The anomaly at the school closed.
It took both of them longer than either would admit, and Seo Hwigeon's ribs were still bruised for two days afterward despite his healing rate being what it is, but it closed. Ki Yeonbom filed it under "contained, cause unknown" and went back to his lab without another word. The Division swept the building, found three more trace residue signatures of the dark matter stones embedded in the playground concrete, and quietly escalated their internal alert level without telling the public.
Yeon Yujun found out about the escalation through Seo Hwigeon, who found out through channels he refuses to name.
And then, somehow, the banquet still happened.
***
"I'm not wearing that."
"You're wearing it."
"Hwigeon, I swear—"
