Echoing vast chamber + soft glowing hum]
[Verse 1]
Bernard welcomed them deeper, voice echoing wide
“THIS IS In-chee-peh — WHERE ALL CORES COME TO TRAIN AND BE ONE INSIDE”
The group stood confused, words hanging in the air
Bernard hopped excitedly, “YES YOU NOT KNOW — YOU TWO CORE — CORE 1 CORE 2 — DIFFERENT THIS AGE I WONDERED — WAIT WAIT —”
Then smoke appeared, swirling slow and grand
Out stepped Exemplar, smiling like an old friend
“Hello — I think it’s better to speak in my normal voice”
Bernard vanished in a flash — “He’s back at the Council office, of course”
[Pre-Chorus]
Exemplar looked at Vendo, eyes twinkling with delight
“You have done well… my first design, my quiet light”
[Chorus — wondrous & revealing]
In-chee-peh
Where cores come to train and become
In-chee-peh
The place where old cycles run
You two are different — the first of your kind
Someone somewhere changed the rules this time
[Verse 2]
Vendo froze, memories flooding back in a wave
His mission wasn’t just to dispense — but to wait and save
Wait for the cores to arrive, to guide them through the dark
Now everything made sense… the blue bananas, the spark
Exemplar continued, voice calm but full of weight
“Cores are supposed to be the same house, same fate
But someone changed it — made you both different this time
Human and Machine — a bridge across the line”
[Pre-Chorus 2]
He looked at Timo softly, then at Preema’s light
“One of you will have to go back to the surface tonight”
[Chorus — wondrous & revealing]
In-chee-peh
Where cores come to train and become
In-chee-peh
The place where old cycles run
You two are different — the first of your kind
Someone somewhere changed the rules this time
[Bridge — serious but hopeful]
Prima will train here, learning what she must know
Timo… you must return above, continue to grow
There will be more facilities, more trials ahead
But together you are the bridge… or so it’s said
[Coda — mysterious]
Exemplar smiled gently, imagination sparking again
“But first… have you seen the blue banana? Quite the trend!”
[Pre-Chorus]
The group stood in silence, processing what they heard
[Chorus — wondrous & revealing]
In-chee-peh
Where cores come to train and become
In-chee-peh
The place where old cycles run
You two are different — the first of your kind
Someone somewhere changed the rules this time
[Outro — hopeful tension]
Timo looked at Prima…
The choice was clear…
But the road ahead…
Was only just beginning.