As everyone began to relax after a tense morning, Greg was the one who broached the question everyone was surely thinking.
"So… with the headsets being destroyed… how are we going to log back in?"
The room fell quiet at once. The easy chatter faded, replaced by the faint hum of the overhead lights. Even the air seemed heavier for a moment as the question sank in.
Rachel tilted her head, her usual playful grin slipping into a thoughtful pout. "It's not like we can buy them anymore. They were deleted from existence or something."
Leo shook his head slowly. "The system notice said this was the second phase. I think there is still a way to get back into the game. We just need to figure out how."
For a long second, no one spoke. It was the kind of silence where the weight of uncertainty pressed down on everyone equally.
Then Lily suddenly raised her hands and began waving them in front of her face in strange patterns, almost like she was conducting an invisible orchestra.
