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Grace waited in front of Arina’s door after knocking, taking a slow breath as she listened to the sound of shuffling from the other side. “It’s just Grace! Can I come in?”

Arina opened the door and poked her head out with a smile. “Yeah! Come on in,” she responded, gesturing for her friend to enter.

Grace nodded, walking into the room and closing the door behind her. She momentarily glanced around and noted how similarly sterile her room looked. Since coming here, no one had been allowed to express any real sense of individualism; no posters, no decorative wallpaper, no adorable plush toys. She let out a small sigh and sat on Arina’s bed, flopping onto her back. She briefly recalled what Phoebe said about the Mollusk Match contestants being criminals; how Arina apparently showed up on the news. A part of her wanted to ask, but she couldn’t. Not now. For one, she trusted Arina. And secondly, she had