Episode 1, Chapter 8: Torn Pages

Day 65535.

Yet still he struggles. He screams from his prison, begging for freedom. Begging for escape. Yet his pleas fall on deaf ears. (If only I were truly deaf.)

She breached the core with Jack, Jesse, and Petra. I'm glad my guidance has helped her. It's a shame, really; having to borrow her physique for this particular mission. Surely she hasn't missed it, though; most in her Node don't feel anything anymore.

I must say, I do feel an odd sense of dread, realising NR2 is so close to NFT. The caretakers assure me the NR2 residents are at least functioning enough to have a natural fear of that iron door. They don't even occupy the top half of the node when the door is visible to them.

Luckily, once he calms down from his expletive-infused fit, RNG-0224 can be processed far easier, and might even be welcomed by the other residents. Time will tell, of course.

Now to figure out what to do about that nasty obsidian patch just outside of Beacontown's gate…

Luckily, I may yet have a plan for that. It all depends on which block they take. The shield… or the weapon?

Yours in Eternity,

Me.