[A video feed starts up, of a female nation in the Dining Hall. Vietnam is trying to smile, but it is very difficult, and in a way, a lot more suspicious than if she just did not smile and relax. She's thinking she's done pretty well ignoring the mermaids, and hopefully, what she has in store will help others in the household too ( Read more... )

[Out in the conservatory, you may find him in one corner of the twisted, mangled overgrowth, tearing up weeds and clearing out space. Once in a while, a vine twitches, and he pauses, only to resume his work once he believes he's imagining things.

He's been at this for a while now, yet he's made little progress. He'll be here for a time.]

[You hear a scream, then you see Vivi emerging from the elevator. She looks extremely unnerved, and very pale. The communication device shakes in the palm of her hand as she stares into it, wide-eyed.]

Can anyone hear me?

[She's certain they can't, that she's completely alone here ... well, apart from that voice, coaxing her into the Octagonal ( Read more... )

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