[Video]

[rekindlenpcs]

[Irene appears on the terminal screen, looking a little bit tired. Her trademark smile is in place soon enough, though.]

Hello, everyone.

It's come to my attention that a number of you are concerned because of the disappearances that have been going on lately. I'm here today to reassure you - everyone who disappeared is safe. They're been sent back to their worlds for the time being.

The reason is that a number of people started showing signs of extremely fast energy drain - quick enough that they would have died within a couple of hours if left unattended. We returned them all for their own safety.

Right now, we're working on trying to figure out why only some people have been affected by this rapid drain. We hope to have more information for you soon.

Also, thank you all for your help in re-opening the Third District. For those of you that may have been wondering, opening the district was the cause of the power outages early in the month; for that reason, we're going to hold off on opening any other districts for the time being, until we're sure that the power levels are sufficient.

That's all for right now. Keep in good health, everyone.

Comments

that and ice cream in a minifridge

[rekindlenpcs]

Yes - because the draining effect is only here, they would return to their natural level of energy when they return to their worlds.

she is earning that today!

[driftlock]

[A scowl for a long moment.]

And how do you know if you've got this thing that's going to kill you?

[Because he doesn't want to end up back in Crystal City.]

[rekindlenpcs]

[That comment has confused her a little, and it makes the smile slip.]

Could you be a little more specific?

[driftlock]

This thing where you're going to die so bad you get sent home. How do you know if you've got it?