[no matter where you were exploring previously, you are all back in the main hall. a woman giggles, standing on the balcony in a flowing purple dress, blonde hair to her shoulders.]
Good evening. I am Alexia Ashford -- I'm sure my brother informed you I would be coming to greet you soon. Regarding the absences among your ranks... Please be easy on yourselves, dear ones. You are playing important roles, and the sacrifices are necessary.
You also might have realized two of your collars deactivated... you are free to leave now, should you find an exit. But keep in mind you will be abandoning your partner. Your true partner, and don't we all have one?
You're a bit behind on the puzzles. I'm sure some of you will be getting hungry soon... [she giggles again, and waves] For now I must go. I have experiments to attend to.
[the room seems to fade out; through her speech the same gas that put you to sleep while the others were taken has been seeping into the room. when your mind clears, Alexia has vanished.]
The Board THE PLANT ROOM MORE EXPLORATION ((#crossdressingfreak! And please pretend Indy was here from the start rather than Koyuki. He was Domyoji's partner, so his collar is deactivated; so is Maria's.
ATTENTION EVERYONE: SASUKE HAS REPLACED AIRI. HE IS NARUSHIGE'S NEW COLLAR PARTNER. PLEASE PRETEND HE HAS BEEN HERE.
Also LJ is possessed and won't post the poll in this comm. So please vote in Steve's journal.))