. Still, she seems... guarded, but surprisingly at ease. The way she carries herself now, expecting danger, seems far more natural than when she's attempting to be social.]

I was lodging a complaint with which name they were using.

[.....]

I...see...

[Lil bit unnerving but, okay. He guesses he can relate to not wanting a specific name used]

[Sorry, Allen. She has problems.]

So... Paradisa did this too?

[YEAH...HE'S NOTICED. But he gives a nod]

Yeah. We'd wake up in all sorts of strange situations all the time.

[aren't you glad she likes you]

Anything in particular I should watch out for? In case this is related to yours.

[He shakes his head.]

It's not.

... You're sure?

Yeah, I'm sure. I haven't seen a single journal, my augment still works and-

[He tugs at his nightshirt that says "ATROMA" on it]

I went to bed shirtless.

... That's some interesting fashion.

[She almost seems amused, before she becomes a bit more solemn to talk about more relevant stuff.]

I'm wondering if it's not possible the Atroma brought an Echo from where I was, or one of the ones who made Paradisa hell, or something like that...

[He considers it, before shaking his head]

I doubt it. I'm sure they're quite capable of making things hellish without their help.

... You're not wrong there. I just don't understand why they went months without it, to suddenly doing this. What did the wait do for them?

Well....

[He thinks it over]

It is supposed to be a show, right? And a couple weeks ago marked a year...

So, maybe they're trying something new for ratings?

... I could be wrong, since I never watched much TV or anything, but... Don't most shows on average only last around a year?

I don't know, I only really watch movies.

"Show's over, we won, we get to go home now"... is probably too much to hope for, huh.

Ah, maybe a little...

But it doesn't hurt to have happy thoughts during times like this!

Happy thoughts can happen when we figure out what's going on.

... I guess this means the Atroma watching us is back on, though. If it ever really stopped after that fake attack.

...Considering we still got money from our ratings, I'm assuming it was never off...

[Seriously, is he the only person who regularly checks his money account?]

And we don't know for sure if the attack was fake.

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