"God, that was such a hassle..." groaned Anyis as she gathered up the rewards left by the viruses. "I'm getting more stressed from this than I would in the next match."

"So you're done here, then?" asked Mill in response. "We went here for you to loosen up and get ready, but if you're just getting tense against these viruses, we're better off just cooling our heels in the lounge." With that thought, Mill looked up from his PET to check what had changed in the lounge since he jacked it. "Looks like a few more people have shown up, too."

"Alright, lemme just..." muttered Anyis as she collected the last few zennies and the Battlechip data from the ground. "Okay, done. Get me out of here, Mill."

(Jack Out)