SilverHawk: Hey, something weird happened in my building. The N.E.O. evicted my neighbor. Big scene—guards, shouting, everything.

CivicMind: Eviction? For what?

SilverHawk: No idea. After they cleared out, I found a notebook in the hallway. It had SkyLiner’s name on it.

VirtualKing23: Wait, our SkyLiner?

SilverHawk: Same spelling.

MomOfThree: You think SkyLiner was your neighbor?

SilverHawk: Maybe. He hasn’t been in the chat for a while, and now this. Could be nothing, but it’s strange.

ConstructionJoe: Maybe that’s why he vanished. The N.E.O. got him.

VirtualKing23: So what was in the notebook?

SilverHawk: Mostly scribbles. Didn’t make sense—random notes. But some parts were about the VR arcade. Like he was tracking things. Obsessed.

CivicMind: That sounds like SkyLiner. Always talking about the arcade. Maybe that’s what got him in trouble.

MomOfThree: I’ve heard the same from a few people—like the VR arcade is getting into their heads.

VirtualKing23: My coworker’s been going non-stop, acting like nothing else matters anymore.

ConstructionJoe: It’s spreading. People are using VR to escape but not coming back the same.

SilverHawk: Now I’m wondering if SkyLiner got too deep. What if the N.E.O. took him because of something he did in the arcade?

CivicMind: Or what if the arcade’s connected to the N.E.O.? With the trafficking going on, there’s definitely more happening than we know.

MomOfThree: I don’t like this. First the trafficking, now people disappearing? Feels like something bigger is going on, and we’re all in the dark.

ConstructionJoe: It’s spiraling—rent’s up, jobs are disappearing, and people are getting hooked on the VR. It’s like a distraction.

VirtualKing23: Yeah, while we’re barely scraping by, people are lost in VR fantasy. It’s messed up.

SilverHawk: I’m holding onto the notebook for now. It’s got me thinking—SkyLiner might not be coming back.

>>>End of Chat