At the northern part of the city, Jinsoku walks off the train. After walking for a short while, he arrives at a square. As he comes to a stop, he faces up towards a large bronze statue of a man, sat with his legs crossed. In one hand, he holds a diamond, and in his other, it is empty. Engraved on it, is a message that reads 'The great pride of Vagis'.
Jinsoku (in head): "Jento Memorial. What secrets are you hiding for me?"
He looks around and spots the card, sat on the empty palm. Jinsoku reaches for it and takes the card.
Jinsoku: "Now that I got this, I have some time to go get it."
Jinsoku turns back and glares at the statue once more.
Jinsoku: "...I'm sorry."
Jinsoku walks away from the square. Over on the south side, the train begins to slow down.
Speaker on train: "WE WILL SHORTLY BE ARRIVING AT VAGIS PLAZA!"
Bonnie: "Kas."
Kassius: "What's up?"
Bonnie: "Did you say goodbye to them?"
Kassius: "...The night before the start of the test."
Bonnie: "Once we pass, there's a chance, you know... that we won't see people here again."
Kassius: "We made our choices. Besides, there's a chance we could see them again, right? I'd rather believe in that instead."
Speaker on train: "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT VAGIS PLAZA!"
The doors open up. Kassius and Bonnie walk off the train and head down a flight of stairs.
Kassius: "It's this way."
After walking down the road for a bit, they arrive at the plaza entrance. Walking in, they go deeper into it, until they reach the center, a huge plaza with marble floors, shops encircling the area and a huge fountain, not flowing water. At the top of the fountain, there is a huge hand statue, with hand reaching for the sky.
Kassius: "This is it. Vagis Plaza... And look up there. It's on the hand."
Bonnie: "I'll get it."
She starts climbing up the fountain, gripping onto each level and reaching the palm. She climbs on top of and picks the card. Water starts gushing out of the fountain.
Bonnie: "Wow! The view is so cool!"
Kassius: "Ok, come down. Someone will be called."
Bonnie jumps down and walks to Kassius. Kassius stares at the hand statue.
Kassius: "Hey, you think I could get a statue one day?"
Bonnie: "I mean, maybe. Usually people build statues of people they like. And I don't know if what you'll be doing will get you liked."
Kassius: "Hehe! Yeah, I guess that's true. What about you? Would you want one?"
Bonnie: "Ehh... I'm not sure."
Kassius: "Why not?"
Bonnie: "I mean, what if I get a sculpture and it's horrible?"
Kassius: "Who cares? It's a statue. At least people will remember you. I'd rather that than forgotten... let's head to The Cleft."
Bonnie: "What time is the next train?"
Kassius: "I think it's about every thirty minutes."
Bonnie: "What's the time right now?"
Kassius looks down at his watch.
Kassius: "Um, hehe. Do you have energy?"
On the East Side, Marcus gets off a bus and starts walking.
Marcus (in head): "Can't bank on Sarah, especially with that many people going for that one."
Marcus stops walking.
Marcus (in head): "The Undying Tree."
Before Marcus stands an enormous tree, as tall as a building.
"It was so sturdy that nothing could topple it."
Marcus looks to the side, as a tour guide talks to a group.
Tour guide: "Everything here started around it. It's the heart of the nation! Now, only three people have ever left damaged it. Jento Subayai, one of the founders of this nation, and the man to start the tradition of 'Break Day', a man called Remus, who revived the tradition more recently, and a mystery man who nobody was able to identify."
Marcus walks up to the tree. On the tree are two holes and a big dent.
Marcus: "There it is."
Reaching into the largest hole, he grabs the card and pulls it out.
Marcus: "Time to get this test over with."
On the south end of the city, Kassius and Bonnie arrive at the train station, panting heavily.
Bonnie: "W... we missed it?"
Kassius: "Seems... like it."
Bonnie: "Dammit! "
Kassius: "Calm down, we'll still get there. Just... a very small margin for error."
At the center of the city, Arnold runs along the road. He turns the block and stops in his tracks.
Arnold: "There it is."
Arnold looks up at this fairly tall building with the word "CLEFT" on it.
Arnold heads towards the building. Reaching the entrance, he notices a small podium at the front of the entrance.
Arnold (in head): "I'll take this and go-"
Arnold quickly picks up the card and jumps to the side. Sarah kicks down and breaks the podium.
Sarah: "Lucky dodge."
Arnold (in head): "Looks like Jinsoku was right. Most people did come here."
Sarah: "Give me the card."
Arnold: "I won't."
Sarah: "You had the same plan as us, huh? So you plan to stall until that freak shows up, which means that I get plenty of time to take it from you... forcefully."
The others around slowly come out the corners and close in.
Arnold (in head): "If I'm right, there's about an hour left."
In an instant, Arnold begins sprinting away, the group chasing right behind him. Earlier in the day, Arnold had planned with Jinsoku.
Jinsoku: "I'll go to the North for the card over there. You'll go to the center. I doubt anyone will come my way so I'll definitely get my card. I just need you to stall for me, just in case I don't. I have to do something up north too so I'd prefer going alone."
Arnold: "That's an odd plan but sure."
In present time, Arnold treads forward as they all chase him.
Arnold (in head): "Catch me if you can."