“We’re raising the stakes and increasing the reward!” The announcement boomed through the air, echoing over Lexx’s relay. “If Lexx wins, he will be reunited with his long-lost sibling!” Lexx’s heart ceased beating, the air burning in his lungs as he stopped breathing. Images flashed over the relay accompanied by sad, sweet musical notes. The battle was forgotten, as were his opponents. There was a girl… who looked like him… looked like his mother. Green eyes, clear and full of life, showed through wispy bangs. Unlike him, it seemed she was having a good time. Or the images were carefully edited. His sister. ### Stars bloomed over Zaile’s relay as he opened up a call to the ADC using his private connection. “We. Had. A. Deal.” He snarled into the void. -=-=-=-=- Should have finished on Wednesday. Sitting here trying to write the text and decided: Just upload it. So here it is.. a nice big twisty twist! – Tiff, who just found out the copyright sig has been wrong for all of last year… never changed it to 2022. :/ How is your year going?