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Chapter 28 - S4: What are these games?

Mathijs walks up to Lisa: "Our teams together?" Lisa nods. "Oh dear, Couple goals," giggles Alice. Cato joins the group. Zack points at Yowie: "We'll go together." Yowie nods but Melody behind them shakes her head: "I decide who goes with who. Just this once, Zack and Yowie will play against each other. Alice will go against Mathijs, and Cato will go against Lisa." A timer is set for 30 seconds, but it hasn't started yet. Lisa stands opposite Cato, Mathijs opposite Alice, and Yowie opposite Zack. Melody stands between Cato and Lisa: "Whisper in my ear what you want when we're done. You'll have 30 seconds to communicate with your teammates about your choice." Lisa looks at Yowie and Alice: "We won't communicate; we'll choose all three of us together." Alice quickly shakes her head: "I choose for myself." Yowie looks angrily at Alice: "No such thing as choosing for yourself." "Sure there is," grumbles Alice. Then Cato and Lisa simultaneously whisper into Melody's ear. Zack and Yowie quickly do the same. "Together." Alice then looks angrily at the group. Mathijs already notices that Lisa and Yowie are shaking their heads, and Alice mimics them. "Grace," whispers Alice. "Together," whispers Mathijs. Then Mathijs receives a scanner at his neck and slowly fades away.

Lisa lies on her bed in tears. Where did he go? This hurts so incredibly much. He trusted someone and now he's gone. It's Alice's fault! She needs to make sure she plays against Alice because this can't go on. "Don't cry." Yowie sits on the bed beside Lisa: "You missed some important news. The people who are gone are being teleported into two groups. Who or what, we don't know yet." Lisa picks at her nails: "As long as he's okay." Yowie looks at Lisa and then at himself: "I'm transgender. I used to be a girl. If I've learned anything from my adventures, it's to keep going no matter how bad things get." "Thank you," Lisa smiles. Then Cato walks into the room: "Lisa, I want to thank you again. I thought you were planning something else. That you wanted us gone. Zack told me you actually wanted us to live, but still—thank you! Don't listen to Alice. Alice is the one who's just going to cause problems here."

Neon punk boots step across the floor. There's a loud bar and shouting. "I heard you play games," Maggy points at a mysterious drink. The bartender hands her the drink: "These kinds of games aren't for skinny girls like you." "I want player one. Alice, was it?" Maggy pour the mysterious drink into a glass. The bartender starts laughing at her: "Do you need a guardian angel?" "She's hot." Maggy Stirs the drink with her fingers. "Girls who date girls don't belong here." The bartender grabs a knife: "Want to go blind?" Maggy spits in the man's face and slaps him across the face.

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