Astronia.

Maja scrolled through the endless barrage of online posts confirming that Wendy had been virtually tarred and feathered by the

unforgiving public. It was only then that she allowed herself a smidgen of satisfaction.

She couldn't bring herself to call Zoey. She knew it would just be another round of apologies and all that.

Right now it was better for anyone to disturb Zoey, who needed a little peace and quiet, stto rest up. Rubbing her tired

eyes, Maja shut her laptop, only to be gently chided by the woman beside her.

"You really should cut down on screen time, especially with the baby on the way."

Maja splashed swater on her face in the bathroom. When she returned, her eyes were still tinged with red. There had been no

word from lan for a week, she hadn't really had enough rest recently, and her nights were riddled with nightmares.

After dealing with the online storm back home, all she felt was exhaustion. Another day passed without a peep from lan. Maja was

growing impatient. She called Beck, hoping for a shred of news.

"Nothing yet, Maja. Don't get too worked up. The research base's layout is a maze; they might be out of reach for now."

"And what about Forbidden Island?” Was Cynthia still giving everyone the silent treatment?

Beck's smile faded at the mention of Forbidden Island, "It's the same. She screams whenever anyone tries to approach. No way to

communicate. The engineering department is working double-time, but the basement's design is too clever. It'll take months to

crack."

Feeling the weight of her concerns, Maja pressed her lip and ended the call. No matter how worried she was for lan, her only choice

was to wait in the hotel.

base, lan had spent days familiarizing himself with the layout, yet he

exchanges with Walter had been

another batch of medications near Test Chamber 8; lan noticed the researchers

the energy to greet as they

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the boy had gruesomely clawed two men before being sedated and

lending him an eerie

gazes would meet. These few nights when he went to the hatch,

that the boy recognized him, yet he hadn't

During his there, he hadn't really heard the teen ever speak. All he seemed

roars and

core lab. Sarah was deeply

effects of

tonight. He planned to

higher-ups were holed up.

to the Doctor, but Sarah didn’t take over,

instead.

trembling. She switched on a device aside that

one - the uniformed man from

debating heatedly with the others, one hand propping against his chin, his lips curled

the head of the

are your thoughts, Sarah? After all, you are

the higher-ups was underway about the

a few chairpersons coveted it, though

seven core members sat

Her image filled the central conference screen, the lab

wants it, then perhaps no one should have it. Let's keep him in the chamber a

just around the

was deemed high despite the numbers, because

was global, and the privileges

man raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips, "Indeed, just a

term."

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