ARC 9: The Eternal Party

ARC undefinedWe see the rise of the Eternal Party and the life of its host. Memorie runs into trouble in search of the revolution.

Story
Maiko dreads working at the pharmaceutical company her dads work at. Terrified of being ordinary, she builds a platform for herself, becoming an influencer. Now going by Keina, she climbs up the social ladder, landing a sponsorship with CosmeticCAN.

Eventually, her popularity declines. Attempting to become relevant again, Keina begins her "Eternal Party". It is not truly eternal; for five hours, the party stops so Keina can rest. She insists on always being the host, going as far to sabotage the party when another host is appointed.

Desperate for a true Eternal Party, Keina creates "doubles" who look exactly like her, allowing Keina to keep her image while still having time to rest.

Five years later, Keina is successful and mildly content. Checking live feeds, she finds the Eternal Party in total havoc. One of her doubles is destroying the party, and Keina is powerless to stop them. It is, eventually, resolved, and the incident brings more press to the party, increasing its popularity.

A few days later, one of Keina's doubles enters her flat and stabs her between the ribs. No one helps her. The city does not value Keina beyond her image, and as long as the double is there to run the party, they have no reason to care.

Station Transmission
Memorie is in search of information on the revolution. Memorie, Soma, and E.R.I.S. find a secret room through an alleyway, where Memorie tries to find members of the revolution. Memorie overhears a group talking about the Prince, and sits with them. They try to discourage faer from joining, but Memorie insists that fae can help.

In the middle of their conversation, the front door locks, and Memorie scrambles to find E.R.I.S. and Soma, leading them out a back door. An Enforcement Officer enters, searching for someone. Before that person's identity is revealed, the back door shuts.

Trivia
The title was the first thing Eli Esdi came up with, even before the plot!