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Who: People who met with Exael
Where: Gardens outside the Hotel
When: Day 32 Night

[Hey.

Hey, people that just had a nice trip to the other side.

You're going to get a text]

CEO: Everyone who met with Exael, meet in the gardens outside the hotel now.

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[C did not get Intensity's text

But he's sure casually following B. What is up!!]

[Doesn't seem to mind that there is a tag-along. Especially since it's C]

Worried about your brother wandering off by himself at night?

It's my duty as his big brother to watch over him! That, and well, I wanted to share some of the snacks Exael gave me.

[rattles a bag]

[Wait. What?]

You went?!

...And you asked for snacks!? The hell, C!

Right? I was surprised too! I certainly didn't get the memo you'd set it up already.

But she was offering, so of course I asked.

Fuck. You didn't run into security, too, did you?

Of course not, especially after B's text. But with all the creepy shadows around I made it a point to beeline to her place. You met up at her apartment, right? It was like a big circus tent.

I did. I also confirmed that there were no cameras in that apartment, so keep that in mind in case there is something you don't want recorded.

No, I don't think I got any info like that. After all, the first thing she said is she's helping us now in hopes that we'll help her even more, later. It's all still very one sided.

Right right. "Prove your worth" and all that bullshit.

Then what did you find out?

Not as much as you all I'm afraid. I tried to get info on the behind the scenes crew, but it came up mostly empty.

Anyway. . .[hands over his notes]

[Staring at the graduation gift note]

What exactly did you ask her? And what exactly did she say?

[pops a snack into his mouth, looking off to the side]

I was getting bored so decided to be selfish. I asked her straight up if there's any chance of us going home, because if not, there's no reason we should bother taking memories. I wanted a reason to write them off for good.

But she said. . .that. So, oh well.

And your lie-detector didn't go off on that?

Maybe a little liar like me wanted to hear something like that.

[bops his hands together]

Anyway, if you think she's lying about that, there's no reason to trust a single thing she's told you. But we can test it later, or someone else can. . .if they graduate.

Soooo, what about you! What digs did you get? Give me all the juicy details and contradictions that will tear down all our hope spots.

[Cute. You think Intensity went in to get information and not sign a deal with the devil. Real cute]

Well considering what B told me, this place has two different dimensions sitting on top of each other. One being this one and the other being wherever Exael lives. There could possibly be a third dimension for the audience, but I couldn't tell you because I couldn't actually interact with them in any meaningful way.

The Game Tower is owned by maintenance and R&D, completely separate from Exael's line of work. It also doesn't seem to exist fully in either dimension, so Exael isn't sure what goes on in there. She didn't even know that people died in the damn Haunted House that she was hosting.

There's been at least three rounds of this bullshit. And the units aren't consistent each round. Graduation options consist of heaven and hell.

Exael's also not human, but I'm sure you figured that out by the gold blood. She has some sort of transformation that I wasn't interested in indulging. But it sounds like you can ask Nine-Nine about that instead.

[Sounds EXTREMELY BITTER ABOUT THE LAST PART]

She also got her ass kicked because she used Azzy's vacation home as a game setting. Which means everything we saw there that we thought was useful, probably is.

[he knows wat ur about. C is just softer than he likes to let on]

First part makes sense. It's not normal to just phase into an entirely different city after all.

Hmm but. . .three? Exael implied she had been in one of these, as well. She said something about it being far back enough that it doesn't apply to the current set up. Given how cozy she seems to be settled in, this has been going on a while.

That said. . .

If they don't know what's going on in the games, someone else is rewarding us the points?

[did it seem like they were reading off cues. hm. Notes to pay more attention]

There's a whole organizational infrastructure that they're not willing to give up for free.

Not until we do the whole "prove ourselves" bullshit.

I feel like we're being baited, big time. . .

But it's not like twiddling our thumbs is going to get us anything good, either. And it'd be super boring.

Neeheehee, it is nice to think I may have looted a devil. I'm gonna put that on my resume!

Just don't let Azzy know you stole from his summer home if you ever get the chance to meet him.

Ahaha, maybe he'd give me a personal tour of hell as punishment! If that's what this set up is, we might as well take a gander, hm?

It that your way of saying our next meeting should be with Mukuro?

Nope, that's what B thinks! I don't care either way, I'm just along for the ride to see your rise to the top. Or bottom, depending.

Thanks for you fucking vote of confidence.

Top.

I'm rising to the top. Even if there are factions, there is someone sitting on top of them.

I'm rooting for you! After all, I still wanna see what you pull off in the end.

Hmm. . .that's all from my side though. If you don't mind me asking, who else did you originally have planned to join in on your little meeting?