Wind is sitting in the main chamber, waiting for you with a newspaper in hand. Kaus Gammamon stands behind him, hands hanging placidly by his side. You take a long look at both of them, remembering what Doc said yesterday.

"Morning."

"Hey. How's it been?"

"Good, all things considered. We've been laying low and planning out our next move. The last operation is starting to fizzle out."

He holds up the paper to show you the second page, depicting the relatively clean streets around the data center. They're starting to wind down coverage. You've still been hearing word on the street about it, but nowhere as much as a week ago. Regular joes are worried, but the punks that hang around seedy places like Doc's new district are all eager to follow the topic.

"So it's time for the next one?"

"Yeah. This one is less of a show of power, and more for practical reasons. There's also something we need you to see."

"Does it have anything to do with what you owe us?"

"It does. By the way, do you need a refill of Squid's .apps?"

"Yeah. We're going to the lab anyway, I'll ask her. The EM gloves came in handy a few times."

"She'll be glad to hear that, she's really proud of that one."

You send Phascomon out, and the four of you head over to the Code Cracker's workshop.

"Squid! Marnie is here!"

ToyAgumon is at the foyer to receive you. He waddles out on his blocky feet, while you hear clanging and crashing from inside.

"She okay in there?"

"She'll be fine. She just stayed up too late messaging that Code Cracker you two told her about."

"They must have had a lot to talk about." You comment. Doc received her contact details sometime during your meeting.

"Not really. He went to sleep at a normal time! Then she just stayed up staring at her screen and waiting for a text back."

Yeah, that sounds like her. You hope she hasn't driven Doc off with that, it wouldn't reflect very well on you either. Before you can say anything else, her orange hair pops out from around the corner.

"Good morning! Come in, please!"