[Continuation of DAY 1: Cascade]

FLASH.

A flash of thunder exploded.

But it was a strange thunder —— it was not raining. Rain would be a strange thing as well, as this case of thunder flash is in Mars. Things do not work the same way as Earth.

Armed with questions, Shana looked at the photo that Raziel had gave him. Hold on, this looked off, he thought.

This thunder was made-up. Someone out there caused this.

But Why?

For the sharp-gazed man, it is time to look into the Red Planet.

Stepping into my room, Shirotani sat firmly on the floor, facing the window. He turned his head towards me as I brought two glasses of coffee.

“You know, there's an extra chair in the closet”

“Don't worry about it, Shou. It's nice in here”, said Shirotani, as he sat on the cold floor of my balcony.

“Great, I forgot to wish him a happy birthday”, Chie sighed as she remembered today's date. May 26th, 2060, it is the date of her friend Shouta's birthday. Chie looked at her commuphon, It's 7pm, I should be able to call him at 9, she said to herself.

Time to scoot off on my gear, then, Chie thought. No commute for tonight it seems. The busy sunday night streets of Ueno wouldn't notice her anyway.

No one understood what was in Stephen's mind for the past five years. His normally accepting friends couldn't make heads or tails of Stephen's uncharacteristic, 'not like himself' behaviors. Today felt like the culmination of his behavior.

“Oh my god oh my god oh my god….He may not like this”, Stephen repeatedly mutters hurriedly as he runs.