Evelyn had just gotten the news. She couldn’t believe it. Probably because she had other things to believe in right now. “If it goes well, we can all accept it.” she said to Harriet. “Do you really think a society you’ve trained for centuries to only be happy could handle, much less accept, something so grim?” “It has to be done. Aidan is getting involved.” “Who’s Aidan?” “That’s the only thing the committee forgets to regularly exclude from the brainwashing. He is why we had to put the box in front of the entrance. It wasn’t just a box. It was an entity trained to control the expanse. Aidan-“ “excuse me.” “What is it?” “Who is this Aidan you’re talking about?” Evelyn noticed that the committee was rushing the brainwashing in an attempt to sweeten the announcement at 7:00. She shouted to the earpiece. “No! No brainwashing! I’m tired of lying to this city. This committee needs to stop enforcing things and start being a committee.” “S-Sure thing.” And it was so. •••••••••••••••• “I’m here to tell you something we’ve had to keep from you. For your own safety. But it doesn’t matter anymore. So I’m here to tell you what happens if they make it out of here.” And 7:00 is an important time to remember. It’s when the society of Remia collapsed into mayhem.