On the Hogwart's Express

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Ryou slips into an empty compartment and stares out the window at the bustling platform. She twirls her wand absently between her fingers, getting used to it's weight and texture.

A few minutes later, her compartment door opens.

a vaster wheel

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Firewall has been somewhat preoccupied with meletiti_entelecheiai and alethics recently, but there is a matter pending that they need to see to, especially now that an agreement on it has been reached.

The day before Lioncourt's party, a message is sent from Tyche's account to Leaf. It contains an audio file, consisting on a warm female voice saying:

"I am speaking to you on behalf of Firewall. You have had previous contact with one of our sentinels under the alias of 'Thorn', who, like many people affiliated with our organization, is rather paranoid. You are likely to have observed her statements of the reasons for this; the exsurgent virus is an omnipresent threat in our world.

"We have received information regarding your proposed organization, and wish to express interest. We are, for hopefully obvious reasons, opposed to world-destroying threats. We would be willing to ally ourselves with your organization provided you uphold your mission statement and adhere to reasonable standards of risk-management and ethical behaviour.

"We apologize for the delay in responding to this development; we have been somewhat occupied with intra-worldly and other multiversal matters."